Chapter one-a wedding and a little surprise
Jon stood by the altar wearing a very smart outfit of pale blue and white with a pair of deep blue boots. Alanna sat next to George on the left of the altar. Next to George were Myles and Coram. On the right side of the altar sat Gary, Raoul, Lord Provest and Buri (of course!) As the traditional Tortall wedding theme was played all turned their heads to the back of the courtyard where there stood a most beautiful woman. Her dark hair was curled in ringlets and her dress certainly showed her great figure! As Alanna noticed George staring she elbowed him with a grin on her face rather then a scowl. George laughed and elbowed her back.
As Thayet reached Jon she gave a deep curtsy of respect. Alanna had always envied Thayet's feminism. The crowd behind the two great barriers watched the ceremony with great respect. The mithran priest and the Daughter of The Goddess stood patiently at the front waiting for the music to end. The two spoke one after another with so much ease Alanna gave a slight shiver. After all it was rather eerie.
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After the ceremony finished and Thayet wore a huge diamond on her finger Alanna and the other nobles rose from their seats. Whilst George and the others headed to Thayet, Alanna headed straight for Jon to congratulate him. She tapped him on the shoulder and slowly he turned round. She stared into his handsome blue eyes for a while before giving him a huge hug. He wore a great grin on his face that Alanna had rarely seen.
"Oh, Jon I am so happy for you. Finally you found a woman just right for you. I wonder how soon it will be before we find mini Jon's running around. It is a scary thought indeed." Jon chuckled at this remark and kissed her cheek.
"I think it will be a little while before you find any children in the nursery. I do hope for children though indeed." The two gave each other another great hug and stared into each other's eyes.
"If I didn't know better, which I do, I would swear you two are still lovers." All three of them laughed. Jon and Alanna had always been close and once of course had been lovers though that time was well over.
"If you will excuse me I need to thank my other guests and head for the banquet hall. He bowed his head and turned on his heel to leave.
George faced Alanna and tweaked her nose. "Well my Lioness I certainly can't wait for our wedding now. You will also soon find mini Alanna's running round." He grinned.
Alanna scowled at this prospect. "You know I don't want children for a while. I'm not ready for that; I have a lot to learn about children. Swords and axes I can handle but children.that's another matter indeed! Come on we should get into the banquet before all the food is cold."
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She was in a small, dark room. In front of her was a huge gaping black hole. She saw something stepping out holding a sword but she was unarmed. The figure headed towards her and she couldn't move let alone run. Alanna awoke with sweat on her face. She rubbed her eyes and slowly took George's arm off her. She used her gift to keep him asleep and left to the Palace stables.
She crept down the many flights of stairs and fingered the ember stone at her throat. Alanna often had dreams like this and they always came to be! She needed a ride to clear her head before she could sleep. George had been too drunk for them to head home so they had spent the night in a guest room. As she opened the door to the garden she spun around. She was sure someone was watching her but she wasn't sure where they were. In the dark she could see little but the presence was gone. With that she turned back and made her way towards her dearest horse.
She rode around the huge castle garden on her chestnut mare, Moonlight. Alanna wanted to clear her head but if she left the castle people would question what was wrong. Alanna knew George had his spies so she kept a hood over her head and stayed in shadow.
Within an hour or so Alanna felt better and headed back to her room. She wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into someone. Lifting her head to apologise she found Jon. He took her arm and pulled her into a nearby room, this happened to be his study. As he closed the door he pulled Alanna close to him and gave her a fierce kiss. Alanna pulled away after quite a while.
"Jon what are you doing?" She kept her voice at a whisper but her tone was harsh.
He looked at her quizzically. "I am kissing you of course. I still love you Alanna and I can't change that." He spoke with complete sincerity.
"Jon we can't do this anymore, I am engaged and you are married!" She looked at him with a scowl on her face but her eyes were loving.
"Didn't you enjoy the kiss?"
"Jon that isn't important right now! All that matter is we shouldn't do this!"
"Didn't you enjoy the kiss?" He asked her again with a stern face.
"Even if I did so what!" She snapped. "Jon I still love you but it can never work. I will always love you as a friend but George is the only one I want to be with."
Jon gave a sigh. "I suppose you're right. No more secret kisses, no matter how nice they are." Alanna spun round to face the door and headed back to her room whilst Jon pulled his crossed fingers from behind his back.
A/N- well I want some reviews before I continue, which I will. All I can say is that this is going to be very long when it's finished!
