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up like Korak, Salma and Ternasa. So plz! Don't report me to the police or
anything!~
A/N: This is my first fanfic! So b nice n R+R! I dunno if you noticed or not but last chapter I wrote chapter four instead of chapter five, plz xcuse me for that! Im just realli unorganised!! Hope you like this chapter!! - sorri it took sooooooo long ^_^
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER SIX~ SORCERY LESSONS
The next week sped by fast. Most of it was because of Maude. Maude was as good as her word. She taught her everything she knew, and somehow, Alanna was able to master them all within that week.
Alanna knew that Thom was starting to become suspicious about what she was doing and she knew he was even angrier that she slammed the door in front of the prince. But, she thought, it served him right for not letting teaching her the skills of a knight. She still wasn't a knight. But now, she felt so confident now. For some reason, Maude's sorcery lessons have really boosted Alanna's confidence.
But there were a few things that were cramming in her mind that she just couldn't get rid of. George, she thought, he seemed so nice, he was like this shape or figure stuck behind her eyelids, there was no way that she could get rid of him. Am I in love with him? She asked herself with disgust. Of course I'm not, she cried back even though she had a feeling that that wasn't true. And the prince, Jon, am I in love with him as well? Am I really this bad? But far worst then all that was Duke Roger. She's been hearing talk from the other girls that he was the most powerful sorcerer in the East. If that was true, then she was truly doomed. Sorcery was her last hope. Maybe I should talk to Prince Jonathon, she thought. In the end, she thought it was best to pretend to visit her brother and then somehow ask the prince some questions.
Maude walked into the door to teach her some sorcery again. But this time she didn't bring any books for her to learn or anything for her to practice on. Alanna looked shocked. When Maude saw her look she only smiled and said, "You've finished your course."
Alanna was sure that her jaws have dropped right down. "What?" She asked, "There's no way I could've finished everything you know in one week."
"I'm afraid you did. You should be proud of yourself." Maude walked off to prepare her bath again.
Alanna looked down at her dress. Have I really? She thought to herself. Was I really this good? "Maude, I think you've truly made a mistake."
Maude retraced her steps and stood there staring at Alanna with a searching look. "Why?"
"Well." She started. "Even if you say that I do have the Goddess's touch I," she looked down at her hands. "I can't be that good."
"I can't say you understand sorcery as much as me, you just haven't learnt the true heart of a true sorcerer. And, well now, you've proved that to me. Because accepting is the first step to understanding. You just haven't accepted who you are yet."
Alanna watched Maude as she went back to prepare her bath again. She wasn't really sure what she meant. But if the time comes for her to understand that, she will.
She stood up slowly brushing off any dirt on her dress and went out.
"Alanna!" She heard Maude's voice.
"Be back in a few minutes!" She called and quickly walked away from the corridor before Maude had an excuse to teach her about life and its meaning. Alanna loved Maude as much as her mother. But some things, she just can't say to her like she can say to her mother.
At last Alanna came to Thom's door. It was a long while since she's even seen his face so she was sure that he'd be quite happy.
Thom opened the door almost as soon as she knocked. When he saw her his eyes went wide and started hugging her. "I thought you'll stay angry at me for a thousand years!"
"Well, I guess I would've but that's not what I came here for." She hurried.
"What is it then? Come in." He led the way for her to his room.
It was quite a nice room, but definitely not as nice as her's. It had red a red wall and a white ceiling. The furniture were old but suited the background. The ground had wooden polished planks and the bed had very clean white sheets.
Just then, she heard a sound, and before she knew it, the prince was standing in front of another door, obviously the one connected to his.
When he saw her with his amazing, bright eyes he quickly looked away at Thom and acted as if she wasn't there at all. "Thom, I need you to clean up my armour after please and later we can work on some sword skills, I think you need help with that." He clapped a hand on Thom's shoulder and walked away and closed the door hard behind him.
"What's the matter with him?" Alanna asked Thom.
He shuffled his feet and suddenly looked embarrassed and shy, "What happened was that, you see, you have to understand this.."
Alanna wasn't patient and couldn't stand his muttering, "Just tell me."
"He's angry at you. When you slammed the door in front of him and didn't meet him at all when he asked you to."
"What?!" She almost screamed. This just proved how spoilt he was. She's had enough. She stalked right to the door and swung it open.
There, on the study table was the prince, he turned around and looked at her carefully then turned back to his work again.
