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A/N: This is my first fanfic! So b nice n R+R! Sorry this chapter took sooooooooooooooooo long..
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FOUR~ THE DANCING DOVE
"Let go of me!" She screamed while twirling around without thinking and heaving a huge blow into the person's stomach area. But the muscular person was too fast for her and his hand was already waiting there for her to hit. He grabbed onto her two hands and held them together.
"You're very good for a stubborn little girl," a harsh yet soft voice commented. The man had let go of her hands and was eyeing her with pleasure.
She didn't like the man, yet, liked the man at the same time. Just then, she knew that he was only playing around but that wasn't going to stop her from getting angry because she made a big fool out of her, "What do you want?" She said coldly.
He was still looking at her as if she was a present that hasn't been unwrapped. "Hey! Watch it there. No need to get feisty here. I'm just a social man that loves life." His eyes were dancing cheerfully.
She surveyed him. He was about 6 foot 3, rusty brown hair a big nose and very friendly eyes. He wasn't exactly what you called 'handsome' but she could tell that he had a very interesting character. She seemed to like him a lot for some reason.
"Come, have a drink with me, and celebrate our meeting." He led her to the bar and ordered for two drinks.
They sat in silence for a while until Alanna was becoming curious. Who was this man? Why did he want to talk to her and why was she so brightened? But all that was answered. "Name's George, sorry I never came to tell you why I said hi to you didn't I?" Alanna shook her head. "Oh sorry then, do you happen to have the gift?"
She was surprised for him to ask that question, but she remembered what the goddess has said. You have the gift, you can reach out into his heart and see what sort of person he really is. Was he afraid I'll find out he's a murderer or something? Was he? She suddenly began to feel scared. How could I be so dumb? She thought. I trusted in someone I didn't know. How could I? "Yes." She replied at last, curious to know the answer.
"No need to be afraid, I'm not going to kidnap you if that's what you're thinking." He said. But that was exactly what she was thinking about. "So what's your name ?" he asked with a grin.
"Alanna, Alanna of Trebond."
"A noble!" He almost fell out of his chair. "What are you doing here? This is no place for a noble loaded with money. Before you know it, my men are going to steal all of it." He shook his head.
She was confused. What men? What place? But she didn't have time to dawdle on that question he had already nudged her out of her chair and shoved her to the door. He whispered quietly, "Nice meeting you Alanna, just whatever you do, don't come here looking like a princess or with your moneybag loaded with coins. See you around some time."
He pushed her out of the door and walked away. She looked back to the building and saw a sign. A sign she hadn't seen before. A sign that said The dancing dove. At least that answered one question. It would be a long time 'till she'll come back to there again. She checked her moneybag and sure enough, not one coin was left and her really expensive scarf was stolen too. I wonder who he was, she thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Back at the Palace:
Alanna crept back to her bedroom and lay down on her bed. She was exhausted. Her feet were aching from all that walking and all she wanted to do was fall asleep. But a guilty conscience came back to her mind. Didn't she always want to be a knight? Is this what knights do? Complain all day? No, she screamed at it. No, no and no. I've got a lot of training to do and I've got to save Tortall just like what the Goddess said.
She crawled to her wardrobe and slipped on an old dress and rushed out. She knew where her next stop was, and that was Thom's room. At last she came face to face with the door. She knocked in an unlady like fashion and before she knew it was Thom right in front of her.
He looked surprised. "Hello Alanna, What are you doing now? Do you want to come in? You can meet Jon and maybe you could get to know each other more. Or maybe I think it's best that you go back to your room, all the other girls are trying on their dress for tomorrow's ball. You could work out how you'll look pretty and what are you doing in that awful dress?" He was scanning her clothing as if it was poisonous to look at.
"There's no time at the moment. Can you just please teach me how to be a knight. Train me. Let me be your student. Please"
He looked horrified at that idea. "What are you talking about my dear sister?"
"I am telling you that I still want to be a knight, and now I want to be it more than ever, now be a good brother and train me, please."
He shook his head. "Alanna, I would like to but the thing is that I'm a squire and do you know what a squire's job is to do?"
