Dragon Mage, chapter II
By Courtney C
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Tamora Pierce books, but I do own Maddy and all other original characters.
"Turn around." One knight behind her said. Slowly Maddy turned around and faced a man who was the one from the royal box, probably a commander. He was shocked about her eyes, and a little suspicious.
"Take her back to the palace and put her in a cell." The man ordered to his men. The knight behind her lightly pressed the tip of his sword into her back and said,
"Walk." She paused a minute and then walked forward. She was led down a street into the palace walls in through a secret passage. They went down a flight of winding stairs into a dark passage made of stone with the walls aligned with torches. She was lead down the hall and pushed into a dark room. They shut the door and she heard a click as they locked it. With her eyes she could see in the dark. She was in a small room with no furniture and very little room. She walked to the back wall and sat down against it. Shutting her eyes she decided to sleep.
"Where did you put her?" King Jon asked as he says down in the study.
"In the cell!" A commander said proudly.
"What?" Queen Thayet said, shocked. The commander looked at her curiously then she said, "You can't put her down there."
"Why not?" the commander asked.
"It's just not right. She may have done something wrong but she doesn't deserve that." The commander was lost for words as he looked at the king.
"She's right. Alanna!" king Jon called to his champion.
"Yes your majesty." She replied as she stepped forward.
"Go down and fetch her, I would like to discuss something with our prisoner. And commander, go fetch Daine and Numair." King Jon finished. Alanna bowed and left, the commander followed.
Maddy heard footsteps coming closer to where she was being held. Hearing muffled voices outside the door then a click and some light flooded into the room. Maddy could see the outline shape of three people in the doorway. One of them walked into the cell and spoke.
"Come out you, to see your kind. I have no king, Maddy thought, but held her tongue. Who ever it was couldn't see her because she was in the shadows. Slowly Maddy stepped forward into the light. The knight back away a bit because of her eyes but quickly gained her composure. Maddy had heard of this knight. She was the first Lady knight in years, and the King's champion Alanna. Maddy recognized her from the previous fight. Walking forward, until she was face to face with Alanna, she could see that the knight was a little nervous but mostly curious. Alanna spoke,
"Follow me and don't try any tricks." Maddy nodded to show understanding; she saw Alanna's hands stray to her sword. Alanna led her out, followed closely by the other two knights. They went down a hall, through several winding passages, and through some secret doors. They stopped at a dead end. Alanna pressed on a stone and the wall swung forward, half opened. Alanna stepped through. Maddy hesitated, and then walked forward. As soon as she was clear, she found herself in a big room with a round table in the middle. At the head of the table was the King and Queen in big chairs. Next to the king saw Numair, the palace mage. Next to him was Daine the wild mage. Alanna took her seat next to Daine and left Maddy standing in front of them. Next to the Queen sat the prince who was a little older then her. Next to him was another commander, who Maddy vaguely remembered being told was Keldry of Mindelen. They all were looking at her in silence. The king broke that when he asked,
"What's your name?" Maddy hesitated and then, seeing his curiosity said,
"Maddy."
"How old are you Maddy?" King Jon continued.
"14 turns*." Maddy replied uncertainly.
"How did you calm that tiger?" He asked.
"It's not a tiger, it's a Leopard, and all I did was talk to him." They looked at her a bit strangely and curiously. She could sense some anger, but it vanished.
"What?" the Queen asked very curiously. Maddy sighed and then said,
"I talked to him."
"But you didn't say a word, we would have heard!" Keldry blurted out.
"That doesn't mean I didn't talk to him." The room went silent and then Numair said,
"You have magic!"
"So?" Maddy said impatiently.
"How come we weren't informed? Don't you have parents? Where do you live?" Numair asked all at once. When Numair mentioned parents and home she felt a pang in her heart. She put her eyes downcast and looked at the floor.
"What's wrong?" the Queen asked in a concerned voice.
"Nothing." Maddy said softly.
"Then answer the question!" The king said in a demanding voice, but not threateningly.
"I haven't a real home, not one in a town, the only one I know is the woods. As for parents, family, the only family I know is that animals." She stopped for a moment then took a breath and continued. "I was abandoned when I was very young, I don't remember anything about my mother or father." Maddy stopped and looked at their faces. The king turned to Numair and asked,
"Is what she saying true?" Numair, still looking at her said,
"yes, unless she has some kind of magic that she could hoodwink me with, but I doubt it." Daine stood up and walked over to her, looking her in the eyes. Talking in a low voice that only Maddy could hear she asked,
"Can you talk to any animal and they'll listen?" In an equally low voice Maddy answered,
"I don't command them, I ask them and if they don't want to listen, they don't have to." Daine looked at her closely for a minute and said.
"I propose a test to see her magic ability."
