It was dark outside the walls of the room. Jon was reminding Alanna
about the bet and the conditions.
"If I'm supposed to go to the ball I can't go as Alanna of Trebond and I'm going to have to go as someone related to Squire Alan," she pointed out.
"We could say you're Alan's cousin. What about Lanna of Trebond?" he asked.
"It can't be Trebond because I get the eyes from my mother's side," she said.
"What fief was your mother from?" he asked thinking.
"Heldon," she told him.
"None of them come to court do they?" he asked.
"No, there's only my great uncle and he doesn't come because he isn't well enough to travel and my aunt who married a Gallan so she lives there. We could say I was her daughter and my aunt sent me to her uncle for a while, while they travelled around, which has been a few years which is how I've lost the accent and I'm here to see Alan but he's on an errand for you and is getting to miss the party," she said.
"Let's go along with that Lanna of? We can't use Heldon because you're supposed to be your aunt's daughter," he pointed out.
"Her name's Juvat now. So it is now Lanna of Juvat. There aren't any Gallans at court are there?" she asked.
"No, I don't think so," he replied thoughtfully.
"Good, Good. Now you are going to help me with my dancing if you want me to actually pull this off," she said standing up and grabbing Jon's hand.
"There isn't any music," he said.
"So. Who needs music? I just have to be able not to step on anyone's feet. I'm supposed to be able to dance perfectly. So dance!" she ordered him.
"Ouch!"
"Sorry," she said apologetically.
After about an hour the two of sat down.
"You're getting better. You didn't step on my foot once in the last one. We should go to bed now we don't want to be late again otherwise we will get in more trouble," Jon said helping her up.
"What trouble did you get in? I got into trouble from Duke Gareth about missing afternoon lessons and I told him I was on an errand with you and he didn't believe me. He knew I was with you though but he knew the real reason I wasn't there so I got told if it happens again then I'll get punishment duties in the way of extra class work," she said slightly angry. Jon laughed.
"Poor, poor Lanna. Want me to tell Uncle that you really were running an errand for me?" he asked with mock sympathy. She hit him on the arm and went to bed.
The day of the ball
"The ball starts at nine so do you want to come at ten thirty?" Jon asked her. She nodded. "You only have to stay an hour."
Alanna snuck into the ball that night though one of the side doors at 10:30. She was wearing a pale lavender dress trimmed in silver with amethysts on the hems. Jonathan had bought it for her. She was also wearing her black wig that she had spelled so it would stay in place and not fall off. After she had spelled it she had put half of her hair up in a bun with the rest hanging down and had covered the bun with a silver coloured net that had amethysts and crystals sowed into it.
She scanned the room and found Jon, Gary and Raoul in a group near one of the balconies on the other side of the room. Which meant that she was going to have to walk across the room. She took the easy option and went around the edge.
Jon spotted her when she was half way there. He excused himself from the young court ladies and knights and met her.
Gary looked over to where Jon had gone with no explanation and saw a young woman who he had never met before.
"Raoul. Who's that that Jon's talking to?" he asked. Raoul turned round and saw whom Jon was talking to.
"I've never seen her before. Whoever she is she's pretty. No wonder he went over to her," Raoul remarked to him. They were both looking at Jon and Alanna. By now everybody else in their group was to.
Meanwhile
"There you are. You look beautiful," Jon told her smiling.
"Thank you," she said curtsying.
"Come on I'll take you over," he told her.
"They're all staring at us," she said with a glance at the group. Jon turned round and looked at the group and saw that they were. He offered her his arm and she took it.
"So where did you say I was?" she asked him.
"I said that your relative in the city had requested that you go and see them and I, being the nice man that I am let you go," he said smiling at her. She laughed.
The reached the group and Jonathan introduced her to everyone.
"This is Lady Lanna of Juvat. Alan's cousin," Jon said. The knights all bowed and the other ladies glared at her.
"This is Gareth of Naxen, the younger or Gary, Raoul of Golden Lake, Alexander of Tirragen or Alex," Jon said, there were in total about 20 people there not including Jon and her which he reintroduced her to since she already knew them all.
Jonathan asked her for the first dance before everybody else could.
"This is quite fun," she told him as they danced.
"Remember you have a whole hour left to get young men to dance with you," he said smugly to her.
"Oh, yes. That is going to be quite fun. Are you going to get jealous?" she asked him smiling.
"Why would I get jealous?" he asked coolly.
"Just think, me and all those handsome young men and me dancing with them. Remember they think I'm single and I'm not allowed to tell Gary or Raoul that it's me am I?" She said wickedly.
"There's something familier about her," Gary said puzzled to Raoul. Meaning Lanna.
"Apart from the fact that she looks like a version of Alan except with black hair," Raoul pointed out.
"That isn't her real hair colour," Gary whispered to Raoul. "She has fair eyebrows not dark ones." They looked at each other.
"You don't think?" they both said looking at Alanna dance with Jon.
"They might. Remember they've been secretive since they got drunk," Raoul told him.
"We could string them along aswell," Gary said. So that's what they did.
