Soz, last chapter was REALLY short, but this one will be longer!!
(Short recap!)
Her thoughts were halted as a mounted man appeared, blocking the road. "I'm asked to bring ye' to the rogue king." He said. Alanna had only ever heard of the rogue king, she had never come face to face with him.
"Very well", Alanna said, butterflies of excitement creeping into her stomach.
"His lordship said the healer lady is to ride on to the palace."
"What?! I am to leave Alanna? I am not permitted to do so! It is impossible!"
"Don't worry Maude, you know I can take care of myself!" Alanna said reassuringly.
"But, but oh, all right, just be really careful"
"I will, thank you!" Alanna barely holding her joy from her voice.
She took Starlight into a gallop, after the rogues blue roan pony.
After a while, the rogue slowed his pony to a walk, and Alanna was able to her horse level with his. She was surprised to see he looked different; his nose was slightly bigger, his hair a lighter brown. Also, his eyes had become hazel.
He saw her studying his face and chuckled, "I tricked you both with magic, I couldn't have your lady seeing the face of the rogue king, now could I?" he said. Alanna gaped. This was the rogue king? She had imagined him older, and not so handsome. She blushed at that thought, and quickly said,
"Well, what was it you needed to tell me?"
He looked up and down the road, then told her, "Not here, its too risky. A little further along, there's a private place I know, where I can tell you."
They soon arrived at a small shack, and tethered their mounts outside. Once inside, they sat at a small table, on one side of the room, by a large window. The rogue seemed about to tell his trouble, but then he asked her, "have you ever considered becoming a rogue lady?"
"No! I am a noble woman." She exclaimed, feeling taken aback by his suggestion.
"And that means you have more power than me? I could kill you at any moment if I so wished."
She scoffed at this. The rogue sighed, and before Alanna knew what was happening, she was tipped over on her chair, lying on her back. She kicked away her chair so she could get up, but suddenly he was sitting over her, knife in hand, holding an arm across her shoulders so she couldn't rise.
(Short recap!)
Her thoughts were halted as a mounted man appeared, blocking the road. "I'm asked to bring ye' to the rogue king." He said. Alanna had only ever heard of the rogue king, she had never come face to face with him.
"Very well", Alanna said, butterflies of excitement creeping into her stomach.
"His lordship said the healer lady is to ride on to the palace."
"What?! I am to leave Alanna? I am not permitted to do so! It is impossible!"
"Don't worry Maude, you know I can take care of myself!" Alanna said reassuringly.
"But, but oh, all right, just be really careful"
"I will, thank you!" Alanna barely holding her joy from her voice.
She took Starlight into a gallop, after the rogues blue roan pony.
After a while, the rogue slowed his pony to a walk, and Alanna was able to her horse level with his. She was surprised to see he looked different; his nose was slightly bigger, his hair a lighter brown. Also, his eyes had become hazel.
He saw her studying his face and chuckled, "I tricked you both with magic, I couldn't have your lady seeing the face of the rogue king, now could I?" he said. Alanna gaped. This was the rogue king? She had imagined him older, and not so handsome. She blushed at that thought, and quickly said,
"Well, what was it you needed to tell me?"
He looked up and down the road, then told her, "Not here, its too risky. A little further along, there's a private place I know, where I can tell you."
They soon arrived at a small shack, and tethered their mounts outside. Once inside, they sat at a small table, on one side of the room, by a large window. The rogue seemed about to tell his trouble, but then he asked her, "have you ever considered becoming a rogue lady?"
"No! I am a noble woman." She exclaimed, feeling taken aback by his suggestion.
"And that means you have more power than me? I could kill you at any moment if I so wished."
She scoffed at this. The rogue sighed, and before Alanna knew what was happening, she was tipped over on her chair, lying on her back. She kicked away her chair so she could get up, but suddenly he was sitting over her, knife in hand, holding an arm across her shoulders so she couldn't rise.