Jon stood by the altar wearing a very smart outfit of pale blue and white with a pair of deep blue boots. Alanna sat next to George on the left of the altar. Next to George were Myles and Coram. On the right side of the altar sat Gary, Raoul, Lord Provest and Buri (of course!) As the traditional Tortall wedding theme was played all turned their heads to the back of the courtyard where there stood a most beautiful woman. Her dark hair was curled in ringlets and her dress certainly showed her great figure! As Alanna noticed George staring she elbowed him with a grin on her face rather then a scowl. George laughed and elbowed her back.
As Thayet reached Jon she gave a deep curtsy of respect. Alanna had always envied Thayet's feminism. The crowd behind the two great barriers watched the ceremony with great respect. The mithran priest and the Daughter of The Goddess stood patiently at the front waiting for the music to end. The two spoke one after another with so much ease Alanna gave a slight shiver. After all it was rather eerie.
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After the ceremony finished and Thayet wore a huge diamond on her finger Alanna and the other nobles rose from their seats. Whilst George and the others headed to Thayet, Alanna headed straight for Jon to congratulate him. She tapped him on the shoulder and slowly he turned round. She stared into his handsome blue eyes for a while before giving him a huge hug. He wore a great grin on his face that Alanna had rarely seen.
"Oh, Jon I am so happy for you. Finally you found a woman just right for you. I wonder how soon it will be before we find mini Jon's running around. It is a scary thought indeed." Jon chuckled at this remark and kissed her cheek.
"I think it will be a little while before you find any children in the nursery. I do hope for children though indeed." The two gave each other another great hug and stared into each other's eyes.
"If I didn't know better, which I do, I would swear you two are still lovers." All three of them laughed. Jon and Alanna had always been close and once of course had been lovers though that time was well over.
"If you will excuse me I need to thank my other guests and head for the banquet hall. He bowed his head and turned on his heel to leave.
George faced Alanna and tweaked her nose. "Well my Lioness I certainly can't wait for our wedding now. You will also soon find mini Alanna's running round." He grinned.
Alanna scowled at this prospect. "You know I don't want children for a while. I'm not ready for that; I have a lot to learn about children. Swords and axes I can handle but children.that's another matter indeed! Come on we should get into the banquet before all the food is cold."
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She was in a small, dark room. In front of her was a huge gaping black hole. She saw something stepping out holding a sword but she was unarmed. The figure headed towards her and she couldn't move let alone run. Alanna awoke with sweat on her face. She rubbed her eyes and slowly took George's arm off her. She used her gift to keep him asleep and left to the Palace stables.
She crept down the many flights of stairs and fingered the ember stone at her throat. Alanna often had dreams like this and they always came to be! She needed a ride to clear her head before she could sleep. George had been too drunk for them to head home so they had spent the night in a guest room. As she opened the door to the garden she spun around. She was sure someone was watching her but she wasn't sure where they were. In the dark she could see little but the presence was gone. With that she turned back and made her way towards her dearest horse.
She rode around the huge castle garden on her chestnut mare, Moonlight. Alanna wanted to clear her head but if she left the castle people would question what was wrong. Alanna knew George had his spies so she kept a hood over her head and stayed in shadow.
Within an hour or so Alanna felt better and headed back to her room. She wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into someone. Lifting her head to apologise she found Jon. He took her arm and pulled her into a nearby room, this happened to be his study. As he closed the door he pulled Alanna close to him and gave her a fierce kiss. Alanna pulled away after quite a while.
"Jon what are you doing?" She kept her voice at a whisper but her tone was harsh.
He looked at her quizzically. "I am kissing you of course. I still love you Alanna and I can't change that." He spoke with complete sincerity.
"Jon we can't do this anymore, I am engaged and you are married!" She looked at him with a scowl on her face but her eyes were loving.
"Didn't you enjoy the kiss?"
"Jon that isn't important right now! All that matter is we shouldn't do this!"
"Didn't you enjoy the kiss?" He asked her again with a stern face.
"Even if I did so what!" She snapped. "Jon I still love you but it can never work. I will always love you as a friend but George is the only one I want to be with."
Jon gave a sigh. "I suppose you're right. No more secret kisses, no matter how nice they are." Alanna spun round to face the door and headed back to her room whilst Jon pulled his crossed fingers from behind his back.
A/N- well I want some reviews before I continue, which I will. All I can say is that this is going to be very long when it's finished!