(A/N- Hey everyone! This is Lady Arabella Sedai. Yes, I did change my account name to Lady Arabella Sedai, due to the fact that someone else chose the name Lady Arabella. Plus, I did need a change! It was old. So now my full name is Lady Arabella of Mindelan, Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah, and people can call me that, or Lady Arabella Sedai, or Lady Ara Sedai, or Arabella Sedai, or Ara Sedai, or Lady Arabella, or Lady Ara, or Arabella, or just plain old Ara. I don't give a crap what u call me. Just read and review my fan fics. I know, I know, I did promise to write the names of all who reviewed this fan fic's first chapter, so here is the list:
Lilyflower8602- Yeah, I reviewed your story. And I will not sign your petition thingy, k?
Nynaeve- Thanx!
Emily- Actually, Ara is one who has the spark born in her. So she would be a damane, k?
That's it for now. I'll do the same for this chapter! r+r, and enjoy!
~Lady Arabella of Mindelan, Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah)
Chapter 2- Traveling"Ara! Wake up! It's almost dawn!"
Ara groaned. She never got up at dawn. Never! Yet here she was, up before dawn, all so she could go to the White Tower and become and Aes Sedai.
"Hurry up and get ready! Verin Sedai will be here soon!"
"I'm getting ready Mother!"
"Here. What are you going to wear?
"White silk."
"Why not blue? Or green? Or something?"
"Novices wear white Mother."
"Oh. Well, in that case, I'll get something for you to eat."
"Whatever Mother."
Five minutes later, Ara was dressed in clinging white skirts. She ran to open the door when a loud knock sounded. She opened it on Verin, along with thirteen other Domani girls, one of which she recognized immediately.
"Niyusa! What in the name of the Light are you doing here?"
"Same thing you are. Going to become a novice."
"You can channel?"
"Of course!"
Ara ran to grab her things, thinking. It would be nice to have her best friend with her in the Tower. She rushed back to the door and kissed Corele goodbye.
"I'll see you soon! I'll come visit you in the White Tower in a year or two!" said Corele, chin trembling.
"Hurry up! We don't have time for this!" snapped Verin. "I want to be out of here by dawn! We're expected at the White Tower tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow? How on earth—" began Corele.
"We have no time for that! Arabella can write to you if you must know, but we have to go! Now!"
"Bye Mother! I'll write to you, okay?" said Ara.
"Yes. Well, bye Ara!" Corele slowly closed the door.
"We must hurry. We've wasted enough time with this nonsense," rapped Verin.
The girls ran to grab their horses and mounted up. Ara patted her yellow dun mare, Chalinda, which, if she was correct, meant sweet girl, who was restless due to Ara's nervous grip on her reins.
"Come. We have a day's ride ahead of us," said Verin, turning her horse east.
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Ara slumped in her saddle, exhausted from the day's ride. They had spent all day in the saddle. She was no lily, but she was sure she wouldn't be able to sit comfortably for a week!
"Everyone, we'll make camp here for the night," announced Verin. Ara heard her sigh of relief echoed by the rest of her party. "And tomorrow we'll be in the Tower." Silence greeted Verin's announcement.
"T-T-Tomorrow?" asked a girl Ara didn't know.
"Yes. We will be Traveling."
The girls muttered in confusion. "What is it?" asked Ara. Under the glare Verin sent at her she added, "Verin Sedai."
"It is a skill though lost that was rediscovered by the Flame of Tar Valon, Watcher of the Seals, the Amyrlin Seat, Egwene al'Vere. (A/N- Sry if the title is wrong. I can't remember what it is, and I can't find it in the book! So, sry!) It is the ability to instantly step through a portal of sorts and be somewhere else," instructed Verin. "You won't be taught how to do it until you are raised to the shawl."
Darn, thought Ara. Now I can't Travel to see my mother.
"Everyone get to bed. We are going to have an interesting day tomorrow."
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"Everyone wake
up!" shouted Verin. Ara opened her eyes, staring at the dark
figure standing over her. She groaned
as she rolled out of her blankets. Cold
air hit her as she quickly dressed in the snow-white, plain, woolen,
loose-fitting dress of a novice of the White Tower, provided by Verin. "Why are we up at this hour, Verin Sedai?"
"The Seanchan just invaded
Bandar Eban. We have to go now,
otherwise we'll all be collared as damane! We have to go now!"
"But…but what about the other Aes Sedai? The ones that were with you?" asked Ara.
"They Traveled here. Now go!" Raising her voice, she added, "Everyone, report to the meadow! Immediately!"
Ara ran, grabbing her stuff as she sprinted for the meadow. She could see a large shining arch in the center, surrounded by the three Aes Sedai she didn't know.
"Everyone, everyone, please go through the arch!" shouted Verin.
"Dovie'andi se tovya sagain," muttered Ara as she stepped slowly through the arch. (A/N- Dovie'andi se tovya sagain means 'It's time to roll the dice' in the old tongue. It is the motto for Shen an Calhar, the Band of the Red Hand, inspired by their leader, Mat Cauthon!)
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So, what do u think??? Pleeze r+r! Thanx a bunch! Also, for more info on this world, read The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time. It has info on the Forsaken, White Tower, Age of Legends, Seanchan, everyone! I am reading it right now, in hopes that it will help me with my story. So read it! Thanx!
~Lady Arabella of Mindelan, Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah
The Queen of the Winds, Queen of Arad Doman
Keeper of the Chronicles to the Lily Evans Potter Lupin Black
of House Mauraders of Andor, Queen of Andor, Amyrlin Seat
(Hehe. Just some titles I dreamed up. My real titles are Lady
Arabella of Mindelan (Or of House Mindelan of Arad Doman,
Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah, k? Bye!)