A/N Ok, these characters do not belong to me blah, blah, they belong to the
wonderful, amazing Tamora Pierce, with the exceptions of Aaliia and Darrin
the sleazy squire they are mine! Anyways, I hope you like it.
Lady Arianna & scythegirl - Lol, yes Roald does work fast, eh, by the way I'm sorry about that last chapter it even made me want to throw up.
Chapter 6:
The next morning a certain group of people woke up with the strangest feeling. The sort of feeling in the morning following a big day/night, one in which you must check back over all the happenings in your head and ponder over whether or not everything was fact or fiction. Alanna remembered very vividly all of the events of yesterday. George, Jon, Thayet and Alanna herself had made the crucial decisions regarding Aaliia's future. Thayet proposed that she stayed in the palace with them, with any luck she would get married off to a Lord or Baron, this proposition fairly made Alanna's skin crawl, announcing she would rather die a thousands deaths than see Thom's daughter end up with such a hideous future. Jon said that the most urgent thing to do was to contact Lady Cythera and inform her that her daughter was well and safe in the care of Lady Alanna.
After this George said it would be probably best if she came back to Pirates swoop with Alanna, Alianne, Alan and himself. Thom of course would be staying at the palace to continue training to be a knight. None of this had been discussed with Aaliia but everyone assumed she would comply with the wishes of everyone. After running over their choice several times Alanna started to become aware of the world around her. And she was sure she could smell the distinct scent of coffee.
Upon opening her eyes she smiled at the sign of George trying to make coffee for her.
"Morning my gorgeous lioness," murmured George, walking over to the side of the bed, setting her coffee on the bedside table.
"Morning," Alanna replied through a yawn
"Sleep well?"
"Oh, ok I guess. I couldn't stop thinking about yesterday and even when I woke up I found hard to believe everything that happened."
"We're doin' the right thing though, she's our niece after all," he said with a sigh. George sat down on the edge of the bed and stroked Alanna's hair.
"We can't just let her get married though, she is my niece and Thom's daughter and with that combination she hopefully has more brains than Thayet gave her credit for."
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Meanwhile in another wing of the palace Aaliia stirred in a darkened bedroom. Her eyes snapped open and for a split second she had no idea where she was, until her whereabouts come rushing back to her in a flood of memories. She sleepily rubbed her eyes and moved out of the large double bed. Once out she quickly dressed and headed out to the large corridor.
She stood in total complexity; such a large palace was certainly not what she accustomed to. Making a snap decision she went right and then left then down a flight of stairs then through an empty ballroom then down another long corridor then turned right again only to find herself totally and utterly lost.
"What's a pretty little girl like yourself doing down here?" said a boy who looked the age of 17
"Oh, I've lost my way, I was trying to find the dining room or alternatively the Prince's chambers. Would you be so kind as to show me where they are?" she said calmly and politely, hiding the inner shudder his sleazy tone had given her.
"I would only be too happy." he was cut off quickly by a red haired boy. It was Thom.
"I'll take her Darrin, she is after all my cousin." Said Thom snappily before linking arms with his gorgeous cousin and whisking her away from the hideous Darrin.
"Who was that sleaze?" she asked as soon as they were safely out of earshot
"Squire Darrin of Hartford, he's just an oaf, he really is quite stupid. Don't worry about him he gives a lot of younger pages flack but he doesn't tend to bother me so much. So why do you need to see Roald? I saw you two last night, are you two like involved now?" asked her very inquisitive younger cousin
"No, very much the opposite. What you saw last night was an accident, I was over emotional and well, things you regret tend to happen when people's emotions are running high. Would you be so good as to not mention that to anyone Thom?"
"Of course not, I can't promise the same for Kali, but she should have the sense to not say anything. After all, the Prince is betrothed and all so it would be a dreadful mess if their Majesties found out. Anyway, here are Roald's chambers, I better go. Bye."
"Bye Thom," Aaliia called to Thom's retreating back. She turned to face the large polished oak double doors with a residing sigh. This had to be done. She knocked three times and waited. She heard moving from within and Roald opened the door.
His face broke into a smile at the sight of her. "Good morning, you're certainly up early. I was wondering if you wanted to go for a ride later today. Would you? Well come in anyway." He ushered her inside.
"Er, Roald, look." she started, and paused not sure how to go on. "Last night was a mistake and I don't want you to regret anything so maybe we should just forget everything about last night and start afresh.as friends, she added quickly.
"Well, if that's what you want then that's fine with me." He spoke with a tone of resentment, not used to having women tell him things like that, although he was not so totally filled with pride that he would dislike her for that fact. "Well how about we go down to breakfast together and then we can go for a ride.as friends."
