~~ OH YEAH!!! I bet you that I WILL finish this one! I like this story,
it's my fav that I have done, but some of my others I really like too, lol.
SO yes, read on! ~~
Disclaimer - Sorry I forgot to do this before, There all mine besides TP's.
Chapter 7 - An enemy and a united family
The next few weeks were interesting. Lisa and Shaw obviously loved each other and they kept going to places together. Des and Lucas were flashing looks at each other the whole time and racing on the horses together. Storm and Mary-Anne were actually getting better, Mary-Anne was getting use to doing somethings by herself, but Destiny had assigned all the servents to do one day of helping her with somethings each. Mary-Anne was grateful for that and she was happier for it as well.
Storm himself had made many delivery calls to his father about what had been happening and his father was happy with him. Mary-Anne had become actually friendly by the end of the second week so Lisa and Des had let the servents make her a warm salt bath. Mary-Anne had been so pleased that she said Lisa and Destiny could be her bridesmaids at the wedding, but they both declined. They didn't really want to dress up in famcy dresses and to watch her get married. Not their ideal way to spend a weekend and also because one of the foals was due to be born that day or the next, so the girls wanted to be there for the mare.
The mare's name was Moonbay because she was a bay and because Des liked the name moon. The sire to the foal was Edge so Lisa got to name it, she hoped that it would be another bay or a black. Blacks sell the best...
Lisa also spent alot of time with Edge. He was not jumpy anymore but she had no idea why he had acted the way he did. Shaw looked over him but couldn't find anything wrong with him, Des even talked to him and he said he didn't remember doing it. They all thought it was suspicious, besides Nathan, who now refused to take sides after an unfortunate mishap with a horseshoe. Destiny found it hilarious.
When it was time for the boys to go Destiny and Lucas had a short goodbye kiss and Shaun hoped that they could come and visit again. Storm and Mary- Anne were riding side by side and they waved goodbye with the others. They had left, "Finally!" Destiny sighed as they got off their property. "What? I thought you liked Lucas and Mary-Anne was becomming more and more of a friend by the day!" Lisa said as she looked wearily at her friend. "I know and I do like Lucas but it was nothing more of a crush, well forget each other now and probably never see each other again. For Mary-Anne well lets just say that the poor servents will get a break and we wont have to worry about how we act around her," Destiny said reasuringly. "Good point," Lisa agreed as Nathan nodded, he agreed with both of them.
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"Guards?" Lisa peaked out the window as she told her friends. "Plenty of the, I wonder what they want with us here?" she ran her hand through her hair, guards made her uneasy. A few minutes ago a band of about 15 guards had arrived at the house with stunning war-horses and swords sharpened to kill. Lisa didn't like most guards, they scared her a bit, though it made her stronger because Destiny wasn't scared of them.
"Well there is only one way to find out!" Destiny said as she got up and headed for the door. Lisa pulled her back. "No! We go out together or not at all!" Lisa told Des, summoning up her strength. Destiny fially agreed and they walked out to face the leader of the guards.
"Why are you here guard? This is our property and you have no permission to be here!" Destiny told the leader keeping her voice calm, but she snapped as well, it didn't sound to nice. The guard frowned, "I am here by the order of King Johnathan the IV, you are to proceed to the palace in 3 days time."
Destiny looked over the guard, she reconised him from somewhere. "May I see your sword soldior?" she asked him leaving both him and Lisa puzzled. "Sure young mage, it is heavy though," he said as he took out his glintering sword and gave it to her. Destiny raised it looking it over, it was farmilliar to her too, she gave it back. Then it clicked horribly. "Give me a look at your arm soilder!" she snapped at him. He frowned and rolled up his left sleeve. There was nothing there besides a normal arm. "Your other one!" she snapped again getting frusturated. He did and it showed a deep gash down his arm. Made clearly by the blade of a Shang dagger, her own.
"You!" she shrieked and lunged at him throwing him off his horse. Lisa ran over and got a hold of her. Destiny's eyes blazed grey with hatred and threw out more insults then she was supposed to know at her age. Lise was very very glad that Destiny didn't have the guards sword still or he WOULD be dead.
"Des settle down," Lisa calmly told her friend who relaxed and took a deep breath. "Who is he?" Lisa wanted to know. "Why dont you tell her, guard," Destiny snapped at the guard, her glare was horrible but the ma still spoke. "I am Duke Darren of GoldenLake," he spat when he finished and Lisa let go of Destiny who lunged back at him. She knew now who he was and he deserved everything that Destiny did to him.
