Disclaimer: I only own Deylnar, Lord Shalam and his servant. Everyone else belongs to the marvelous Tamora Pierce.
Thanks to Kenta Divina, clarylissa, Keita, and Camisole for reviewing!!
Kel and Deylnar left Corus for the Scanra border the next day. They were camping with the third company that night. At dinner, Kel ran into a familiar blue-eyed sergeant. "Dom!" Kel said enthusiastically. She was relieved to find she still felt weak at the knees when he looked at her or when she looked at him.
"Hello, Kel." Dom replied, eyes glinting with happiness. Kel introduced Deylnar to Dom. The men and Kel quickly ate their dinner. Dom excused himself and walked outside. Minutes later, Kel started to feel tired and politely told everyone she was going to bed. On the way back to her tent, Kel bumped into Dom.
Kel looked him straight in the eye, unveiling her feelings for the shortest of moments. Dom looked relieved and love filled his vision. Her old crush on Dom had gone away, replaced by this other deeper feeling. She was in love with Dom. Kel and Dom grabbed each other's hand and walked into the woods, where they had no fear of being seen. As they walked, they came upon a moonlit pond. The moonlight illuminated Dom's face and brought sparkles to his eyes. Then, Kel did the unimaginable. She kissed Dom. (A/N: sorry 'bout that Keita) At first the kiss was timid, but as she felt Dom adding to it, she made it more passionate. He also deepened the kiss; with such force that Kel almost fell backwards. She threw her arms around his neck and brought him over to a rock overlooking the luminescent lake. He sat down, and he on his lap facing him, all the while kissing each other. Running out of breath, they stopped, only to snag some air for their lungs and return to their expression of feelings for one another. Kel felt as if she was floating. "I wasn't sure if you..." Kel started.
Dom said breathlessly, "I've loved you since I first saw you." And before Kel could say anything, He leaned in and kissed her again. Kel started tugging at his tunic, but he softly said "No. I love you Kel, and I'm sure you love me, otherwise you wouldn't have kissed me, but if we do this now, we will regret it."
"But I have my charm..." Kel started to reply.
"We are at war. If they see us, they will use us to hurt each other." Little did they know, but Dom was right, and they were being watched.
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"Lord Shalam, I have found a way to defeat Tortall."
"Yes, my humble servant." Came a cold reply from the throne.
"I saw the Lady Knight with a man.
"You mean the Lioness? Of course she's with a man! Gods curse it! She's married! And she's protected and too hard to take."
"No. The Protector of the Small."
"Hmmm…the Protector of the Small. Very good. Very good."
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Kel woke up abruptly. Something was wrong. She heard Dom call for help. For HELP!! Kel jumped out of her bedroll and grabbed her scabbard with her sword Griffin, along with her glaive. The horn sounded to wake all still sleeping. She ran towards the noise. On the ground, Kel saw signs of a struggle, along with a piece of the tunic Dom had been wearing. But he was gone.
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