By Courtney C
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Tamora Pierce books, but I do own Maddy and all other original characters.
"Turn around." One knight behind her said. Slowly Maddy turned around and faced a man who was the one from the royal box, probably a commander. He was shocked about her eyes, and a little suspicious.
"Take her back to the palace and put her in a cell." The man ordered to his men. The knight behind her lightly pressed the tip of his sword into her back and said,
"Walk." She paused a minute and then walked forward. She was led down a street into the palace walls in through a secret passage. They went down a flight of winding stairs into a dark passage made of stone with the walls aligned with torches. She was lead down the hall and pushed into a dark room. They shut the door and she heard a click as they locked it. With her eyes she could see in the dark. She was in a small room with no furniture and very little room. She walked to the back wall and sat down against it. Shutting her eyes she decided to sleep.
"Where did you put her?" King Jon asked as he says down in the study.
"In the cell!" A commander said proudly.
"What?" Queen Thayet said, shocked. The commander looked at her curiously then she said, "You can't put her down there."
"Why not?" the commander asked.
"It's just not right. She may have done something wrong but she doesn't deserve that." The commander was lost for words as he looked at the king.
"She's right. Alanna!" king Jon called to his champion.
"Yes your majesty." She replied as she stepped forward.
"Go down and fetch her, I would like to discuss something with our prisoner. And commander, go fetch Daine and Numair." King Jon finished. Alanna bowed and left, the commander followed.
Maddy heard footsteps coming closer to where she was being held. Hearing muffled voices outside the door then a click and some light flooded into the room. Maddy could see the outline shape of three people in the doorway. One of them walked into the cell and spoke.
"Come out you, to see your kind. I have no king, Maddy thought, but held her tongue. Who ever it was couldn't see her because she was in the shadows. Slowly Maddy stepped forward into the light. The knight back away a bit because of her eyes but quickly gained her composure. Maddy had heard of this knight. She was the first Lady knight in years, and the King's champion Alanna. Maddy recognized her from the previous fight. Walking forward, until she was face to face with Alanna, she could see that the knight was a little nervous but mostly curious. Alanna spoke,
"Follow me and don't try any tricks." Maddy nodded to show understanding; she saw Alanna's hands stray to her sword. Alanna led her out, followed closely by the other two knights. They went down a hall, through several winding passages, and through some secret doors. They stopped at a dead end. Alanna pressed on a stone and the wall swung forward, half opened. Alanna stepped through. Maddy hesitated, and then walked forward. As soon as she was clear, she found herself in a big room with a round table in the middle. At the head of the table was the King and Queen in big chairs. Next to the king saw Numair, the palace mage. Next to him was Daine the wild mage. Alanna took her seat next to Daine and left Maddy standing in front of them. Next to the Queen sat the prince who was a little older then her. Next to him was another commander, who Maddy vaguely remembered being told was Keldry of Mindelen. They all were looking at her in silence. The king broke that when he asked,
"What's your name?" Maddy hesitated and then, seeing his curiosity said,
"Maddy."
"How old are you Maddy?" King Jon continued.
"14 turns*." Maddy replied uncertainly.
"How did you calm that tiger?" He asked.
"It's not a tiger, it's a Leopard, and all I did was talk to him." They looked at her a bit strangely and curiously. She could sense some anger, but it vanished.
"What?" the Queen asked very curiously. Maddy sighed and then said,
"I talked to him."
"But you didn't say a word, we would have heard!" Keldry blurted out.
"That doesn't mean I didn't talk to him." The room went silent and then Numair said,
"You have magic!"
"So?" Maddy said impatiently.
"How come we weren't informed? Don't you have parents? Where do you live?" Numair asked all at once. When Numair mentioned parents and home she felt a pang in her heart. She put her eyes downcast and looked at the floor.
"What's wrong?" the Queen asked in a concerned voice.
"Nothing." Maddy said softly.
"Then answer the question!" The king said in a demanding voice, but not threateningly.
"I haven't a real home, not one in a town, the only one I know is the woods. As for parents, family, the only family I know is that animals." She stopped for a moment then took a breath and continued. "I was abandoned when I was very young, I don't remember anything about my mother or father." Maddy stopped and looked at their faces. The king turned to Numair and asked,
"Is what she saying true?" Numair, still looking at her said,
"yes, unless she has some kind of magic that she could hoodwink me with, but I doubt it." Daine stood up and walked over to her, looking her in the eyes. Talking in a low voice that only Maddy could hear she asked,
"Can you talk to any animal and they'll listen?" In an equally low voice Maddy answered,
"I don't command them, I ask them and if they don't want to listen, they don't have to." Daine looked at her closely for a minute and said.
"I propose a test to see her magic ability."
