Duke Gareth of Naxen looked up from the papers he was sorting through on
his desk, when his son and nephew entered his office followed by a small
boy.
The boy had redish brown hair the was cut just below his ears, and blue eyes with a hint of purple in them. The boy's face looked as if he could be about 13 but from his hight it looked like he was no more than 10 or 11.
"what can I do for you?" duke gareth asked them.
"Oh yeah well, your grace, this is Alan of Nimon's Hill, he's here under sir myles's care, Alan is his nephew. Myles asked us if we could bring Alan to see you as he is to train as a knight." Jonathon said to his Uncle.
"Well You have done your job you may leave while I talk to Alan" Duke Gareth told Gary and Jon. "Now Alan is it?" He asked turning to Alanna. When she nodded he continued, "Your training here will long and hard, for your first four years at the palace you will be a page, then if all your teachers feel you are ready you will become a squire.At this point A knight may ask you to become his personal squire you will look after his gear, go with him where you are needed, you will also have ajoining rooms. If you are called to be a personal squire, the times you are at the palace you will train with the other squires. When you are eighteen, you will under go the ordeal of knighthood, not all pass this final test, but don't fret about it yet you have quite a few hard years before that." The Duke finished.
Alanna looked at him in awe. "well don't sit there gawking, go see timon in the page's wing he'll give you training clothes and a uniform then show you to your room." Duke gareth said ushering alanna out of the room.
Outside Gary and Jon were waiting for her. "so…."they asked. A smile spread across her face "I'm in!!!" She said in delight.
"Good, let's go get you settled." jon told her leading the way.
They stopped at a wooden door at the end of a hall way. Jon knocked on it. "come in" said a voice from inside. Jon oened the door and they walked in.
Inside, it was a small dark room the walls covered with shelves, stocked high with clothes. At the back of the room there was a desk were a man sat when they walked in he instantly got up and bowed to jonathon.
"Well then how may I help you?" he asked getting up from behind the desk.
"Alan needs a uniform and practice clothes, and a room." Jon said pushing Alanna forward. Timon looked her over, then turned to the shelves.
"you sure are a small one, here these will do, a uniform to be worn at meals and in morning classes, then three sets of practice clothes. Any rips or holes you repair them your self, I don't want to see you here for new clothes for at least six months now for a room." Timon walked over to the desk and sorted through some papers, right here's a room across from thom of trebond, now what's your name" he asked
"Alan of Nimon's hill" Alanna replied, watching timon write in her name down.
"I trust you boys will be able to show alan to his rooms." Timon said and handed alanna her new clothes, then ushered them out the door.
"Here we go, your new home"gary said stopping infront of a wooden door, opening it up. "A little small but it's nice and cozy." He finished with a smile.
Alanna Jon and gary walked into the room. Her packs were alreaady there(A/N: I kno she didn't really have any packs in other chapters but she does now so yeah)
She was just about to unpack when the sound of somene stumbleing and falling came from the hall.
Alanna and her new friends looked outside her door to find a very tangled up in his own clothes, thom on the floor.
"Thom what on earth are you doing?"Gary asked looking down at him.
"What am I doing? What are you doing? We morning classes in ten minutes!"Thom nearly shouted.
Gary and Jon paled."oh shit…."Jon trailed off, then straightened up again. "Alanna we'll be back in five minutes be dressed in your uniform and be prepared to run like hell" Jon said then pulled gary out of the room and ran off to a room further down the hall, and Gary to a room a bit further.
Alanna shut the door, and started to change, into her red uniform. Five minutes later someone was banging on the door. She opened it up to find Jon, Gary, Thom, a sleepy looking Raoul, and two other boys.
The boy had redish brown hair the was cut just below his ears, and blue eyes with a hint of purple in them. The boy's face looked as if he could be about 13 but from his hight it looked like he was no more than 10 or 11.
"what can I do for you?" duke gareth asked them.
"Oh yeah well, your grace, this is Alan of Nimon's Hill, he's here under sir myles's care, Alan is his nephew. Myles asked us if we could bring Alan to see you as he is to train as a knight." Jonathon said to his Uncle.
"Well You have done your job you may leave while I talk to Alan" Duke Gareth told Gary and Jon. "Now Alan is it?" He asked turning to Alanna. When she nodded he continued, "Your training here will long and hard, for your first four years at the palace you will be a page, then if all your teachers feel you are ready you will become a squire.At this point A knight may ask you to become his personal squire you will look after his gear, go with him where you are needed, you will also have ajoining rooms. If you are called to be a personal squire, the times you are at the palace you will train with the other squires. When you are eighteen, you will under go the ordeal of knighthood, not all pass this final test, but don't fret about it yet you have quite a few hard years before that." The Duke finished.
Alanna looked at him in awe. "well don't sit there gawking, go see timon in the page's wing he'll give you training clothes and a uniform then show you to your room." Duke gareth said ushering alanna out of the room.
Outside Gary and Jon were waiting for her. "so…."they asked. A smile spread across her face "I'm in!!!" She said in delight.
"Good, let's go get you settled." jon told her leading the way.
They stopped at a wooden door at the end of a hall way. Jon knocked on it. "come in" said a voice from inside. Jon oened the door and they walked in.
Inside, it was a small dark room the walls covered with shelves, stocked high with clothes. At the back of the room there was a desk were a man sat when they walked in he instantly got up and bowed to jonathon.
"Well then how may I help you?" he asked getting up from behind the desk.
"Alan needs a uniform and practice clothes, and a room." Jon said pushing Alanna forward. Timon looked her over, then turned to the shelves.
"you sure are a small one, here these will do, a uniform to be worn at meals and in morning classes, then three sets of practice clothes. Any rips or holes you repair them your self, I don't want to see you here for new clothes for at least six months now for a room." Timon walked over to the desk and sorted through some papers, right here's a room across from thom of trebond, now what's your name" he asked
"Alan of Nimon's hill" Alanna replied, watching timon write in her name down.
"I trust you boys will be able to show alan to his rooms." Timon said and handed alanna her new clothes, then ushered them out the door.
"Here we go, your new home"gary said stopping infront of a wooden door, opening it up. "A little small but it's nice and cozy." He finished with a smile.
Alanna Jon and gary walked into the room. Her packs were alreaady there(A/N: I kno she didn't really have any packs in other chapters but she does now so yeah)
She was just about to unpack when the sound of somene stumbleing and falling came from the hall.
Alanna and her new friends looked outside her door to find a very tangled up in his own clothes, thom on the floor.
"Thom what on earth are you doing?"Gary asked looking down at him.
"What am I doing? What are you doing? We morning classes in ten minutes!"Thom nearly shouted.
Gary and Jon paled."oh shit…."Jon trailed off, then straightened up again. "Alanna we'll be back in five minutes be dressed in your uniform and be prepared to run like hell" Jon said then pulled gary out of the room and ran off to a room further down the hall, and Gary to a room a bit further.
Alanna shut the door, and started to change, into her red uniform. Five minutes later someone was banging on the door. She opened it up to find Jon, Gary, Thom, a sleepy looking Raoul, and two other boys.