Chapter 3 - To find what they came for
When morning broke a slight breeze shone on Destiny's face. She struggled to open her eyes, the window was open, "I must have left it open last night" she thought to herself as she looked out the window. A black tipped raven flew to her window. She greeted it in its language and stroked its lovely feathers while asking it questions about Tortall and about Pirate's Swoop. The raven seemed to be young but he knew a lot. Stating his name was Gourry he told her that it was brilliant here and that the young girl who lived here fed him well.
Destiny laughed, this entire one thought about was food and thinking that her stomach growled, Guess she did too at this time of the morning. She let Gourry go and find some of his own breakfast. She got up and closed the window, the maid cam in shortly after and made her wash and put on clean clothes that she had got out for her. Destiny shook with rage as the maid made her change into a light blue long dress. Trying her hardest not to hurt the maid and to complain when she went for breakfast she washed and got the dress and corset on and walked down the stairs. Nearly tripping twice making her rage thunder.
When she got to breakfast Alanna, Daine and Numair were they're eating peacefully. There heads turn when she came down and Alanna commented on how beautiful she looked. Daine nodded, though stopped as she could see Destiny's rage lifting. Destiny sat down awkwardly and she stated plainly. "Who made the choice on what i would wear today?" Numair cocked his head and then looked away, they all now saw her rage getting stronger. "Well i did of course," Alanna said slowly.
Destiny's eyes shone red and in a trice Alanna was off her chair and had been slammed into the wall. Alanna yelped in pain, though not to loud. "Never make me wear a dress not under my own free will or I'll do it again. My rage can get a lot worse," she walked away upstairs and into her guestroom, passing Lisa on the way. Lisa's seeing her rage quickly ran downstairs in her beautiful flowing orange dress. Lisa didn't like dresses either but her rage wasn't as thunderous as Destiny's was.
She ran down and found Alanna bieng helped up by Numair and Daine. "Oh I'm sorry," she told them, "I should have warned you, Destiny's rage is more than the Dark Lord can handle..." Alanna laughed then why aren't i dead. Lisa frowned, "Because she likes you Alanna, she didn't want you to get hurt too bad like Daine and Numair here. As a child her rage became unbearable for a while when my mother abandoned us. She would only talk to animals and me. Her rage killed many but she has fought to control it. We had a very, very hard child hood. Much like yours, Daine, but you weren't abandoned by your parents, they didn't banish you for who you are leave you to die!" Numair put his hand on the girls shoulder. "Destiny will be fine by lunch she will probably talk to some animals for a while and in that time i think it would be good for you to get her some other clothes and would you mind getting me some too?" Alanna nodded her head.
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When Destiny had got to her room she jumped out the window and changed into an eagle in mid air. Her eyes shone red but besides this she was a normal golden coloured eagle. She flew over the Tortall lands far and wide looking for a new house. There were many that she liked but most were taken. When she got closer to Pirate's Swoop she noticed a group of kids playing nearby. With them was a barn owl and she landed near it, now loosing interest of the kids.
It woke up with a jump and beckoned her to come inside. *Welcome young mage, * Destiny shook her head in surprise. *How did you know I was a mage, * she asked him in bewilderment. *I know because your wild magic is far too powerful of that of a normal eagle. * Destiny nodded her head that made sense to her. *Why have you come to my tree then mage? Are you in need of advice? * The Owl's voice boomed in her ears. *Yes I have some for some advice, the two legers that live near here angered me. Why do they get to me so much? * she asked. *Hmmm.* started the Owl, *as you are a mage and of a rough child hood your feelings cannot cannot come out many other ways. Your feelings came out this way today because you feel different bieng away from your home ground. People here can do things you can and your jealously also has something to do with it. * Destiny nodded, she new that her jealousy was very big in her decisions making. She thanked the Owl and then flew off in the direction of her guestroom. She flew through the window and saw that there were new clothes on the bed, plain breeches and a black shirt. Destiny smiled and morphed back into her human form and put on the clothes. Now over her bad mood she walked downstairs to get some food seeming as she had decided to skip breakfast this morning.
She went downstairs and saw Alanna with a few of the servants and maids. Destiny walked over and the servants left with the maids. "Alanna, I am so sorry about this morning sometimes my rage gets the better of me, well most of the time it does" Alanna laughed.
"It's okay just warn me what you like and what you don't like before hand please," now it was Destiny's turn to laugh. "This afternoon we will be meeting with the King and the Queen, would you like to wear a dress?" Alanna asked curiously. "I think i will, but one not too long and a red colour if you can." she giggled. "I will be pleased to young mage." Alanna said before walking off into the kitchen.
