Chapter 7. The arrangement
"Lady Alanna!" she gasped. There she was, wearing brilliantly violet
trousers and a top, just a shade lighter than her trousers. She had her
hair tied back behind her head and was smiling at Kel. Kel was amazed at
her eyes; they were even more vividly violet than her clothes!
"Alanna!" Thayet exclaimed with a worried frown on her face, "What are you doing here? You know you aren't allowed to be anywhere near Kel, if Jon catches you -" "Don't worry Thay, he won't catch me! He's out riding with the king's own" Alanna replied in a soothing sort of a voice. "Kel, may I talk to you for a minute?" she asked. Kel gave a kind of nod. This was her, the woman Kel wanted to be like so much, Kel's idol.
Alanna led Kel over to a corner and said quietly and urgently to her: "Kel, listen carefully, I don't have much time so quickly tell me, will you be free tomorrow at two o'clock?" Kel nodded, "yes but why? -" But Alanna cut her off " look I can't explain now but come into town at half past one and someone will meet you there and bring you to the place where I'll be o.k?" "Yes, um" Kel didn't know what to call her! Should she say sir or miss or lady? "Just call me Alanna"
Suddenly there was a trumpeting of horns and Alanna said hurriedly "I have to go, the king has returned. Goodbye until tomorrow Kel" with that she ran from the room and after glancing up and down the corridor, she chose the left path and ran down it noiselessly.
"What was that about?" said a voice from behind her. "She asked me to meet her tomorrow" Kel said turning around to see Chis. "Oh.and are you going to meet her?" Chis asked. "Of course!" Kel replied, "Why would I not?" "Oh it's not that you shouldn't go, it's just that.well I was wondering.if I could come with you" "Well she didn't say not to bring anyone along so.yeah I suppose so" Kel said.
After one vigorous session of glaive fighting, the group broke up and Kel walked back to her room with Roald. "I can't believe how heavy this thing is!" he was saying. He had taken the glaive from Kel to feel its weight. "Yes well, you get used to it" Kel replied. "Do, do you like Chis?" she asked him tentatively. "Yes of course! She's really nice" Roald replied smiling. "I was really worried at first but now that I've gotten to know her more I'm not worried at all" Kel sighed, that was something anyway, as long as Chis and Roald stayed betrothed, Neal could do nothing. Suddenly, when they were coming up to Kel's room she said "actually I might go and talk to Chis for a while" "O.k. but I have to go so I'll see you later!" Roald said, and then walked off in a different direction.
Kel turned the corner and saw to her surprise duke Baird of Queenscove, Neal's father, coming down the corridor, muttering under his breath, with a worried look on his face. When he spotted Kel he smiled at her and said "hello Keladry, how are you?" but his voice had a weary edge to it. "Fine sir" Kel said politely. "Good good, I must be getting off though, to greet the king," "Yes sir, goodbye" Kel said.
Chis is probably asleep by now she thought ruefully. She and Roald had taken their time walking down the corridor and after meeting the duke too. Thinking of the duke brought back Neal's words 'I am the king's nephew!' she sighed shaking her head. After about ten minutes she got to Chis's room and knocked softly on the door just in case she was asleep. There was no answer. Puzzled, she turned the knob, found the door open, and went in. Then, Kel was greeted by the biggest shock of her whole life. Sitting on the bed were Joren and Chis. No wonder they hadn't heard Kel knock, for they were engaged in a fiery kiss. Kel screamed and they both broke apart, startled. Chis looked up at Kel sheepishly while Joren looked at her with a look of mingled fury and utter detest. "What are you doing here? Get Out!!!" he yelled at her. "Excuse me!" Kel screamed finding her voice. "What am I doing here, what are you doing here? Moreover what are you doing?" "Um, Joren came to give me a message" Chis said. "A MESSAGE! I can't believe you would do this Chis! I've just been talking to Roald about how much he likes you and how nice you are when you go behind his back and do this!!!" Kel screamed at her in a rage. "Uh, Joren, you'd better go" Chis said quietly. Joren didn't need to be told twice; he glared at Kel and stalked out, slamming the door behind him. "O.k. we need to talk!" Kel said, glaring at Chis, and sat down on the bed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* O.k. this fanfic is REALLY bad! I'm trying to make it better but I can't think of any ideas!! Please review anyway!! Oh and by the way, how many of you thought that this would happen?" Bye! I'll write in again soon!