She nodded. "Just clean out your master's helmets and gear and train with him."
"No, It's not that easy, you have to serve him, like a servant, you have to obey him like you would to your father. There is so many things involved in being a squire. I can't just leave. I have to have permission to leave."
She could feel her heart sinking down. Her last hope was taken. But she was furious at the same time. Her brother had betrayed her hope. He had said no to her last hope. She gave him a last look and walked away.
While she was walking, her real and sensible attitude had come to attack her again. What was the goddess talking about? Defeating a well trained knight? This world's gone crazy. She sighed and continued sulking until she got to her room. She wasn't sure what to expect. But there, before her eyes, was the prince. He looked as glamorous as ever, but she was too busy to acknowledge that. She smiled at him, walked in and slammed the door in front of his face. She knew that was the worst thing she's ever done in her life. Especially to a prince but she didn't care.
She lay in bed, and thought of all the ideas she could learn all the skills involved in becoming a real knight.
But, almost like lightening, it struck her, George. Why hasn't she thought of that before? But, wasn't he meant to be just a peasant. No noble is to be seen with a peasant but that was the last chance and last chances have to be taken no matter what.
Just then, Maude walked in with a very, very stern face. "Ok, you're going to make up excuses aren't you? But I'm not going to let you have the chance to even start. I saw you, With a number of other witnesses walking out of the palace. How could you do that? I've always told you to stay in the same place."
The lecture went on for what seemed like hours. But then a thought struck her hard. The gift. She could use it against Lord Roger. How stupid had she been? That gift was all she needed. She was quite sure that if he didn't have a strong enough gift. She felt a lot better and cut straight into Maude's talk. "Could you teach me some sorcery please?"
Maude looked at her with shock. "You want to learn sorcery?" Maude always knew her fear of her own magic.
"Yes Maude."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Plz say you liked it!!! Was it good? Nething I needed to improve on. Plz R+R to tell me ALL about it. Thnx SOOO MUCH to evry1 that did, ur advices were relli gr8!
A/N: This is my first fanfic! So b nice n R+R! Sorry this chapter took sooooooooooooooooo long..
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FOUR~ THE DANCING DOVE
"Let go of me!" She screamed while twirling around without thinking and heaving a huge blow into the person's stomach area. But the muscular person was too fast for her and his hand was already waiting there for her to hit. He grabbed onto her two hands and held them together.
"You're very good for a stubborn little girl," a harsh yet soft voice commented. The man had let go of her hands and was eyeing her with pleasure.
She didn't like the man, yet, liked the man at the same time. Just then, she knew that he was only playing around but that wasn't going to stop her from getting angry because she made a big fool out of her, "What do you want?" She said coldly.
He was still looking at her as if she was a present that hasn't been unwrapped. "Hey! Watch it there. No need to get feisty here. I'm just a social man that loves life." His eyes were dancing cheerfully.
She surveyed him. He was about 6 foot 3, rusty brown hair a big nose and very friendly eyes. He wasn't exactly what you called 'handsome' but she could tell that he had a very interesting character. She seemed to like him a lot for some reason.
"Come, have a drink with me, and celebrate our meeting." He led her to the bar and ordered for two drinks.
They sat in silence for a while until Alanna was becoming curious. Who was this man? Why did he want to talk to her and why was she so brightened? But all that was answered. "Name's George, sorry I never came to tell you why I said hi to you didn't I?" Alanna shook her head. "Oh sorry then, do you happen to have the gift?"
She was surprised for him to ask that question, but she remembered what the goddess has said. You have the gift, you can reach out into his heart and see what sort of person he really is. Was he afraid I'll find out he's a murderer or something? Was he? She suddenly began to feel scared. How could I be so dumb? She thought. I trusted in someone I didn't know. How could I? "Yes." She replied at last, curious to know the answer.
"No need to be afraid, I'm not going to kidnap you if that's what you're thinking." He said. But that was exactly what she was thinking about. "So what's your name ?" he asked with a grin.
"Alanna, Alanna of Trebond."
