forgive me for spelling and grammer mistacks. i was never good at spelling! ok so i start with the chapter!
Chapter 3
That night, as Alanna slept she had a dream. And what a strange one it was too! She was standing, no, more like floating, in the dark. As if she was in space or something. Then suddenly a light shoned in front of her and gods appeared. Mithros, the Great Mother Goddess, the Dark God, the Graveyard Hag, animal gods, and many many more. The Great Mother Goddess step forward shaking her head.
"Such great a destiny you had," the Mother said sadly. "But your reckless brother wrecked it with his folly letter."
"What are you talking about?" dream Alanna asked, confused. "What destiny? What did Thom wreck? Other than my dream?"
"It doesn't matter now," the Goddess said. "The plan was ruined. Now we have to wait for the next choosen one." Darkness started to surround Alanna and the gods started to fade.
"Wait!" Alanna shouted in her dream. "What destiny? What plan?"
"So mote it be," the Goddess whispered, shaking her head. The gods vanished and Alanna woke up gasping.
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"Hurry up Lady Alanna," Daughter Ilane said impateintly. "We do not have all day. Get your pony saddled now!"
Alanna jumped and tightened the last buckle to Chubby's saddle."Finished."
"Then get outside! The other ladies are waiting!" Daughter Ilane sniffed at Chubby and added, "You'll need a new mount. A proper mount for a ladie. Something graceful. Not that old pony."
Alanna scowled and lead Chubby outside. It was true though. Chubby was getting old and was not as good a mount as he had been years before. The other girls had pretty delicate mares or gleaming graceful gledings. She stuck her chin up. I'm proud to have such a faithful mount, Alanna thought. Chubby deserves rest. I will have to find a way to get another horse.
Riding was easy for Alanna. She had ridden horses for ages and could gallop and control Chubby as if he was part of her. Other girls were having trouble.
"NEEEIIIIIGH!" Maria yelped as Glitter, her golden mare reared and dumped Maria on her behind.
"I don't understand Daughter Ilane," Maria was saying. "I did everything you told me to but Glitter just neighed and dumped me."
"You pulled the reins too hard," Alanna said, forgetting it was rude to interupt a conversation. "Pulled them gently otherwise you will hurt their teeth and cause them to rear."
"Thanks Alanna!" Maria said cheerfully and climbed into saddle once more. How can she do that so gracefully in a dress, Alanna wondered. When she tried it, her skirts kept getting tangled and she ended up with a extra hour of lessons after dinner. Daughter Ilane looked are her and said, "It is not polite to butt into someone's conversation Lady Alanna" before walking away to help Ellie.
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Alanna scowled after she saw a month had passed. It felt more like a year, she thought to herself as she got in line for lunch. She took a bowl of soup with bread and sat down next to Maria. After a month she had found that in a way Maria was like her very much. She liked to ride (after she finally learned how) and thought the convent's way was silly and useless. "It's not as if we're ever going to be that polite in real life" Maria had told Alanna once. But then again Maria was a proper lady who never wore men's gear and never used weapons. Once Alanna had tried to get her to wear breeches but Maria shook her head saying "It's men's gear. Not fit for a lady." After a week Alanna gave up.
Ellie took the seat across from Alanna smiling mockingly. Alanna had found she did not like Ellie of Stone Mountian. She was rude and always told Alanna that she was not acting like a proper lady wearing men's gear and knowing how to do the things men do. "Men hunt and fight. We stay at home and help run the fiefs. Ladies aren't made to fight. We could never be as good as a male in things like fighting," Ellie had told her when Alanna was telling the story of when she tried to switch places with her twin brother Thom to be a knight. Ellie always critizied her on things like curtsy and sewing. "She dances like a pig" Alanna had heard Ellie whisper to her friend the other day.
"So Alanna. You got magic?" Ellie asked sweetly from across the table.
"It's 'Do you have magic,'" Alanna corrected grinning. "And yes I do. A very stronge Gift in fact. But I've never used it. Might lose control and blow you up. Wouldn't that be a shame?"
Ellie scowled and said, "No Gift is as stronge as mine and we're having our first lessons this afternoon!" Then she picked up plate and left the dining hall.