When Destiy finally rose the man was in tatters. There was blade marks all over him, from Destiny's two daggers and he was struggling to stand but he did. He coughed out a few words, "Why do this to me?"
Destiny spat right in his face and he wipped it off with hardly any strenght. "You really dont know?" Lisa growled at him, she was about to kick him right where it hurt. He shook his head. "Well let me refresh your memory then," Destiny snapped at him.
"It was about 7 years ago, it was a dreary day. No sun, but no rain either. It was in a pleasant town with many little children there with parents and grandparents of all ages until they were all killed, all but two. You and your raiders came storming in, raised blades, axes and torches setting fire to houses, stealing cattle and killing everyone in sight. You announced yourself as she guardian of the underworld with many followers helping you raid. You killed people slowly unlike your comrads and we watched our friends and foster family die in your hands. After they were dead we both stormed out upon you, my daggers raised and lisa's staff. Lisa knocked you off your horse and I sliced that same mark down your arm. You picked us up by the scruff and tossed us into a burning house but lucky for us, we survived. The whole house was not yet burnt we managed to go out the back window and to hide in the trees till you were gone. We will never forgive you for that, soldior and I suspect King Johnathan would like to know about his head guard bieng a misterious Guardian of the Underworld."
The other soldiors scowled at Duke Darran. "You told us when we investigated the site that there was no survivors and that you had NO IDEA how it started!" one told him, cracking his nuckles. One of the others got a rope out of his saddle bag and tied Duke Darren's arms and feet up, then slung him over the saddle. "Would you ladies like to come with us?" another asked, who looked to be second in command. "I think we will, but can I just ask would you like to come in and have something to eat and drink before we head off so we can orgonise what the servents and Nathan will be doing without us, Lisa asked them.
They nodded. "Good," Lisa said beckoning Destiny to come with her. Destiny turned to follow her friend but a man called to them. He was a young scruffy looking soldior with kind blue eyes. "Miss, did you say something about a Nathan?" he asked.
"Yes, he lives here with us," Destiny replied to him and some of the others snorted with laughter, she glared at them. "Well you would stay with us to if we saved you from bieng hanged and offered you a fair amount of money to do minimum chores and look after horses till you got back on your feet," she snapped at them, they shut up.
"You say Nathan is here? The Nathan that was going to be hanged! My brother Nathan!" he lept with joy. Lisa smiled and Destiny looked at him, "You are his brother? Then why didn't you help him when he was going to be hanged?" she asked him.
He hung his head, "I was in jail with my brother when it happened, we were both in for different reasons and he had been in there longer than me. He was to be hanged for murder and I was only to be kept in there for 9 months. I could do nothing for my brother, it was horrible! Not knowing if my only brother was dead or alive. If I would ever see him again..."
Destiny nodded and offered the guards to follow her into the house. They looked around in curiosity at the tapestries and the colours. Destiny looked at them and smiled, this was interestingly fun. Then they came to the main dining hall. Not too fancy but nice all the same. Nathan was sitting there talking to Shaw and a waiter as they walked in. Nathan's brother jumped with joy. "Nathan! Nat! NAT!" he yelled and ran down the room to his brother and hugged him.
"Jeremy? Is that you?" Nathan asked slowly. "Yup, one in the same!" he yelled with happiness as his big brother hugegd him. "Oh I didn't think I would ever see you again!" Nathan smiled at his brother nearly in tears, "Me either," Jeremy told him.
Destiny decided that she wasn't in the mood for happy reunions. "Boys, boys, settle down. Sit and talk will you?" she told them. The turned to the waiter, "Please, can you go and inform the chefs that we will need some tea for about 15 people and some biscutes to." The waited nodded his head, bowed and then walked down to the kitchens on the next floor as the boys got more aquainted with each other and talked.
Des and Lisa decided that they would only pack some small things like toothbrushes, underware, socks, ad one spare change of clothes. They could get the rest at the palace or at the town square. They loosly saddled up the horses and said goodbye to the rest. Also they dragged the Duke to the stables where they tied him up and made sure that on the way they banged his head a couple of times.
When it was finally time to stay Jeremy offered to stay and to help Nathan look after the place. Jeremy only looked about 19 with his scruffy light brown hair and his blue eyes were pleading to stay, in the end they let him stay. Though they weren't sure what use he would be, but Nathan would keep him in line.
Destiny finally got the men to move and they left there property, the men still talking about them, even in front of the girls noses. "Goddess! Even I have more manners then they do!" Destiny told her friend. "And thats really saying something!" Lisa replied with a laugh.
