A/N: Yay! New chapter...how fun! ::sarcasm:: I feel...evil that I did that to you guys. But I ran out of stuff to write, really! Oh well...To Saphron: you were attacked by the gnomes only??? Hah! I got attacked by both the gnomes AND the flying bananas. I dunno why she keeps them around. I tried to ask her to put me in Lady Knight as a side character...but nooooo, we had to run off to the city hall and file a restraint order...geez.
Crash!
Kel gaped astounded, as the bowl fell to the floor...suddenly, from the water, a gnome appeared...and more, and more, and more! Their hideously cute faces bounced menacingly at her!
"Yargh!" Kel cried, and began to beat them back with a golf club that wasn't supposed to be invented for another then thousand years or so...
Kidding...on to the REAL story
Section: Winter
Chapter 14: Assail
Crash!
Kel stood in front of Alanna, half stunned, half embarrassed. A silence followed her disaster, a long silence.
"Why can't I have that kind of response when people see me?" Gary the Younger grumbled, breaking the silence. The other occupants of the table laughed.
"It's true though." Numair said. "Even I don't get that kind of audience."
"Maybe you should stop reading so much." Alanna retorted, good-humoredly, as Numair reassembled the broken glass and water.
"Don't worry lass," George (the man who had winked at Kel earlier.) said, smiling, "You'll get that kind of audience soon enough."
"It's a good thing there's another girl brave enough to take on this position." Raoul added.
"Hmm." George agreed, "I was beginning to think that my Lioness was a mutation." He duck Alanna's flying fist, and quickly added, "A rare beauty of a mutation."
Kel felt her heart lift. These nobles didn't believe she couldn't make it, and actually thought well of her. Kel knew that she would be happy for the rest of the night.
The Lady Knight nodded at Kel and whispered, "I'll see you later, I think."
Kel let out a long, happy, breath and went on to serve the others at her table.
As Kel was walking back to her table, she felt the ground beneath her start to shake, hard. She grabbed the nearest object to balance herself, and looked around in alarm.
An earthquake in Tortall? Kel wondered. How could that be? The royal magic and the Dominium Jewel were supposed to keep the country safe!
She looked around for someone who might know more about it than she did, and found Neal and Cleon, leaning against a wall.
"Neal!" Kel shouted above the noise of panicked people, "Cleon! What's happening?" Somehow, she had made her way to them.
"And how should I know?" Neal asked, " What do you think I am? A book?"
"At least I know you're okay." Kel said, "You're still as dry as usual."
"Maybe we should be doing something." Cleon mused. "We are pages after all."
"What do you suggest?" Neal shouted (over the noise). "Throw ourselves over the ladies to protect them from falling objects?"
"Faleron seems to be doing that." Cleon laughed, pointing.
"Mithros!" Neal breathed, seeing what Cleon did not see.
"Khari!" Kel yelled.
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"It's called a lance. Hello." Khari said icily.
Suddenly, the earth began to shake. Khari felt her lags go from under her. She gave a awkward half shriek-a shriek she had tried to suppress. The table tottered violently to and fro, and finally gave way. Fortunately, there had not been much food on it, and nothing messy spilled. Unfortunately, the table seemed to choose to fall against the wall...that had the royal shield on it. The shield was knocked off its perch, and came hurtling down on Khari.
Thoughts flooded through Khari's mind as she watched the shield hurtle toward her. She knew she had imagined this scenario before, but in her imagination, it was different. In her imagination, her quick reflexes always got her out of the way. But all she could think of now, was, wow, that is one big shield.
"Khari! Watch out!" Faleron yelled, and grabbed her in a huge hug. Khari blinked, wondering why he was hugging her. Half a millisecond later, both were buried under the heavy shield. But only one was conscious.
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"Khari!" Kel yelled, "Faleron!" She sprinted awkwardly toward them, pushing screaming people out of the way. Neal and Cleon followed her, both concerned about Kel...Khari and Faleron too.
"Khari?!" Kaliana shrieked. She had luckily been away from any falling objects, and was brave enough to not run away. Now, she crawled slowly toward her sister-the earthquake was still in its' final rumblings and it was hard to move.
"Khari?" She called again, "Are you alright?" Although she acted as if she hated her sister, Kaliana really did love the girl.
"Kaliana!" Khari cried, and lifted the heavy shield off her. Why she didn't get hurt was an enigma. One soon to be solved.
"Faleron?" Khari looked down at the young squire who had covered her with his body. (Awww...how sweet. How sickeningly sweet...I think I'm going to puke at my own writing...) Faleron had been knocked out cold, and blood when trickling from the deep cut on his forehead.
Too late, Kharis' instincts took over. Later, she yelled at herself for not jumping out of the way in the first place.
"Neal!" Khari yelled. "Hurry! Faleron's hurt!" Neal quickly made his way to his friends and started to administer to Faleron's hurts. Kel checked Khari with her eyes twice before she was satisfied. Then, she had Cleon take Kaliana to the ambassadors' quarters.
"Owen and Merric carried Faleron to the healing room under the supervision of Khari. Kel and the others started to see to the nobles in the banquet room.