Lady Arianna & scythegirl - Lol, yes Roald does work fast, eh, by the way I'm sorry about that last chapter it even made me want to throw up.
Chapter 6:
The next morning a certain group of people woke up with the strangest feeling. The sort of feeling in the morning following a big day/night, one in which you must check back over all the happenings in your head and ponder over whether or not everything was fact or fiction. Alanna remembered very vividly all of the events of yesterday. George, Jon, Thayet and Alanna herself had made the crucial decisions regarding Aaliia's future. Thayet proposed that she stayed in the palace with them, with any luck she would get married off to a Lord or Baron, this proposition fairly made Alanna's skin crawl, announcing she would rather die a thousands deaths than see Thom's daughter end up with such a hideous future. Jon said that the most urgent thing to do was to contact Lady Cythera and inform her that her daughter was well and safe in the care of Lady Alanna.
After this George said it would be probably best if she came back to Pirates swoop with Alanna, Alianne, Alan and himself. Thom of course would be staying at the palace to continue training to be a knight. None of this had been discussed with Aaliia but everyone assumed she would comply with the wishes of everyone. After running over their choice several times Alanna started to become aware of the world around her. And she was sure she could smell the distinct scent of coffee.
Upon opening her eyes she smiled at the sign of George trying to make coffee for her.
"Morning my gorgeous lioness," murmured George, walking over to the side of the bed, setting her coffee on the bedside table.
"Morning," Alanna replied through a yawn
"Sleep well?"
"Oh, ok I guess. I couldn't stop thinking about yesterday and even when I woke up I found hard to believe everything that happened."
"We're doin' the right thing though, she's our niece after all," he said with a sigh. George sat down on the edge of the bed and stroked Alanna's hair.
"We can't just let her get married though, she is my niece and Thom's daughter and with that combination she hopefully has more brains than Thayet gave her credit for."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Meanwhile in another wing of the palace Aaliia stirred in a darkened bedroom. Her eyes snapped open and for a split second she had no idea where she was, until her whereabouts come rushing back to her in a flood of memories. She sleepily rubbed her eyes and moved out of the large double bed. Once out she quickly dressed and headed out to the large corridor.
She stood in total complexity; such a large palace was certainly not what she accustomed to. Making a snap decision she went right and then left then down a flight of stairs then through an empty ballroom then down another long corridor then turned right again only to find herself totally and utterly lost.
"What's a pretty little girl like yourself doing down here?" said a boy who looked the age of 17
"Oh, I've lost my way, I was trying to find the dining room or alternatively the Prince's chambers. Would you be so kind as to show me where they are?" she said calmly and politely, hiding the inner shudder his sleazy tone had given her.
"I would only be too happy." he was cut off quickly by a red haired boy. It was Thom.
"I'll take her Darrin, she is after all my cousin." Said Thom snappily before linking arms with his gorgeous cousin and whisking her away from the hideous Darrin.
"Who was that sleaze?" she asked as soon as they were safely out of earshot
"Squire Darrin of Hartford, he's just an oaf, he really is quite stupid. Don't worry about him he gives a lot of younger pages flack but he doesn't tend to bother me so much. So why do you need to see Roald? I saw you two last night, are you two like involved now?" asked her very inquisitive younger cousin
"No, very much the opposite. What you saw last night was an accident, I was over emotional and well, things you regret tend to happen when people's emotions are running high. Would you be so good as to not mention that to anyone Thom?"
"Of course not, I can't promise the same for Kali, but she should have the sense to not say anything. After all, the Prince is betrothed and all so it would be a dreadful mess if their Majesties found out. Anyway, here are Roald's chambers, I better go. Bye."
"Bye Thom," Aaliia called to Thom's retreating back. She turned to face the large polished oak double doors with a residing sigh. This had to be done. She knocked three times and waited. She heard moving from within and Roald opened the door.
His face broke into a smile at the sight of her. "Good morning, you're certainly up early. I was wondering if you wanted to go for a ride later today. Would you? Well come in anyway." He ushered her inside.
"Er, Roald, look." she started, and paused not sure how to go on. "Last night was a mistake and I don't want you to regret anything so maybe we should just forget everything about last night and start afresh.as friends, she added quickly.
"Well, if that's what you want then that's fine with me." He spoke with a tone of resentment, not used to having women tell him things like that, although he was not so totally filled with pride that he would dislike her for that fact. "Well how about we go down to breakfast together and then we can go for a ride.as friends."