A/N: ahh...don't you just love Lady Ellie? lol, for all you just waiting for Alanna to get to Corus and meet the prince and so your gonna have to wait. i have a whole story line lined up!! lol
Chapter 3
That night, as Alanna slept she had a dream. And what a strange one it was too! She was standing, no, more like floating, in the dark. As if she was in space or something. Then suddenly a light shoned in front of her and gods appeared. Mithros, the Great Mother Goddess, the Dark God, the Graveyard Hag, animal gods, and many many more. The Great Mother Goddess step forward shaking her head.
"Such great a destiny you had," the Mother said sadly. "But your reckless brother wrecked it with his folly letter."
"What are you talking about?" dream Alanna asked, confused. "What destiny? What did Thom wreck? Other than my dream?"
"It doesn't matter now," the Goddess said. "The plan was ruined. Now we have to wait for the next choosen one." Darkness started to surround Alanna and the gods started to fade.
"Wait!" Alanna shouted in her dream. "What destiny? What plan?"
"So mote it be," the Goddess whispered, shaking her head. The gods vanished and Alanna woke up gasping.
***********
"Hurry up Lady Alanna," Daughter Ilane said impateintly. "We do not have all day. Get your pony saddled now!"
Alanna jumped and tightened the last buckle to Chubby's saddle."Finished."
"Then get outside! The other ladies are waiting!" Daughter Ilane sniffed at Chubby and added, "You'll need a new mount. A proper mount for a ladie. Something graceful. Not that old pony."
Alanna scowled and lead Chubby outside. It was true though. Chubby was getting old and was not as good a mount as he had been years before. The other girls had pretty delicate mares or gleaming graceful gledings. She stuck her chin up. I'm proud to have such a faithful mount, Alanna thought. Chubby deserves rest. I will have to find a way to get another horse.
Riding was easy for Alanna. She had ridden horses for ages and could gallop and control Chubby as if he was part of her. Other girls were having trouble.
"NEEEIIIIIGH!" Maria yelped as Glitter, her golden mare reared and dumped Maria on her behind.
"I don't understand Daughter Ilane," Maria was saying. "I did everything you told me to but Glitter just neighed and dumped me."
"You pulled the reins too hard," Alanna said, forgetting it was rude to interupt a conversation. "Pulled them gently otherwise you will hurt their teeth and cause them to rear."
"Thanks Alanna!" Maria said cheerfully and climbed into saddle once more. How can she do that so gracefully in a dress, Alanna wondered. When she tried it, her skirts kept getting tangled and she ended up with a extra hour of lessons after dinner. Daughter Ilane looked are her and said, "It is not polite to butt into someone's conversation Lady Alanna" before walking away to help Ellie.
***********
Alanna scowled after she saw a month had passed. It felt more like a year, she thought to herself as she got in line for lunch. She took a bowl of soup with bread and sat down next to Maria. After a month she had found that in a way Maria was like her very much. She liked to ride (after she finally learned how) and thought the convent's way was silly and useless. "It's not as if we're ever going to be that polite in real life" Maria had told Alanna once. But then again Maria was a proper lady who never wore men's gear and never used weapons. Once Alanna had tried to get her to wear breeches but Maria shook her head saying "It's men's gear. Not fit for a lady." After a week Alanna gave up.
Ellie took the seat across from Alanna smiling mockingly. Alanna had found she did not like Ellie of Stone Mountian. She was rude and always told Alanna that she was not acting like a proper lady wearing men's gear and knowing how to do the things men do. "Men hunt and fight. We stay at home and help run the fiefs. Ladies aren't made to fight. We could never be as good as a male in things like fighting," Ellie had told her when Alanna was telling the story of when she tried to switch places with her twin brother Thom to be a knight. Ellie always critizied her on things like curtsy and sewing. "She dances like a pig" Alanna had heard Ellie whisper to her friend the other day.
"So Alanna. You got magic?" Ellie asked sweetly from across the table.
"It's 'Do you have magic,'" Alanna corrected grinning. "And yes I do. A very stronge Gift in fact. But I've never used it. Might lose control and blow you up. Wouldn't that be a shame?"
Ellie scowled and said, "No Gift is as stronge as mine and we're having our first lessons this afternoon!" Then she picked up plate and left the dining hall.
A/N: ahh...don't you just love Lady Ellie? lol, for all you just waiting for Alanna to get to Corus and meet the prince and so your gonna have to wait. i have a whole story line lined up!! lol