"I could get use to this much attention," Destiny thought to herself and laughed. She could never be royalty, maybe a noble but never royalty.
Walking outside to the stables to see Whisper she noticed a young boy on a dapple-grey colt. She watched him jump over some logs for a while and studied his movements. "He's not half bad," she thought to herself and then walked into the stables. Whisper neighed a hello at her when she arrived to his stall. *Hello Whisper. Did you sleep well? * She asked him while rubbing his face. *I did and i also heard that you made quite an up roar this morning, I hope you didn't do anything drastic AGAIN. *
The word again made Destiny shake with rage but she calmed down when she reminded herself that she deserved it, *Yes i did make an uproar this morning but no it wasn't any thing too drastic, i think, * she smiled to herself.
*Anyway I am taking you out on a ride now and i want to watch this boy out there for a little while, okay* she told Whisper who just nodded. It took her only 3 minutes to tack him up and mount. They rode out of the stables and went to the paddock's fence where the boy was training. *Now you must let me watch okay Whisper, * she told him, never taking her eyes off the boy. Whisper nodded again and watch too.
The boy and his horses' movements were spectacular, the horse itself was definitely a warhorse and it looked like the boy was a squire. The boy after about 20 more minutes finished and patted his horse then looked over in Destin's direction. He looked shocked to see a girl, on a horse, watching him. "Hey!" he called out to her, Destiny smiled back while he trotted over to the fence.
"How long have you been watching me?" he asked curiously. "Oh... about 20 minutes, maybe more," she answered. "Your quite good on that horse aren't you?" she asked him to see what his answer was, whether he was stuck up or not. "Well not really, Dragon did most of it." he answered smiling, "Good he's not stuck up," Destiny thought to herself and then said, "and who are you? Do you live here?"
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Shaw one of the servant's son's who George has taken under his wing, seeming as i have the gift." he smiled. "He looks proud of himself, just because he has the gift!" Destiny thought to herself. "And you are?" he asked her.
"Haha, I am Destiny, one of the two new wild-mages who came here last night." she smirked as she said this. Shaw nearly fell off Dragon. "You, You, You are one of the wild-mages? The powerful wild-mages that have made the others all nervous!" He laughed out loud, "You cannot be, you are a petty girl. No girl could be that strong!"
Destiny shook with anger but concealed it though she did one thing. She drew her sword as fast as lightning and put it to his throat, "Do not mock my sex boy, I am a wild-mage and i have been since i was 5 years old and you only have the gift, wild-magic is pure and ten times stronger." She then giggled.
*Excuse me young Dragon. Could you please kneel down in front of me please? I will feed you some treats later if you do..." At the sound of treats the horse knelt down with his rider still on him. "Your horse is quite the gentleman, you see i can speak to animals and they respond to me. Remember, it doesn't matter what sex you are, your powers can still be great." and at her last words she trotted off on Whisper who snorted in laughter.
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"Well.... She is a mage. Would you fight for Tortall if you were called on or needed?" King Johnathan asked Destiny and Lisa. They both nodded in reply. "Well then i suppose I can find you a place, then." he smiled and Lisa liked him instantly though Destiny had some doubts. "I will call into you tomorrow early, hopefully with a new home for you two."
They both thanked him gratefully and after he left they leapt with joy. "Finally a new place!" they kept saying. Alanna and George were happy for them and showed it by having a feast in their honour. Making them all go to bed late but that didn't stop them from getting up early the next morning.
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King Johnathan told them that they had 3 houses to choose from. They decided to look at them all and Daine, Numair and Alanna chose to come along and see for themselves what the girls could choose from, though George had other things to do.
The first place was very big and it was draped in roses that looked too good for them. The inside showed two spiralling staircases and many rooms and two kitchens. The girls thought the house was perfect till they got outside. It hardly had any backyard and only one paddock for there two horses and Destiny hoped to breed some more, so that place was out of the question.
The second house was much better with a huge backyard and that house was fairly big. Big enough for the girls anyway. It had 15 guestrooms so it could fit enough quests to stay. It had a servant's dormitory with reasonable sized rooms, bigger than the ones at Pirate's Swoop for the servants and maids. The kitchen was big enough and the main hall was brilliant though not so glamorous as the one Alanna had but Lisa decided that she could fix it up easy.
Lastly they came to the third place. The back yard was nice and the house was nice though it was smaller then they would have liked and the gardens were awful. The girls decided on the second house.