She punched her friend playfully. This was going to be a fun trip, all the way to Corus.
Disclaimer - Sorry I forgot to do this before, There all mine besides TP's.
Chapter 7 - An enemy and a united family
The next few weeks were interesting. Lisa and Shaw obviously loved each other and they kept going to places together. Des and Lucas were flashing looks at each other the whole time and racing on the horses together. Storm and Mary-Anne were actually getting better, Mary-Anne was getting use to doing somethings by herself, but Destiny had assigned all the servents to do one day of helping her with somethings each. Mary-Anne was grateful for that and she was happier for it as well.
Storm himself had made many delivery calls to his father about what had been happening and his father was happy with him. Mary-Anne had become actually friendly by the end of the second week so Lisa and Des had let the servents make her a warm salt bath. Mary-Anne had been so pleased that she said Lisa and Destiny could be her bridesmaids at the wedding, but they both declined. They didn't really want to dress up in famcy dresses and to watch her get married. Not their ideal way to spend a weekend and also because one of the foals was due to be born that day or the next, so the girls wanted to be there for the mare.
The mare's name was Moonbay because she was a bay and because Des liked the name moon. The sire to the foal was Edge so Lisa got to name it, she hoped that it would be another bay or a black. Blacks sell the best...
Lisa also spent alot of time with Edge. He was not jumpy anymore but she had no idea why he had acted the way he did. Shaw looked over him but couldn't find anything wrong with him, Des even talked to him and he said he didn't remember doing it. They all thought it was suspicious, besides Nathan, who now refused to take sides after an unfortunate mishap with a horseshoe. Destiny found it hilarious.
When it was time for the boys to go Destiny and Lucas had a short goodbye kiss and Shaun hoped that they could come and visit again. Storm and Mary- Anne were riding side by side and they waved goodbye with the others. They had left, "Finally!" Destiny sighed as they got off their property. "What? I thought you liked Lucas and Mary-Anne was becomming more and more of a friend by the day!" Lisa said as she looked wearily at her friend. "I know and I do like Lucas but it was nothing more of a crush, well forget each other now and probably never see each other again. For Mary-Anne well lets just say that the poor servents will get a break and we wont have to worry about how we act around her," Destiny said reasuringly. "Good point," Lisa agreed as Nathan nodded, he agreed with both of them.
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"Guards?" Lisa peaked out the window as she told her friends. "Plenty of the, I wonder what they want with us here?" she ran her hand through her hair, guards made her uneasy. A few minutes ago a band of about 15 guards had arrived at the house with stunning war-horses and swords sharpened to kill. Lisa didn't like most guards, they scared her a bit, though it made her stronger because Destiny wasn't scared of them.
"Well there is only one way to find out!" Destiny said as she got up and headed for the door. Lisa pulled her back. "No! We go out together or not at all!" Lisa told Des, summoning up her strength. Destiny fially agreed and they walked out to face the leader of the guards.
"Why are you here guard? This is our property and you have no permission to be here!" Destiny told the leader keeping her voice calm, but she snapped as well, it didn't sound to nice. The guard frowned, "I am here by the order of King Johnathan the IV, you are to proceed to the palace in 3 days time."
Destiny looked over the guard, she reconised him from somewhere. "May I see your sword soldior?" she asked him leaving both him and Lisa puzzled. "Sure young mage, it is heavy though," he said as he took out his glintering sword and gave it to her. Destiny raised it looking it over, it was farmilliar to her too, she gave it back. Then it clicked horribly. "Give me a look at your arm soilder!" she snapped at him. He frowned and rolled up his left sleeve. There was nothing there besides a normal arm. "Your other one!" she snapped again getting frusturated. He did and it showed a deep gash down his arm. Made clearly by the blade of a Shang dagger, her own.
"You!" she shrieked and lunged at him throwing him off his horse. Lisa ran over and got a hold of her. Destiny's eyes blazed grey with hatred and threw out more insults then she was supposed to know at her age. Lise was very very glad that Destiny didn't have the guards sword still or he WOULD be dead.
"Des settle down," Lisa calmly told her friend who relaxed and took a deep breath. "Who is he?" Lisa wanted to know. "Why dont you tell her, guard," Destiny snapped at the guard, her glare was horrible but the ma still spoke. "I am Duke Darren of GoldenLake," he spat when he finished and Lisa let go of Destiny who lunged back at him. She knew now who he was and he deserved everything that Destiny did to him.
When Destiy finally rose the man was in tatters. There was blade marks all over him, from Destiny's two daggers and he was struggling to stand but he did. He coughed out a few words, "Why do this to me?"
