"Lady Keladry! Lady Keladry, he's awake!" Tobe yelled, as the younger boy stared at him with

big brown eyes. The boy was huddled as far away from Tobe as possible, clutching his knees, tears welling

in his eyes. Yuki, Dom, Neal, Raoul, Buri and Kel burst in. Yuki and Kel waked up to the boy, and Yuki

knelt down in front of the boy. Yuki said something in Yamani, and Kel nodded in agreement.

"What did she say?" Raoul asked Kel.

" She said: We are friends. We come from Tortall, and will not harm you at all, we will help

you,"

The boy stared at Yuki, his eyes somewhat suspicious. Finally, after five minutes of staring at

them, he started to cry. He babbled in Yamani, and Kel's and Yuki's faces filled with pity. Kel knelt

down, and spoke to the boy, holding his hand. The boy said something back, with a moments hesitation.

"Well, his name is Chi (HiHi, get it now?). He is a farmer, and his family was killed, then the

bandits tried to kill him, and you know the rest." Kel said, standing up, picking the boy up.

"He's only eight. Tobe, have you got some clothes he can borrow till we come to Tortall?"

"Sure, hold on," Tobe ducked under his bed, and found a tunic, breeches, and a pair of boots.

"Here," he gave the clothes to the boy, who stared at it. Then he took it, and went to the dressing

room. Minutes later Chi came out, the tunic reaching his knees. The breeches were hanging loosely

folding down by his ankles. The boots, which were just below the knees on Tobe, went all the way up to

the thighs. The whole room burst out laughing, and Chi stared at them.

"It's the smallest I have!" Tobe burst out.

Yuki told Chi why they were laughing, but the boy just looked as sad as ever.

"I don't think he has recovered," Neal said, sadly.

"Of course he hasn't, he just lost his family, and almost got killed!" Kel said, becoming serious.

"Well, let's get him to Tortall, and I'll take him in," Kel went on, looking at the boy with loving.
Two years passed. Chi lived with Kel, and when she was out, with Neal and Yuki. He soon became good

friends with their twins, Nat and the girl, Gwen. Chi never smiled, ever. The only way he showed

excitement, joy, or happiness was when his mouth pulled up a bit, a very little bit. He was friends with

Tobe, too, though nothing the boy did helped on Chi's mood.

Chi learned Tortallen language, but kept talking Yamani to Nat and Gwen, and Kel and Yuki.

He never grew much, and by the time he was ten he had only grown half an inch, smaller than the Lioness

when she was ten.

Chi, Nat, and Gwen all wanted to become knights, and, no surprise, their parents let them.

As they arrived at the castle of King Jonathan, Chi, Nat, and Gwen stared at the pictures of all

the royalty.

"Look, there's King Roald, he was king in the Lioness' trainings years," Gwen pointed at a

picture of a handsome man, the dead king.

"He looks....serious," Chi said.

"He was," a voice said from the shadows, they spun around to see a young boy. As soon as their

eyes met, Nat and Gwen bowed.

"Your highness," Nat began. Prince Jasson, Crown Prince Roald's youngest brother, smiled.

"Nat, you know I don't like when people talk to me like that. Now, who's your young friend?"

The prince, tall, strong, black haired, sapphire blue eyes, and tanned skin, smiled at Chi.

"Jasson, this is Chi of Mindelan."

"Oh, Mindelan, I've heard of you," Jason said, as Chi bowed to him.

*My, he is handsome* Chi thought, before she answered him.

"What an honor, your highness," Chi said, plainly.

"No need with the titles, Mindelan, Jason will do,"

"No need with titles, Conte, Chi will do," she said, copying. Jason laughed, and nodded.

"Well, shall I show you your rooms?" The prince asked. They nodded, and followed him.
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