Chapter One
Kaia ya Maius
Disclaimer: Tamora Pierce owns everything, blah, blah, blah.
Note: This is my first fan fic, so please review. Sorry it's a bit short, but I like to write in chunks.
A young girl looked up at the palace gates in awe. She had been waiting for this moment for 5 months, ever since her training master had found out who she really was. Kaia ya Maius was not an ordinary 11-year old girl. She was of medium height and slight build, with long black locks that framed her face. Yamani green eyes flashed with determination and a strawberry pink mouth looked hard, and serious. This mouth had not smiled for some time, and it showed the signs of an 11-year-old that had seen more of the world than the ordinary knight did. She was dressed in the popular Yamani kimono, (which had become fashionable since Princess Shinkomani's marriage to Prince Roald), and long black Tortallan boots. It was quite obvious that this girl, although unfazed by the Tortallan city, was a pure Yamani, through and through. The street sellers parted to let her through, knowing that it was not a good idea to bother the Yamanis at the best of times. When they reached the palace Kaia signalled to her companion, a dark haired man dressed in Tortallan guise. "We'll stable the horses, then go and see the training master." The man told her in Yamani. Once their horses and packs had been taken care of the girl and her companion entered the palace, and was shown into the training master's study. "Kaia ya Maius, is it?" he asked, while rifling through some files. She nodded, taking in his large oak desk and the shields of regiments of the Kings Own behind him. "Well, girl, I hear you have been trained in Yamani glaive and hand combat, and have been Shang trained." "Yes, my lord. I was in Shang for 3 years." "I thought they only allowed commoners into the Shang, and you certainly don't look common." "Miss Kaia took us all by surprise. Ran away from her arranged groom at 8 and pretended to be a commoner. Of course, she was found out, and that's why we have sent her here." The companion chuckled. "You would be Ryan McNiff, her Shang trainer." The training master surveyed the man, taking in his perfect balance and strong limbs. "That would be right." "She was taught for 3 years?" "As an assassin and body guard, she had just started her first assignment, and she would have been a darn good one to if she wasn't a noble." "Yes, I can see she certainly has Shang balance." The training master would have his bet on five gold nobles if this delicate seeming girl didn't have wrist knives, boot knives, back knives, ankle knives, not that these of course were needed, her hands could kill any man she met. "Well Kaia, your rooms have been prepared and your horses taken care of. Your trainer should have informed you of the rules," he glanced at McNiff, who nodded. "And your maid will tell you about clothes and so on. You should be outside your room at the 7th bell, and a sponsor will be chosen for you." Kaia bowed and left the training master thinking about the girl he had just met. He wondered what her assignment had been, and knew immediately that she had killed. Yes this girl could kill in cold blood, he was sure of it, and he didn't like the feeling he had when he thought about how the other boys (and girls, he reminded himself) would react to this unusual page.
Disclaimer: Tamora Pierce owns everything, blah, blah, blah.
Note: This is my first fan fic, so please review. Sorry it's a bit short, but I like to write in chunks.
A young girl looked up at the palace gates in awe. She had been waiting for this moment for 5 months, ever since her training master had found out who she really was. Kaia ya Maius was not an ordinary 11-year old girl. She was of medium height and slight build, with long black locks that framed her face. Yamani green eyes flashed with determination and a strawberry pink mouth looked hard, and serious. This mouth had not smiled for some time, and it showed the signs of an 11-year-old that had seen more of the world than the ordinary knight did. She was dressed in the popular Yamani kimono, (which had become fashionable since Princess Shinkomani's marriage to Prince Roald), and long black Tortallan boots. It was quite obvious that this girl, although unfazed by the Tortallan city, was a pure Yamani, through and through. The street sellers parted to let her through, knowing that it was not a good idea to bother the Yamanis at the best of times. When they reached the palace Kaia signalled to her companion, a dark haired man dressed in Tortallan guise. "We'll stable the horses, then go and see the training master." The man told her in Yamani. Once their horses and packs had been taken care of the girl and her companion entered the palace, and was shown into the training master's study. "Kaia ya Maius, is it?" he asked, while rifling through some files. She nodded, taking in his large oak desk and the shields of regiments of the Kings Own behind him. "Well, girl, I hear you have been trained in Yamani glaive and hand combat, and have been Shang trained." "Yes, my lord. I was in Shang for 3 years." "I thought they only allowed commoners into the Shang, and you certainly don't look common." "Miss Kaia took us all by surprise. Ran away from her arranged groom at 8 and pretended to be a commoner. Of course, she was found out, and that's why we have sent her here." The companion chuckled. "You would be Ryan McNiff, her Shang trainer." The training master surveyed the man, taking in his perfect balance and strong limbs. "That would be right." "She was taught for 3 years?" "As an assassin and body guard, she had just started her first assignment, and she would have been a darn good one to if she wasn't a noble." "Yes, I can see she certainly has Shang balance." The training master would have his bet on five gold nobles if this delicate seeming girl didn't have wrist knives, boot knives, back knives, ankle knives, not that these of course were needed, her hands could kill any man she met. "Well Kaia, your rooms have been prepared and your horses taken care of. Your trainer should have informed you of the rules," he glanced at McNiff, who nodded. "And your maid will tell you about clothes and so on. You should be outside your room at the 7th bell, and a sponsor will be chosen for you." Kaia bowed and left the training master thinking about the girl he had just met. He wondered what her assignment had been, and knew immediately that she had killed. Yes this girl could kill in cold blood, he was sure of it, and he didn't like the feeling he had when he thought about how the other boys (and girls, he reminded himself) would react to this unusual page.