Destiny spat right in his face and he wipped it off with hardly any strenght. "You really dont know?" Lisa growled at him, she was about to kick him right where it hurt. He shook his head. "Well let me refresh your memory then," Destiny snapped at him.
"It was about 7 years ago, it was a dreary day. No sun, but no rain either. It was in a pleasant town with many little children there with parents and grandparents of all ages until they were all killed, all but two. You and your raiders came storming in, raised blades, axes and torches setting fire to houses, stealing cattle and killing everyone in sight. You announced yourself as she guardian of the underworld with many followers helping you raid. You killed people slowly unlike your comrads and we watched our friends and foster family die in your hands. After they were dead we both stormed out upon you, my daggers raised and lisa's staff. Lisa knocked you off your horse and I sliced that same mark down your arm. You picked us up by the scruff and tossed us into a burning house but lucky for us, we survived. The whole house was not yet burnt we managed to go out the back window and to hide in the trees till you were gone. We will never forgive you for that, soldior and I suspect King Johnathan would like to know about his head guard bieng a misterious Guardian of the Underworld."
The other soldiors scowled at Duke Darran. "You told us when we investigated the site that there was no survivors and that you had NO IDEA how it started!" one told him, cracking his nuckles. One of the others got a rope out of his saddle bag and tied Duke Darren's arms and feet up, then slung him over the saddle. "Would you ladies like to come with us?" another asked, who looked to be second in command. "I think we will, but can I just ask would you like to come in and have something to eat and drink before we head off so we can orgonise what the servents and Nathan will be doing without us, Lisa asked them.
They nodded. "Good," Lisa said beckoning Destiny to come with her. Destiny turned to follow her friend but a man called to them. He was a young scruffy looking soldior with kind blue eyes. "Miss, did you say something about a Nathan?" he asked.
"Yes, he lives here with us," Destiny replied to him and some of the others snorted with laughter, she glared at them. "Well you would stay with us to if we saved you from bieng hanged and offered you a fair amount of money to do minimum chores and look after horses till you got back on your feet," she snapped at them, they shut up.
"You say Nathan is here? The Nathan that was going to be hanged! My brother Nathan!" he lept with joy. Lisa smiled and Destiny looked at him, "You are his brother? Then why didn't you help him when he was going to be hanged?" she asked him.
He hung his head, "I was in jail with my brother when it happened, we were both in for different reasons and he had been in there longer than me. He was to be hanged for murder and I was only to be kept in there for 9 months. I could do nothing for my brother, it was horrible! Not knowing if my only brother was dead or alive. If I would ever see him again..."
Destiny nodded and offered the guards to follow her into the house. They looked around in curiosity at the tapestries and the colours. Destiny looked at them and smiled, this was interestingly fun. Then they came to the main dining hall. Not too fancy but nice all the same. Nathan was sitting there talking to Shaw and a waiter as they walked in. Nathan's brother jumped with joy. "Nathan! Nat! NAT!" he yelled and ran down the room to his brother and hugged him.
"Jeremy? Is that you?" Nathan asked slowly. "Yup, one in the same!" he yelled with happiness as his big brother hugegd him. "Oh I didn't think I would ever see you again!" Nathan smiled at his brother nearly in tears, "Me either," Jeremy told him.
Destiny decided that she wasn't in the mood for happy reunions. "Boys, boys, settle down. Sit and talk will you?" she told them. The turned to the waiter, "Please, can you go and inform the chefs that we will need some tea for about 15 people and some biscutes to." The waited nodded his head, bowed and then walked down to the kitchens on the next floor as the boys got more aquainted with each other and talked.
Des and Lisa decided that they would only pack some small things like toothbrushes, underware, socks, ad one spare change of clothes. They could get the rest at the palace or at the town square. They loosly saddled up the horses and said goodbye to the rest. Also they dragged the Duke to the stables where they tied him up and made sure that on the way they banged his head a couple of times.
When it was finally time to stay Jeremy offered to stay and to help Nathan look after the place. Jeremy only looked about 19 with his scruffy light brown hair and his blue eyes were pleading to stay, in the end they let him stay. Though they weren't sure what use he would be, but Nathan would keep him in line.
Destiny finally got the men to move and they left there property, the men still talking about them, even in front of the girls noses. "Goddess! Even I have more manners then they do!" Destiny told her friend. "And thats really saying something!" Lisa replied with a laugh.
She punched her friend playfully. This was going to be a fun trip, all the way to Corus.