Chapter 13. The preparations.
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Kel didn't say one word during the ride back to the palace; she was too
wrapped up in her own thoughts to speak. Chis kept glancing at her
nervously but she didn't say anything. They finally made it to the palace
stables, where Stefan cheerfully came out to take the girls' horses inside.
Kel murmured a word of thanks, then walked into the palace's courtyard
square as if in a trance. Chis caught up with her after a moment and sat
down beside her on a bench. "Kel?" she asked. There was no reply, "Kel
listen to me, what did Dunyazad say?" she asked urgently. "I've got the
gift!" Kel said dazedly, "she said that I've got the gift" ""What?!" Chis
said faintly. "That's impossible though! We would have known if you had the
gift, what else did she say?" "She said that the gift I have is unusual and
very strong. Also my dream was a warning but I don't have time to think
about that right now, I have more important things on my mind." "Kel, this
is worrying, I mean c'mon, if you had the gift we would have found out by
now, Master Sallet (the magic teacher) would have found out by now!" "I
know, I know! I don't understand it either but maybe-that's it!"- Kel
interrupted herself. "What's what?" a confused Chis asked, but Kel had
already jumped up and started striding quickly into the palace, through the
hallways with a bewildered princess running after her.
Kel stopped abruptly in front of a door with a slate on front reading 'Master Sallet'. Chis ran up behind her, panting heavily, "what are we doing here?" she asked. Kel ignored her and just rapped sharply on the door. A few moments later it was opened by a young man with very curly red hair and green eyes. He was wearing a red robe with gold trimming and patterns on it. "Keladry? Your Highness?" he said in unaccented common, bowing to both of them. "How may I be of service to you?" he asked. "Catile, I want you to test me for the gift" Kel said. Catile bowed and said "Of course, I'd be happy to oblige, but if you have the gift wouldn't you know by now? I mean I've never tested you properly for magic but I've never felt the vibration of the gift around you or near you either. Are you sure?" he finished uncertainly. "I'm sure" Kel said firmly. "Well then please, come into my study." He said. The girls followed him into his small, cosy little room.
It was a pale blue room and it had a border of centaurs. (For those of you who don't know, a centaur is a creature who is man from the head to the waist, and the rest of him is the hind quarters of a horse.) There were centaurs of all breeds, strawberry roans, piebalds, skewbalds, chestnuts, whites and those were but a few. They were all armed with bows and arrows though. Catile caught them staring and said, "When I was younger I travelled a lot and once I foolishly got lost in a forest. A tribe of centaurs found me and took care of me; it took a while for them to trust me though. I worked with those who had magic and in return they taught me about the stars and helped me with my archery. We became very good friends and I stayed with them for about a year, I missed them when I came here - I visit them every two months but it's still not enough really - so I put up this border to remind me of them.
"Wow!" Chis breathed, "Isn't it really hard to make friends with a centaur and get them to trust you? It's supposed to be only about one person in three million who can do that." "That's true," Catile agreed, "I just happen to be one of those people." Kel too was impressed but there were more important things to attend to," it seemed Catile was thinking the same thing because he turned around and said, "Now if you would like to take a seat Kel?" Kel nodded and did as he had said. "Now I want you to try and empty your head of any thoughts and reach inside yourself and bring out the ball of fire that holds your magic - if you have any - and meanwhile I will try and see into your soul to find your magic within you." He said, settling down on a comfortable chair.
Kel thought these instructions were very strange and wasn't sure if she understood them but she nodded anyway. Calming herself and trying to clear her head, she shut her eyes and looked inside herself with invisible eyes. To her complete shock - partly because she didn't believe she had her gift and partly because she saw something burning inside her - she saw a big ball of purple, silver and blue fire swirling around inside her soul. She was so startled that she lost concentration and jolted, opening her eyes and seeing Catile looking at her with shock and amazement in those green eyes of his. "You saw something didn't you?" he asked. Kel swallowed, breathed deeply and nodded. "I'll try again" she said with grim determination. She saw that Catile was about to protest but cut him short with a fierce glare. "I will do this!" she said fiercely and reached inside again. She saw her fire and reached out a quivering invisible hand to it. She stretched her fingers out and was about to close her fist around it when a startled yelp jerked her out of herself.
She opened her eyes angrily, saying, "I nearly had it there why did you have to-" but she was cut short. Catile was flopped in his seat clutching his head. The two girls rushed over to him. "Catile what's wrong?" Kel asked frantically. He managed to sit up and breathed deeply, his face had gone ashen. "I tried to look inside you but the moment I tried to, I felt like an iron bar had been dropped on my head. One thing's certain; you have the gift, more powerful than mine, more powerful than the head of the magical university's and it's protecting you." Kel looked at Chis who was looking just as stunned as Kel felt! "But I -" Kel began but Catile cut in. "You have the gift Keladry, and you must learn how to use it, the gods' blessing upon you gives you this gift. They give us gifts and it is a crime not to use them."
