Alanna had been looking out the window for about an hour now just thinking
about how nice it would be not to have to wear a dress. Suddenly figures on
the road came into view one was slumped over a horse it looked like he
didn't have the strength to sit up and the other two were walking tiredly
on weary legs.
She looked out of the window and called "Stop." to the driver. The carriage lunged to a halt. She got out all three people were looking at her suspiciously.
"Relax," she said "I only want to offer you a lift, you look tired and you- " she looked at the man on the horse "- look ill." She gestured to the carriage and said, "Where are you heading?"
The women replied "Corus."
Alanna smiled "I can take you there if you want."
The women held up her hand "Let me talk to them. Alone." She added.
Alanna sighed and walked away. There she stood watching them from a distance, reading their lips. (A trick she'd learnt at the convent, the women were always whispering about something.)
The women was saying, "We need the rest, and George you can't go on much longer, you need a healer." The man nodded. But the other man protested "Majesty, she'll charge us, and she'll probably hand us in to Lord Provost." The women shook her head "We can always kill her at the end of the ride if she tries anything." They talked for a while then finally the man called George nodded and said "Let's take our chances with her."
Alanna walked towards them "Come on then." She said, "Get in," she looked at the men and said "Free of charge, and I won't hand you in to My Lord Provost." She smiled when he looked at her shocked "I promise." And with that she got in.
"What about the horse." The women called.
"Give him to the driver." She replied.
Sitting on the seat as the three strangers got in she said "I'm Alanna, you're George and I don't know your names."
They looked at her in surprise again "Rispah." The women finally said. The man nodded to her and said "Light fingers, fingers for short."
She smiled "Nice to meet you oh and George sit here, I want to look at that wound."
When he looked at her suspiciously she said, "I'm a healer, I won't kill you if you don't kill me." George sat looking worried.
Rispah looked at her "How do you know all of this." She asked
Alanna shrugged "I can lip read, I learnt at the convent they were always talking about me behind my back."
She lifted George's arm up and examined it whilst saying "Can I call you George or is The Rogue today."
He looked at her sharply "How do you know?"
"Finger's called you majesty and you're wanted by Lord Provost." She paused "I'm not completely stupid you know."
He winced as she straightened the arm. "How long have you had this?" she asked,
He shrugged "A week give or take a few days"
"You silly idiot." She whispered "Oh and don't look at me like that." She snapped. "Don't you know how serious this is?" She touched the wound and said, "This is going to hurt, mind you, you deserve it."
George had no idea what to make of this strongly beautiful noble woman, nor apparently did Rispah or Finger's. He looked at Rispah, she just smiled and shrugged, he looked at Finger's just in time to see him pulling a knife out, scowling. The lady muttered something like "This is going to hurt, mind you, you deserve it." He looked down and was about to tell her to look out when a bolt of white hot pain shot through his arm, it lasted for about a minute then was replaced by coolness. He looked at the wound and, to his amazement, the wound was smaller.
But there was still the matter of Finger's who was fighting Rispah's hold. Alanna could see him in George's perfect hazel eyes, she rounded on him purple fire in her hand.
She said, simply "Just because I'm a healer it doesn't mean I won't hurt you."
Finger's ignored her comment and continued to advance saying "What would you know you're just a noble born tart of a women who couldn't give a dam about us, you're just a slutty little cow with no prospects in life -." He never finished his sentence as a very angry Lady Alanna had backhanded him across the face with all the strength she could muster then she dumped a sleep spell on him and he sunk to the floor in a dead faint.
"Silly man." She muttered darkly and went back to sitting by a now staring George and an opened mouthed Rispah.
"What?" She said defensively.
But George just shook his head smiling faintly, finally he said, "That was quite a slap Lady Alanna."
She blushed "He made me angry, and don't worry I'll wake him up before we get there because he owe's me an apology."
George just laughed.
2 hours later an embarrassed looking Finger's and company were dropped of at the dancing dove, the local thieves pub. In the 3 hours they spent travelling Alanna and George had become friends and he told her that whenever she needed to talk she could just come there and he'd be waiting.
It was a nice thought but those happy things soon went out of head as she approached the training area. She sighed oh well she thought I've had a crap life so far but hey how bad can it get?
She got out of the carriage and had a shock she was met by one of her favourite daughters at the convent Lav, and she was a welcome sight.