"Be a real, true man and turn around and look at me." Alanna said, shaking with anger.
The prince got out of his chair and stood right in front of her. She never realised how tall he was 'till now. "What do you want?" He said.
"For you to prove if you're even worthy of being a man, let alone a prince. You're angry at me because I," she stopped to make up something, "forgot to come and meet you and I slammed the door because I was in a bad mood. What sort of a person do you think you are?"
"I am the prince of Tortall. I am the future king. I am a knight. Is that enough?" he asked.
"No," Alanna said. "You are a prig, a stubborn sore loser, and a spoilt brat." She turned on her heels and stormed out of his room and slammed the door.
Thom was listening on the door and fell down when she slammed the door. He quickly got up and looked at Alanna with a meaningful face. "You like him don't you?"
Alanna's jaws went wide open. "What are you talking about? I hate his guts. He's as bad as any man can get." Alanna calmed down and got back to business, "But I didn't come here for that reason. Come here."
She led him down to his bed and looked around to see if anyone was there. "Thom, could you use your magic and sound proof the room."
Thom pulled a puzzled face at Alanna but knew what sort of a mood she was in so didn't ask any questions.
Alanna watched Thom's purple magic stream out of his fingers like a flowing purple ribbon, exactly the same as hers'. After both of them have settled she found her voice and spoke as calmly as she could, "Do you know Duke Roger of Conte?"
Thom's eyes settled deeply into hers', Alanna shivered, sometimes, she thought, this was the reason why she was slightly scared of him. He was so into sorcery that sometimes he didn't seem like a human at all. His eyebrows frowned n he took his gaze away from her. "Yes, apparently, I do."
Alanna breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, could he - I mean," She stopped, she had to find the right words to phrase her sentence. "Does he know sorcery?"
"As a matter of fact, he does, one of the best in all of the Eastern lands. But I say you should stay away from him." His face turned away from hers'. She knew just then that Thom was hiding something, something that's been bothering him for a long time. She wanted to continue the talk but he opened the door n that was a sure sign that he wanted peace now.
Alanna walked out. "Bye Thom."
He smiled and closed the door. Alanna's heart sank. That was it, she had nothing, absolutely nothing against Duke Roger.
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A/N: sooo.. how did I go?: PLZ R+R!!! PUH-LZ!
A/N: This is my first fanfic! So b nice n R+R! I dunno if you noticed or not but last chapter I wrote chapter four instead of chapter five, plz xcuse me for that! Im just realli unorganised!! Hope you like this chapter!! - sorri it took sooooooo long ^_^
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER SIX~ SORCERY LESSONS
The next week sped by fast. Most of it was because of Maude. Maude was as good as her word. She taught her everything she knew, and somehow, Alanna was able to master them all within that week.
Alanna knew that Thom was starting to become suspicious about what she was doing and she knew he was even angrier that she slammed the door in front of the prince. But, she thought, it served him right for not letting teaching her the skills of a knight. She still wasn't a knight. But now, she felt so confident now. For some reason, Maude's sorcery lessons have really boosted Alanna's confidence.
But there were a few things that were cramming in her mind that she just couldn't get rid of. George, she thought, he seemed so nice, he was like this shape or figure stuck behind her eyelids, there was no way that she could get rid of him. Am I in love with him? She asked herself with disgust. Of course I'm not, she cried back even though she had a feeling that that wasn't true. And the prince, Jon, am I in love with him as well? Am I really this bad? But far worst then all that was Duke Roger. She's been hearing talk from the other girls that he was the most powerful sorcerer in the East. If that was true, then she was truly doomed. Sorcery was her last hope. Maybe I should talk to Prince Jonathon, she thought. In the end, she thought it was best to pretend to visit her brother and then somehow ask the prince some questions.
Maude walked into the door to teach her some sorcery again. But this time she didn't bring any books for her to learn or anything for her to practice on. Alanna looked shocked. When Maude saw her look she only smiled and said, "You've finished your course."
Alanna was sure that her jaws have dropped right down. "What?" She asked, "There's no way I could've finished everything you know in one week."
"I'm afraid you did. You should be proud of yourself." Maude walked off to prepare her bath again.
Alanna looked down at her dress. Have I really? She thought to herself. Was I really this good? "Maude, I think you've truly made a mistake."
Maude retraced her steps and stood there staring at Alanna with a searching look. "Why?"
"Well." She started. "Even if you say that I do have the Goddess's touch I," she looked down at her hands. "I can't be that good."