"But I couldn't teach you, you'd be beginning at the level I am on right now! The only person I know of who can teach you this is.yourself. Learn and use your gift wisely. Now you must go. I cannot tell you any more" Catile said. Kel nodded goodbye dumbly while Chis shook the Master's hand. Outside Kel suddenly noticed how the palace had changed. There were more people around and beautiful glittering decorations were being put up. As the girls passed the drapery they noticed a huge line waiting in the queue. There were girls chatting excitedly in groups all around the palace. As they were passing one group of about four girls, Kel heard a glimpse of the conversation. One girl was saying "And my dress is going to be silver and gold and they'll match my shoes!" Kel suddenly slapped a hand to her forehead realising that it was two days to midsummer and to the ball. 'And I haven't even got a dress yet' she thought glumly. 'I'll have to talk to Lal about this; Oh and I have to go into town to buy presents for everyone too. There just seemed to be so many things she had to do and such little time to do them! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* hey guys! Please review, Sorry that the chapter's so short but I have to pack because I'm going to Greece the day after tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Yey! ( So I won't be able to write in for another two weeks ( sorry!!! BYE!!!!!!!!!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kel stopped abruptly in front of a door with a slate on front reading 'Master Sallet'. Chis ran up behind her, panting heavily, "what are we doing here?" she asked. Kel ignored her and just rapped sharply on the door. A few moments later it was opened by a young man with very curly red hair and green eyes. He was wearing a red robe with gold trimming and patterns on it. "Keladry? Your Highness?" he said in unaccented common, bowing to both of them. "How may I be of service to you?" he asked. "Catile, I want you to test me for the gift" Kel said. Catile bowed and said "Of course, I'd be happy to oblige, but if you have the gift wouldn't you know by now? I mean I've never tested you properly for magic but I've never felt the vibration of the gift around you or near you either. Are you sure?" he finished uncertainly. "I'm sure" Kel said firmly. "Well then please, come into my study." He said. The girls followed him into his small, cosy little room.
It was a pale blue room and it had a border of centaurs. (For those of you who don't know, a centaur is a creature who is man from the head to the waist, and the rest of him is the hind quarters of a horse.) There were centaurs of all breeds, strawberry roans, piebalds, skewbalds, chestnuts, whites and those were but a few. They were all armed with bows and arrows though. Catile caught them staring and said, "When I was younger I travelled a lot and once I foolishly got lost in a forest. A tribe of centaurs found me and took care of me; it took a while for them to trust me though. I worked with those who had magic and in return they taught me about the stars and helped me with my archery. We became very good friends and I stayed with them for about a year, I missed them when I came here - I visit them every two months but it's still not enough really - so I put up this border to remind me of them.
"Wow!" Chis breathed, "Isn't it really hard to make friends with a centaur and get them to trust you? It's supposed to be only about one person in three million who can do that." "That's true," Catile agreed, "I just happen to be one of those people." Kel too was impressed but there were more important things to attend to," it seemed Catile was thinking the same thing because he turned around and said, "Now if you would like to take a seat Kel?" Kel nodded and did as he had said. "Now I want you to try and empty your head of any thoughts and reach inside yourself and bring out the ball of fire that holds your magic - if you have any - and meanwhile I will try and see into your soul to find your magic within you." He said, settling down on a comfortable chair.
Kel thought these instructions were very strange and wasn't sure if she understood them but she nodded anyway. Calming herself and trying to clear her head, she shut her eyes and looked inside herself with invisible eyes. To her complete shock - partly because she didn't believe she had her gift and partly because she saw something burning inside her - she saw a big ball of purple, silver and blue fire swirling around inside her soul. She was so startled that she lost concentration and jolted, opening her eyes and seeing Catile looking at her with shock and amazement in those green eyes of his. "You saw something didn't you?" he asked. Kel swallowed, breathed deeply and nodded. "I'll try again" she said with grim determination. She saw that Catile was about to protest but cut him short with a fierce glare. "I will do this!" she said fiercely and reached inside again. She saw her fire and reached out a quivering invisible hand to it. She stretched her fingers out and was about to close her fist around it when a startled yelp jerked her out of herself.
She opened her eyes angrily, saying, "I nearly had it there why did you have to-" but she was cut short. Catile was flopped in his seat clutching his head. The two girls rushed over to him. "Catile what's wrong?" Kel asked frantically. He managed to sit up and breathed deeply, his face had gone ashen. "I tried to look inside you but the moment I tried to, I felt like an iron bar had been dropped on my head. One thing's certain; you have the gift, more powerful than mine, more powerful than the head of the magical university's and it's protecting you." Kel looked at Chis who was looking just as stunned as Kel felt! "But I -" Kel began but Catile cut in. "You have the gift Keladry, and you must learn how to use it, the gods' blessing upon you gives you this gift. They give us gifts and it is a crime not to use them."
"But I couldn't teach you, you'd be beginning at the level I am on right now! The only person I know of who can teach you this is.yourself. Learn and use your gift wisely. Now you must go. I cannot tell you any more" Catile said. Kel nodded goodbye dumbly while Chis shook the Master's hand. Outside Kel suddenly noticed how the palace had changed. There were more people around and beautiful glittering decorations were being put up. As the girls passed the drapery they noticed a huge line waiting in the queue. There were girls chatting excitedly in groups all around the palace. As they were passing one group of about four girls, Kel heard a glimpse of the conversation. One girl was saying "And my dress is going to be silver and gold and they'll match my shoes!" Kel suddenly slapped a hand to her forehead realising that it was two days to midsummer and to the ball. 'And I haven't even got a dress yet' she thought glumly. 'I'll have to talk to Lal about this; Oh and I have to go into town to buy presents for everyone too. There just seemed to be so many things she had to do and such little time to do them! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* hey guys! Please review, Sorry that the chapter's so short but I have to pack because I'm going to Greece the day after tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Yey! ( So I won't be able to write in for another two weeks ( sorry!!! BYE!!!!!!!!!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*