"I'll be making sure you wear a dress with no holes and that you kept out of trouble until you find a suitor." She told Alanna sternly then burst out laughing.
She looked out of the window and called "Stop." to the driver. The carriage lunged to a halt. She got out all three people were looking at her suspiciously.
"Relax," she said "I only want to offer you a lift, you look tired and you- " she looked at the man on the horse "- look ill." She gestured to the carriage and said, "Where are you heading?"
The women replied "Corus."
Alanna smiled "I can take you there if you want."
The women held up her hand "Let me talk to them. Alone." She added.
Alanna sighed and walked away. There she stood watching them from a distance, reading their lips. (A trick she'd learnt at the convent, the women were always whispering about something.)
The women was saying, "We need the rest, and George you can't go on much longer, you need a healer." The man nodded. But the other man protested "Majesty, she'll charge us, and she'll probably hand us in to Lord Provost." The women shook her head "We can always kill her at the end of the ride if she tries anything." They talked for a while then finally the man called George nodded and said "Let's take our chances with her."
Alanna walked towards them "Come on then." She said, "Get in," she looked at the men and said "Free of charge, and I won't hand you in to My Lord Provost." She smiled when he looked at her shocked "I promise." And with that she got in.
"What about the horse." The women called.
"Give him to the driver." She replied.
Sitting on the seat as the three strangers got in she said "I'm Alanna, you're George and I don't know your names."
They looked at her in surprise again "Rispah." The women finally said. The man nodded to her and said "Light fingers, fingers for short."
She smiled "Nice to meet you oh and George sit here, I want to look at that wound."
When he looked at her suspiciously she said, "I'm a healer, I won't kill you if you don't kill me." George sat looking worried.
Rispah looked at her "How do you know all of this." She asked
Alanna shrugged "I can lip read, I learnt at the convent they were always talking about me behind my back."
She lifted George's arm up and examined it whilst saying "Can I call you George or is The Rogue today."
He looked at her sharply "How do you know?"
"Finger's called you majesty and you're wanted by Lord Provost." She paused "I'm not completely stupid you know."
He winced as she straightened the arm. "How long have you had this?" she asked,
He shrugged "A week give or take a few days"
"You silly idiot." She whispered "Oh and don't look at me like that." She snapped. "Don't you know how serious this is?" She touched the wound and said, "This is going to hurt, mind you, you deserve it."
George had no idea what to make of this strongly beautiful noble woman, nor apparently did Rispah or Finger's. He looked at Rispah, she just smiled and shrugged, he looked at Finger's just in time to see him pulling a knife out, scowling. The lady muttered something like "This is going to hurt, mind you, you deserve it." He looked down and was about to tell her to look out when a bolt of white hot pain shot through his arm, it lasted for about a minute then was replaced by coolness. He looked at the wound and, to his amazement, the wound was smaller.
But there was still the matter of Finger's who was fighting Rispah's hold. Alanna could see him in George's perfect hazel eyes, she rounded on him purple fire in her hand.
She said, simply "Just because I'm a healer it doesn't mean I won't hurt you."
Finger's ignored her comment and continued to advance saying "What would you know you're just a noble born tart of a women who couldn't give a dam about us, you're just a slutty little cow with no prospects in life -." He never finished his sentence as a very angry Lady Alanna had backhanded him across the face with all the strength she could muster then she dumped a sleep spell on him and he sunk to the floor in a dead faint.
"Silly man." She muttered darkly and went back to sitting by a now staring George and an opened mouthed Rispah.
"What?" She said defensively.
But George just shook his head smiling faintly, finally he said, "That was quite a slap Lady Alanna."
She blushed "He made me angry, and don't worry I'll wake him up before we get there because he owe's me an apology."
George just laughed.
2 hours later an embarrassed looking Finger's and company were dropped of at the dancing dove, the local thieves pub. In the 3 hours they spent travelling Alanna and George had become friends and he told her that whenever she needed to talk she could just come there and he'd be waiting.
It was a nice thought but those happy things soon went out of head as she approached the training area. She sighed oh well she thought I've had a crap life so far but hey how bad can it get?
She got out of the carriage and had a shock she was met by one of her favourite daughters at the convent Lav, and she was a welcome sight.
"I'll be making sure you wear a dress with no holes and that you kept out of trouble until you find a suitor." She told Alanna sternly then burst out laughing.