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When morning broke a slight breeze shone on Destiny's face. She struggled to open her eyes, the window was open, "I must have left it open last night" she thought to herself as she looked out the window. A black tipped raven flew to her window. She greeted it in its language and stroked its lovely feathers while asking it questions about Tortall and about Pirate's Swoop. The raven seemed to be young but he knew a lot. Stating his name was Gourry he told her that it was brilliant here and that the young girl who lived here fed him well.
Destiny laughed, this entire one thought about was food and thinking that her stomach growled, Guess she did too at this time of the morning. She let Gourry go and find some of his own breakfast. She got up and closed the window, the maid cam in shortly after and made her wash and put on clean clothes that she had got out for her. Destiny shook with rage as the maid made her change into a light blue long dress. Trying her hardest not to hurt the maid and to complain when she went for breakfast she washed and got the dress and corset on and walked down the stairs. Nearly tripping twice making her rage thunder.
When she got to breakfast Alanna, Daine and Numair were they're eating peacefully. There heads turn when she came down and Alanna commented on how beautiful she looked. Daine nodded, though stopped as she could see Destiny's rage lifting. Destiny sat down awkwardly and she stated plainly. "Who made the choice on what i would wear today?" Numair cocked his head and then looked away, they all now saw her rage getting stronger. "Well i did of course," Alanna said slowly.
Destiny's eyes shone red and in a trice Alanna was off her chair and had been slammed into the wall. Alanna yelped in pain, though not to loud. "Never make me wear a dress not under my own free will or I'll do it again. My rage can get a lot worse," she walked away upstairs and into her guestroom, passing Lisa on the way. Lisa's seeing her rage quickly ran downstairs in her beautiful flowing orange dress. Lisa didn't like dresses either but her rage wasn't as thunderous as Destiny's was.
She ran down and found Alanna bieng helped up by Numair and Daine. "Oh I'm sorry," she told them, "I should have warned you, Destiny's rage is more than the Dark Lord can handle..." Alanna laughed then why aren't i dead. Lisa frowned, "Because she likes you Alanna, she didn't want you to get hurt too bad like Daine and Numair here. As a child her rage became unbearable for a while when my mother abandoned us. She would only talk to animals and me. Her rage killed many but she has fought to control it. We had a very, very hard child hood. Much like yours, Daine, but you weren't abandoned by your parents, they didn't banish you for who you are leave you to die!" Numair put his hand on the girls shoulder. "Destiny will be fine by lunch she will probably talk to some animals for a while and in that time i think it would be good for you to get her some other clothes and would you mind getting me some too?" Alanna nodded her head.
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When Destiny had got to her room she jumped out the window and changed into an eagle in mid air. Her eyes shone red but besides this she was a normal golden coloured eagle. She flew over the Tortall lands far and wide looking for a new house. There were many that she liked but most were taken. When she got closer to Pirate's Swoop she noticed a group of kids playing nearby. With them was a barn owl and she landed near it, now loosing interest of the kids.
It woke up with a jump and beckoned her to come inside. *Welcome young mage, * Destiny shook her head in surprise. *How did you know I was a mage, * she asked him in bewilderment. *I know because your wild magic is far too powerful of that of a normal eagle. * Destiny nodded her head that made sense to her. *Why have you come to my tree then mage? Are you in need of advice? * The Owl's voice boomed in her ears. *Yes I have some for some advice, the two legers that live near here angered me. Why do they get to me so much? * she asked. *Hmmm.* started the Owl, *as you are a mage and of a rough child hood your feelings cannot cannot come out many other ways. Your feelings came out this way today because you feel different bieng away from your home ground. People here can do things you can and your jealously also has something to do with it. * Destiny nodded, she new that her jealousy was very big in her decisions making. She thanked the Owl and then flew off in the direction of her guestroom. She flew through the window and saw that there were new clothes on the bed, plain breeches and a black shirt. Destiny smiled and morphed back into her human form and put on the clothes. Now over her bad mood she walked downstairs to get some food seeming as she had decided to skip breakfast this morning.
She went downstairs and saw Alanna with a few of the servants and maids. Destiny walked over and the servants left with the maids. "Alanna, I am so sorry about this morning sometimes my rage gets the better of me, well most of the time it does" Alanna laughed.
"It's okay just warn me what you like and what you don't like before hand please," now it was Destiny's turn to laugh. "This afternoon we will be meeting with the King and the Queen, would you like to wear a dress?" Alanna asked curiously. "I think i will, but one not too long and a red colour if you can." she giggled. "I will be pleased to young mage." Alanna said before walking off into the kitchen.