Without warning, a gigantic shadow filled the room.
A/N: I believe I made myself sick...excuse me while I go pray to the porcelain God...So, any suggestions for future chapters?
Crash!
Kel gaped astounded, as the bowl fell to the floor...suddenly, from the water, a gnome appeared...and more, and more, and more! Their hideously cute faces bounced menacingly at her!
"Yargh!" Kel cried, and began to beat them back with a golf club that wasn't supposed to be invented for another then thousand years or so...
Kidding...on to the REAL story
Section: Winter
Chapter 14: Assail
Crash!
Kel stood in front of Alanna, half stunned, half embarrassed. A silence followed her disaster, a long silence.
"Why can't I have that kind of response when people see me?" Gary the Younger grumbled, breaking the silence. The other occupants of the table laughed.
"It's true though." Numair said. "Even I don't get that kind of audience."
"Maybe you should stop reading so much." Alanna retorted, good-humoredly, as Numair reassembled the broken glass and water.
"Don't worry lass," George (the man who had winked at Kel earlier.) said, smiling, "You'll get that kind of audience soon enough."
"It's a good thing there's another girl brave enough to take on this position." Raoul added.
"Hmm." George agreed, "I was beginning to think that my Lioness was a mutation." He duck Alanna's flying fist, and quickly added, "A rare beauty of a mutation."
Kel felt her heart lift. These nobles didn't believe she couldn't make it, and actually thought well of her. Kel knew that she would be happy for the rest of the night.
The Lady Knight nodded at Kel and whispered, "I'll see you later, I think."
Kel let out a long, happy, breath and went on to serve the others at her table.
As Kel was walking back to her table, she felt the ground beneath her start to shake, hard. She grabbed the nearest object to balance herself, and looked around in alarm.
An earthquake in Tortall? Kel wondered. How could that be? The royal magic and the Dominium Jewel were supposed to keep the country safe!
She looked around for someone who might know more about it than she did, and found Neal and Cleon, leaning against a wall.
"Neal!" Kel shouted above the noise of panicked people, "Cleon! What's happening?" Somehow, she had made her way to them.
"And how should I know?" Neal asked, " What do you think I am? A book?"
"At least I know you're okay." Kel said, "You're still as dry as usual."
"Maybe we should be doing something." Cleon mused. "We are pages after all."
"What do you suggest?" Neal shouted (over the noise). "Throw ourselves over the ladies to protect them from falling objects?"
"Faleron seems to be doing that." Cleon laughed, pointing.
"Mithros!" Neal breathed, seeing what Cleon did not see.
"Khari!" Kel yelled.
*************************************************************************************************************************************
"It's called a lance. Hello." Khari said icily.
Suddenly, the earth began to shake. Khari felt her lags go from under her. She gave a awkward half shriek-a shriek she had tried to suppress. The table tottered violently to and fro, and finally gave way. Fortunately, there had not been much food on it, and nothing messy spilled. Unfortunately, the table seemed to choose to fall against the wall...that had the royal shield on it. The shield was knocked off its perch, and came hurtling down on Khari.
Thoughts flooded through Khari's mind as she watched the shield hurtle toward her. She knew she had imagined this scenario before, but in her imagination, it was different. In her imagination, her quick reflexes always got her out of the way. But all she could think of now, was, wow, that is one big shield.
"Khari! Watch out!" Faleron yelled, and grabbed her in a huge hug. Khari blinked, wondering why he was hugging her. Half a millisecond later, both were buried under the heavy shield. But only one was conscious.
*************************************************************************************************************************************
"Khari!" Kel yelled, "Faleron!" She sprinted awkwardly toward them, pushing screaming people out of the way. Neal and Cleon followed her, both concerned about Kel...Khari and Faleron too.
"Khari?!" Kaliana shrieked. She had luckily been away from any falling objects, and was brave enough to not run away. Now, she crawled slowly toward her sister-the earthquake was still in its' final rumblings and it was hard to move.
"Khari?" She called again, "Are you alright?" Although she acted as if she hated her sister, Kaliana really did love the girl.
"Kaliana!" Khari cried, and lifted the heavy shield off her. Why she didn't get hurt was an enigma. One soon to be solved.
"Faleron?" Khari looked down at the young squire who had covered her with his body. (Awww...how sweet. How sickeningly sweet...I think I'm going to puke at my own writing...) Faleron had been knocked out cold, and blood when trickling from the deep cut on his forehead.
Too late, Kharis' instincts took over. Later, she yelled at herself for not jumping out of the way in the first place.
"Neal!" Khari yelled. "Hurry! Faleron's hurt!" Neal quickly made his way to his friends and started to administer to Faleron's hurts. Kel checked Khari with her eyes twice before she was satisfied. Then, she had Cleon take Kaliana to the ambassadors' quarters.
"Owen and Merric carried Faleron to the healing room under the supervision of Khari. Kel and the others started to see to the nobles in the banquet room.
Without warning, a gigantic shadow filled the room.
A/N: I believe I made myself sick...excuse me while I go pray to the porcelain God...So, any suggestions for future chapters?