A/n: Hello everybody. I'm writing this cuz I'm bored, and I'll only finish it if u guys review and want me to!
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Jonathon of Conte, knight and King of Tortall, sighed as he peered out the window, overlooking the rose garden and bustling nobles.
"Jon, what's wrong?" crooned Thayet. "You've been acting strange lately."
The king turned towards his wife, not really seeing her. His troubled thoughts were too occupied on something else.
"Alanna," he muttered. "She's been away from court for three years now, all because of me. I was told that Raoul still goes to see her, when he's out with the Own, but…I miss her. A lot."
The queen frowned, her beautiful features shadowed. "You do think about her a lot, don't you?"
Jon grunted, made his amends, and left the room. Not going anywhere in particular, he just had to go somewhere. Perhaps I could go to Pirate's Swoop to visit George, he thought, and if Alanna waxes too outraged (a/n: I know, I just had to use that line. Its from Squire) I'll tell her I need any information that George has got from his latest conquests. He smirked, proud of his brilliant excuse, and anticipated seeing Alanna. Much more lighthearted now, he went to see Raoul.
He found his friends in the practice courts, drilling new recruits of the King's Own. "Raoul!" he hailed, "Come and talk with me for a moment, would you?"
Raoul nodded and waved the trainees back to work. They had all stopped to bow to the King.
"What's on your mind, Jon?"
"I'm going to see Alanna," explained Jon. "I've got it all worked out. I'll go there and say I'm paying a call to George!"
Raoul snorted. "I thought making excuses was below you!"
"I just want to see her," the king said irritably.
Raoul's face changed from amusement to perplex ion. "But you can't. She's not at the Swoop right now. What do you think she does all this time-- sit home and darn stockings? No, she's off on some adventure again, last time I checked."
"Maybe she's home by now?" Jon said hopefully. "Well, I think I'll go anyway."
Raoul shook his head and went back to training as Jon entered the Stables.