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"If I'm supposed to go to the ball I can't go as Alanna of Trebond and I'm going to have to go as someone related to Squire Alan," she pointed out.
"We could say you're Alan's cousin. What about Lanna of Trebond?" he asked.
"It can't be Trebond because I get the eyes from my mother's side," she said.
"What fief was your mother from?" he asked thinking.
"Heldon," she told him.
"None of them come to court do they?" he asked.
"No, there's only my great uncle and he doesn't come because he isn't well enough to travel and my aunt who married a Gallan so she lives there. We could say I was her daughter and my aunt sent me to her uncle for a while, while they travelled around, which has been a few years which is how I've lost the accent and I'm here to see Alan but he's on an errand for you and is getting to miss the party," she said.
"Let's go along with that Lanna of? We can't use Heldon because you're supposed to be your aunt's daughter," he pointed out.
"Her name's Juvat now. So it is now Lanna of Juvat. There aren't any Gallans at court are there?" she asked.
"No, I don't think so," he replied thoughtfully.
"Good, Good. Now you are going to help me with my dancing if you want me to actually pull this off," she said standing up and grabbing Jon's hand.
"There isn't any music," he said.
"So. Who needs music? I just have to be able not to step on anyone's feet. I'm supposed to be able to dance perfectly. So dance!" she ordered him.
"Ouch!"
"Sorry," she said apologetically.
After about an hour the two of sat down.
"You're getting better. You didn't step on my foot once in the last one. We should go to bed now we don't want to be late again otherwise we will get in more trouble," Jon said helping her up.
"What trouble did you get in? I got into trouble from Duke Gareth about missing afternoon lessons and I told him I was on an errand with you and he didn't believe me. He knew I was with you though but he knew the real reason I wasn't there so I got told if it happens again then I'll get punishment duties in the way of extra class work," she said slightly angry. Jon laughed.
"Poor, poor Lanna. Want me to tell Uncle that you really were running an errand for me?" he asked with mock sympathy. She hit him on the arm and went to bed.
The day of the ball
"The ball starts at nine so do you want to come at ten thirty?" Jon asked her. She nodded. "You only have to stay an hour."
Alanna snuck into the ball that night though one of the side doors at 10:30. She was wearing a pale lavender dress trimmed in silver with amethysts on the hems. Jonathan had bought it for her. She was also wearing her black wig that she had spelled so it would stay in place and not fall off. After she had spelled it she had put half of her hair up in a bun with the rest hanging down and had covered the bun with a silver coloured net that had amethysts and crystals sowed into it.
She scanned the room and found Jon, Gary and Raoul in a group near one of the balconies on the other side of the room. Which meant that she was going to have to walk across the room. She took the easy option and went around the edge.
Jon spotted her when she was half way there. He excused himself from the young court ladies and knights and met her.
Gary looked over to where Jon had gone with no explanation and saw a young woman who he had never met before.
"Raoul. Who's that that Jon's talking to?" he asked. Raoul turned round and saw whom Jon was talking to.
"I've never seen her before. Whoever she is she's pretty. No wonder he went over to her," Raoul remarked to him. They were both looking at Jon and Alanna. By now everybody else in their group was to.
Meanwhile
"There you are. You look beautiful," Jon told her smiling.
"Thank you," she said curtsying.
"Come on I'll take you over," he told her.
"They're all staring at us," she said with a glance at the group. Jon turned round and looked at the group and saw that they were. He offered her his arm and she took it.
"So where did you say I was?" she asked him.
"I said that your relative in the city had requested that you go and see them and I, being the nice man that I am let you go," he said smiling at her. She laughed.
The reached the group and Jonathan introduced her to everyone.
"This is Lady Lanna of Juvat. Alan's cousin," Jon said. The knights all bowed and the other ladies glared at her.
"This is Gareth of Naxen, the younger or Gary, Raoul of Golden Lake, Alexander of Tirragen or Alex," Jon said, there were in total about 20 people there not including Jon and her which he reintroduced her to since she already knew them all.
Jonathan asked her for the first dance before everybody else could.
"This is quite fun," she told him as they danced.
"Remember you have a whole hour left to get young men to dance with you," he said smugly to her.
"Oh, yes. That is going to be quite fun. Are you going to get jealous?" she asked him smiling.
"Why would I get jealous?" he asked coolly.
"Just think, me and all those handsome young men and me dancing with them. Remember they think I'm single and I'm not allowed to tell Gary or Raoul that it's me am I?" She said wickedly.
"There's something familier about her," Gary said puzzled to Raoul. Meaning Lanna.
"Apart from the fact that she looks like a version of Alan except with black hair," Raoul pointed out.
"That isn't her real hair colour," Gary whispered to Raoul. "She has fair eyebrows not dark ones." They looked at each other.
"You don't think?" they both said looking at Alanna dance with Jon.
"They might. Remember they've been secretive since they got drunk," Raoul told him.
"We could string them along aswell," Gary said. So that's what they did.
I don't know how long it will take to get other parts up due to the fact that I'm having troubles uploading.