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"Alanna!" Thayet exclaimed with a worried frown on her face, "What are you doing here? You know you aren't allowed to be anywhere near Kel, if Jon catches you -" "Don't worry Thay, he won't catch me! He's out riding with the king's own" Alanna replied in a soothing sort of a voice. "Kel, may I talk to you for a minute?" she asked. Kel gave a kind of nod. This was her, the woman Kel wanted to be like so much, Kel's idol.
Alanna led Kel over to a corner and said quietly and urgently to her: "Kel, listen carefully, I don't have much time so quickly tell me, will you be free tomorrow at two o'clock?" Kel nodded, "yes but why? -" But Alanna cut her off " look I can't explain now but come into town at half past one and someone will meet you there and bring you to the place where I'll be o.k?" "Yes, um" Kel didn't know what to call her! Should she say sir or miss or lady? "Just call me Alanna"
Suddenly there was a trumpeting of horns and Alanna said hurriedly "I have to go, the king has returned. Goodbye until tomorrow Kel" with that she ran from the room and after glancing up and down the corridor, she chose the left path and ran down it noiselessly.
"What was that about?" said a voice from behind her. "She asked me to meet her tomorrow" Kel said turning around to see Chis. "Oh.and are you going to meet her?" Chis asked. "Of course!" Kel replied, "Why would I not?" "Oh it's not that you shouldn't go, it's just that.well I was wondering.if I could come with you" "Well she didn't say not to bring anyone along so.yeah I suppose so" Kel said.
After one vigorous session of glaive fighting, the group broke up and Kel walked back to her room with Roald. "I can't believe how heavy this thing is!" he was saying. He had taken the glaive from Kel to feel its weight. "Yes well, you get used to it" Kel replied. "Do, do you like Chis?" she asked him tentatively. "Yes of course! She's really nice" Roald replied smiling. "I was really worried at first but now that I've gotten to know her more I'm not worried at all" Kel sighed, that was something anyway, as long as Chis and Roald stayed betrothed, Neal could do nothing. Suddenly, when they were coming up to Kel's room she said "actually I might go and talk to Chis for a while" "O.k. but I have to go so I'll see you later!" Roald said, and then walked off in a different direction.
Kel turned the corner and saw to her surprise duke Baird of Queenscove, Neal's father, coming down the corridor, muttering under his breath, with a worried look on his face. When he spotted Kel he smiled at her and said "hello Keladry, how are you?" but his voice had a weary edge to it. "Fine sir" Kel said politely. "Good good, I must be getting off though, to greet the king," "Yes sir, goodbye" Kel said.
Chis is probably asleep by now she thought ruefully. She and Roald had taken their time walking down the corridor and after meeting the duke too. Thinking of the duke brought back Neal's words 'I am the king's nephew!' she sighed shaking her head. After about ten minutes she got to Chis's room and knocked softly on the door just in case she was asleep. There was no answer. Puzzled, she turned the knob, found the door open, and went in. Then, Kel was greeted by the biggest shock of her whole life. Sitting on the bed were Joren and Chis. No wonder they hadn't heard Kel knock, for they were engaged in a fiery kiss. Kel screamed and they both broke apart, startled. Chis looked up at Kel sheepishly while Joren looked at her with a look of mingled fury and utter detest. "What are you doing here? Get Out!!!" he yelled at her. "Excuse me!" Kel screamed finding her voice. "What am I doing here, what are you doing here? Moreover what are you doing?" "Um, Joren came to give me a message" Chis said. "A MESSAGE! I can't believe you would do this Chis! I've just been talking to Roald about how much he likes you and how nice you are when you go behind his back and do this!!!" Kel screamed at her in a rage. "Uh, Joren, you'd better go" Chis said quietly. Joren didn't need to be told twice; he glared at Kel and stalked out, slamming the door behind him. "O.k. we need to talk!" Kel said, glaring at Chis, and sat down on the bed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* O.k. this fanfic is REALLY bad! I'm trying to make it better but I can't think of any ideas!! Please review anyway!! Oh and by the way, how many of you thought that this would happen?" Bye! I'll write in again soon!
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