"A noble!" He almost fell out of his chair. "What are you doing here? This is no place for a noble loaded with money. Before you know it, my men are going to steal all of it." He shook his head.
She was confused. What men? What place? But she didn't have time to dawdle on that question he had already nudged her out of her chair and shoved her to the door. He whispered quietly, "Nice meeting you Alanna, just whatever you do, don't come here looking like a princess or with your moneybag loaded with coins. See you around some time."
He pushed her out of the door and walked away. She looked back to the building and saw a sign. A sign she hadn't seen before. A sign that said The dancing dove. At least that answered one question. It would be a long time 'till she'll come back to there again. She checked her moneybag and sure enough, not one coin was left and her really expensive scarf was stolen too. I wonder who he was, she thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Back at the Palace:
Alanna crept back to her bedroom and lay down on her bed. She was exhausted. Her feet were aching from all that walking and all she wanted to do was fall asleep. But a guilty conscience came back to her mind. Didn't she always want to be a knight? Is this what knights do? Complain all day? No, she screamed at it. No, no and no. I've got a lot of training to do and I've got to save Tortall just like what the Goddess said.
She crawled to her wardrobe and slipped on an old dress and rushed out. She knew where her next stop was, and that was Thom's room. At last she came face to face with the door. She knocked in an unlady like fashion and before she knew it was Thom right in front of her.
He looked surprised. "Hello Alanna, What are you doing now? Do you want to come in? You can meet Jon and maybe you could get to know each other more. Or maybe I think it's best that you go back to your room, all the other girls are trying on their dress for tomorrow's ball. You could work out how you'll look pretty and what are you doing in that awful dress?" He was scanning her clothing as if it was poisonous to look at.
"There's no time at the moment. Can you just please teach me how to be a knight. Train me. Let me be your student. Please"
He looked horrified at that idea. "What are you talking about my dear sister?"
"I am telling you that I still want to be a knight, and now I want to be it more than ever, now be a good brother and train me, please."
He shook his head. "Alanna, I would like to but the thing is that I'm a squire and do you know what a squire's job is to do?"
She nodded. "Just clean out your master's helmets and gear and train with him."
"No, It's not that easy, you have to serve him, like a servant, you have to obey him like you would to your father. There is so many things involved in being a squire. I can't just leave. I have to have permission to leave."
She could feel her heart sinking down. Her last hope was taken. But she was furious at the same time. Her brother had betrayed her hope. He had said no to her last hope. She gave him a last look and walked away.
While she was walking, her real and sensible attitude had come to attack her again. What was the goddess talking about? Defeating a well trained knight? This world's gone crazy. She sighed and continued sulking until she got to her room. She wasn't sure what to expect. But there, before her eyes, was the prince. He looked as glamorous as ever, but she was too busy to acknowledge that. She smiled at him, walked in and slammed the door in front of his face. She knew that was the worst thing she's ever done in her life. Especially to a prince but she didn't care.
She lay in bed, and thought of all the ideas she could learn all the skills involved in becoming a real knight.
But, almost like lightening, it struck her, George. Why hasn't she thought of that before? But, wasn't he meant to be just a peasant. No noble is to be seen with a peasant but that was the last chance and last chances have to be taken no matter what.
Just then, Maude walked in with a very, very stern face. "Ok, you're going to make up excuses aren't you? But I'm not going to let you have the chance to even start. I saw you, With a number of other witnesses walking out of the palace. How could you do that? I've always told you to stay in the same place."
The lecture went on for what seemed like hours. But then a thought struck her hard. The gift. She could use it against Lord Roger. How stupid had she been? That gift was all she needed. She was quite sure that if he didn't have a strong enough gift. She felt a lot better and cut straight into Maude's talk. "Could you teach me some sorcery please?"
Maude looked at her with shock. "You want to learn sorcery?" Maude always knew her fear of her own magic.
"Yes Maude."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Plz say you liked it!!! Was it good? Nething I needed to improve on. Plz R+R to tell me ALL about it. Thnx SOOO MUCH to evry1 that did, ur advices were relli gr8!