"I can't say you understand sorcery as much as me, you just haven't learnt the true heart of a true sorcerer. And, well now, you've proved that to me. Because accepting is the first step to understanding. You just haven't accepted who you are yet."
Alanna watched Maude as she went back to prepare her bath again. She wasn't really sure what she meant. But if the time comes for her to understand that, she will.
She stood up slowly brushing off any dirt on her dress and went out.
"Alanna!" She heard Maude's voice.
"Be back in a few minutes!" She called and quickly walked away from the corridor before Maude had an excuse to teach her about life and its meaning. Alanna loved Maude as much as her mother. But some things, she just can't say to her like she can say to her mother.
At last Alanna came to Thom's door. It was a long while since she's even seen his face so she was sure that he'd be quite happy.
Thom opened the door almost as soon as she knocked. When he saw her his eyes went wide and started hugging her. "I thought you'll stay angry at me for a thousand years!"
"Well, I guess I would've but that's not what I came here for." She hurried.
"What is it then? Come in." He led the way for her to his room.
It was quite a nice room, but definitely not as nice as her's. It had red a red wall and a white ceiling. The furniture were old but suited the background. The ground had wooden polished planks and the bed had very clean white sheets.
Just then, she heard a sound, and before she knew it, the prince was standing in front of another door, obviously the one connected to his.
When he saw her with his amazing, bright eyes he quickly looked away at Thom and acted as if she wasn't there at all. "Thom, I need you to clean up my armour after please and later we can work on some sword skills, I think you need help with that." He clapped a hand on Thom's shoulder and walked away and closed the door hard behind him.
"What's the matter with him?" Alanna asked Thom.
He shuffled his feet and suddenly looked embarrassed and shy, "What happened was that, you see, you have to understand this.."
Alanna wasn't patient and couldn't stand his muttering, "Just tell me."
"He's angry at you. When you slammed the door in front of him and didn't meet him at all when he asked you to."
"What?!" She almost screamed. This just proved how spoilt he was. She's had enough. She stalked right to the door and swung it open.
There, on the study table was the prince, he turned around and looked at her carefully then turned back to his work again.
"Be a real, true man and turn around and look at me." Alanna said, shaking with anger.
The prince got out of his chair and stood right in front of her. She never realised how tall he was 'till now. "What do you want?" He said.
"For you to prove if you're even worthy of being a man, let alone a prince. You're angry at me because I," she stopped to make up something, "forgot to come and meet you and I slammed the door because I was in a bad mood. What sort of a person do you think you are?"
"I am the prince of Tortall. I am the future king. I am a knight. Is that enough?" he asked.
"No," Alanna said. "You are a prig, a stubborn sore loser, and a spoilt brat." She turned on her heels and stormed out of his room and slammed the door.
Thom was listening on the door and fell down when she slammed the door. He quickly got up and looked at Alanna with a meaningful face. "You like him don't you?"
Alanna's jaws went wide open. "What are you talking about? I hate his guts. He's as bad as any man can get." Alanna calmed down and got back to business, "But I didn't come here for that reason. Come here."
She led him down to his bed and looked around to see if anyone was there. "Thom, could you use your magic and sound proof the room."
Thom pulled a puzzled face at Alanna but knew what sort of a mood she was in so didn't ask any questions.
Alanna watched Thom's purple magic stream out of his fingers like a flowing purple ribbon, exactly the same as hers'. After both of them have settled she found her voice and spoke as calmly as she could, "Do you know Duke Roger of Conte?"
Thom's eyes settled deeply into hers', Alanna shivered, sometimes, she thought, this was the reason why she was slightly scared of him. He was so into sorcery that sometimes he didn't seem like a human at all. His eyebrows frowned n he took his gaze away from her. "Yes, apparently, I do."
Alanna breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, could he - I mean," She stopped, she had to find the right words to phrase her sentence. "Does he know sorcery?"
"As a matter of fact, he does, one of the best in all of the Eastern lands. But I say you should stay away from him." His face turned away from hers'. She knew just then that Thom was hiding something, something that's been bothering him for a long time. She wanted to continue the talk but he opened the door n that was a sure sign that he wanted peace now.
Alanna walked out. "Bye Thom."
He smiled and closed the door. Alanna's heart sank. That was it, she had nothing, absolutely nothing against Duke Roger.
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A/N: sooo.. how did I go?: PLZ R+R!!! PUH-LZ!