"I could get use to this much attention," Destiny thought to herself and laughed. She could never be royalty, maybe a noble but never royalty.
Walking outside to the stables to see Whisper she noticed a young boy on a dapple-grey colt. She watched him jump over some logs for a while and studied his movements. "He's not half bad," she thought to herself and then walked into the stables. Whisper neighed a hello at her when she arrived to his stall. *Hello Whisper. Did you sleep well? * She asked him while rubbing his face. *I did and i also heard that you made quite an up roar this morning, I hope you didn't do anything drastic AGAIN. *
The word again made Destiny shake with rage but she calmed down when she reminded herself that she deserved it, *Yes i did make an uproar this morning but no it wasn't any thing too drastic, i think, * she smiled to herself.
*Anyway I am taking you out on a ride now and i want to watch this boy out there for a little while, okay* she told Whisper who just nodded. It took her only 3 minutes to tack him up and mount. They rode out of the stables and went to the paddock's fence where the boy was training. *Now you must let me watch okay Whisper, * she told him, never taking her eyes off the boy. Whisper nodded again and watch too.
The boy and his horses' movements were spectacular, the horse itself was definitely a warhorse and it looked like the boy was a squire. The boy after about 20 more minutes finished and patted his horse then looked over in Destin's direction. He looked shocked to see a girl, on a horse, watching him. "Hey!" he called out to her, Destiny smiled back while he trotted over to the fence.
"How long have you been watching me?" he asked curiously. "Oh... about 20 minutes, maybe more," she answered. "Your quite good on that horse aren't you?" she asked him to see what his answer was, whether he was stuck up or not. "Well not really, Dragon did most of it." he answered smiling, "Good he's not stuck up," Destiny thought to herself and then said, "and who are you? Do you live here?"
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Shaw one of the servant's son's who George has taken under his wing, seeming as i have the gift." he smiled. "He looks proud of himself, just because he has the gift!" Destiny thought to herself. "And you are?" he asked her.
"Haha, I am Destiny, one of the two new wild-mages who came here last night." she smirked as she said this. Shaw nearly fell off Dragon. "You, You, You are one of the wild-mages? The powerful wild-mages that have made the others all nervous!" He laughed out loud, "You cannot be, you are a petty girl. No girl could be that strong!"
Destiny shook with anger but concealed it though she did one thing. She drew her sword as fast as lightning and put it to his throat, "Do not mock my sex boy, I am a wild-mage and i have been since i was 5 years old and you only have the gift, wild-magic is pure and ten times stronger." She then giggled.
*Excuse me young Dragon. Could you please kneel down in front of me please? I will feed you some treats later if you do..." At the sound of treats the horse knelt down with his rider still on him. "Your horse is quite the gentleman, you see i can speak to animals and they respond to me. Remember, it doesn't matter what sex you are, your powers can still be great." and at her last words she trotted off on Whisper who snorted in laughter.
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"Well.... She is a mage. Would you fight for Tortall if you were called on or needed?" King Johnathan asked Destiny and Lisa. They both nodded in reply. "Well then i suppose I can find you a place, then." he smiled and Lisa liked him instantly though Destiny had some doubts. "I will call into you tomorrow early, hopefully with a new home for you two."
They both thanked him gratefully and after he left they leapt with joy. "Finally a new place!" they kept saying. Alanna and George were happy for them and showed it by having a feast in their honour. Making them all go to bed late but that didn't stop them from getting up early the next morning.
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King Johnathan told them that they had 3 houses to choose from. They decided to look at them all and Daine, Numair and Alanna chose to come along and see for themselves what the girls could choose from, though George had other things to do.
The first place was very big and it was draped in roses that looked too good for them. The inside showed two spiralling staircases and many rooms and two kitchens. The girls thought the house was perfect till they got outside. It hardly had any backyard and only one paddock for there two horses and Destiny hoped to breed some more, so that place was out of the question.
The second house was much better with a huge backyard and that house was fairly big. Big enough for the girls anyway. It had 15 guestrooms so it could fit enough quests to stay. It had a servant's dormitory with reasonable sized rooms, bigger than the ones at Pirate's Swoop for the servants and maids. The kitchen was big enough and the main hall was brilliant though not so glamorous as the one Alanna had but Lisa decided that she could fix it up easy.
Lastly they came to the third place. The back yard was nice and the house was nice though it was smaller then they would have liked and the gardens were awful. The girls decided on the second house.
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