Disclaimer: I do not own most of the characters nor most of the settings. Although Nelyra and Kay belong to me.
Author's Note: As a response to one of the reviews I received I would like to state that Tamora Pierce does not mention Nelyra in any of her Tortall books. I created Nelyra.
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When Nelyra arrived at her lodgings, she found Robert bent over a piece of parchment at his small desk. She crept closer, making sure he did not hear her. The blue seal on the parchment startled her. Blue was for the King, the real king, King Jonathan. What did the King want with her brother? A sudden pain made her leg crumple and she fell to the floor.
"You could have Knocked, Nelly," Robert commented as he helped her up. "What have you done to your leg?"
"I fell."
"I know you did who was chasing you?'
"I fell."
Robert laughed softly. " That's the same excuse the pages use when they get into a fight."
" I ain't the one teaching them stuff bout the Gift, You are. And I don't care bout em."
" What happened t the correct grammar I taught you?" Robert asked.
" It fell," she answered. " I'm going to bed."
" I would like to think that eight o'clock in the morning is a bit to early for sleeping."
" Shut-up!" Nelyra yelled as she pulled the curtains closed around her bed.