Maria fainted. Diana gasped and looked pale. Krizsta swayed on the spot.
Kate ran over to them and revived Maria with her blue flame.
"The KING?" Said a weak and shaking Diana. "KING JONATHAN?"
"Yes. That's the only king of Tortall I know." Tammy said stiffly, making the girls wonder why they were going to see the king, since it obviously wasn't on the top of Tammy's list for things she wanted to do.
Tammy then slowly turned the brass doorknob, and walked into the king's chambers, looking as if she were walking into the gallows. The teenagers followed looking like extremely bewildered sheep.
Inside the room sat a man that looked to be in his late forties or early fifties. He had black hair and vivid blue eyes. He wore a gold crown on his head that was set with rubies and diamonds. He wasn't the only one in the room though. There was also a slightly younger woman, although she was much shorter, with flaming red hair and purple eyes. There was a man with graying hair and a small beard. And the last man was big, had a kind face, and dark brown hair.
Tammy shuffled up and sat down next to the kind looking man and the woman with red hair. The teens looked as if they were about to explode and were barely stopping themselves. Anne Marie opened and closed her mouth several times, willing something to come out, but nothing ever did.
Finally the king, and he had to be the king he looked-there is only one word for it-regal, stood and said. "Lady Tamora, we did not expect you back from your fief until the autumn."
"Yes, Jon, but...things came up." Her eyes traveled to the teens on the wall. Jon stared at Tammy with a look of venom. He knew what had happened even if the others didn't. He knew.
"I don't suppose these THINGS had anything to do with the huge magical shock on the barrier surrounding Tortall, do you Lady Tamora? And who are all these young ladies? Friends from the fief, I assume." Said Jon, his eyes lingered on each of the teens, then flashed back to Tamora.
"Yes Jon. We, er, got here by magical transport and didn't know that it would effect the barrier so much."
"I see. I would like to see you in the back room for a second, Tam." Said the king motioning for her to follow. Tammy followed him, stopping right before the door to glare at the girls for a second.
As soon as the doors shut there was mass chaos. The girls all began talking at once, each trying to be louder than the others so that they would be heard.
"Quiet down! Quiet down!" Said the man with graying hair. It had absolutely no effect what so ever.
"ENOUGH!" Roared the kind-faced man. The girls fell silent immediately and shrank into corners.
"None of that now!" Said the red-haired lady. "I'm Alanna, this is Gareth-Gary, and this is Raoul. We aren't going to eat you."
All of the girls stared at Maddy, silently willing her to say something. Maddy inhaled a huge breath and began. "Well, see, uh, we came from Lady Tamora's, uh, fief, and we came here by magic."
"What Maddy's trying to say is that we're sorry if we did something we weren't supposed to do." Said Anne Marie.
And with the apologies over the girls introduced themselves.
"I'm Kate!" Said Kate, bowing.
"I'm Olivia." Said Olivia, bowing and rushing over to Alanna to speak with her about being a knight and everything.
"I'm Diana." Said Diana, curtsying, and looking slightly perturbed that Olivia got to Alanna before she did.
"Lovely to meet all of you! My name is Maria!" Said Maria, curtsying and falling over. She got up looking embarrassed and brushed down her hair.
"Are you OK?" Said Raoul. When Maria nodded he motioned to a chair next to him, and Maria walked over looking like she was in a dream.
There was a long silence broken only by Maddy's 'OUCH' when somebody elbowed her to go next. "I'm Maddy." Said Maddy, rubbing her side as she bowed, making her look slightly comical. There was a man's laugh in the back, apparently Tammy and Jon were back, Tammy looking extremely humbled and embarrassed.
"I'm Krizsta!" Said Krizsta, curtsying perfectly, to pouting stares from the other girls in dresses.
"I'm Anne Marie. How are you all? I'm simply wonderful. It's a beautiful day outside don't you think so? Because I sure d-!" She stopped abruptly, noticed everyone was staring at her, bowed, and scuttled over to sit by Maddy.
"I'm Rosefyre." Said Rosefyre, curtsying.
"That's everyone then?" Said Gary.
Tammy nodded.
"Well then now we ha-" He was cut off suddenly as there was a huge shock. Jon lost all of his color, Alanna stood up, only to fall down, Gary swayed in his seat, Tammy gasped at fell over, and both Kate and Diana fainted.
"What was that?" Asked Maria.
"That was another assault on the magic barrier surrounding Tortall."
Tammy slammed her fist into her head. "I forgot to close the portal!" She yelled in agony.
Alanna stared at her. "This was you're fault?"
Tammy started to run out of the room, "I'll explain later!" She yelled over her shoulder. The girls-not including Kate and Diana, who were still out cold-ran after Tammy.
When they reached Tammy's door, Tammy unlocked it by magic and stormed in. There were six more girls sitting on Tammy's bed.
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To the girls who signed up after I put up chapter two, I'll write you in more in the next chapter. OK, if you sign up now, you'll probably have a very small bit, sorry, my brain just isn't quite large enough to keep track of more than 15 people. Please read and review everyone!
"The KING?" Said a weak and shaking Diana. "KING JONATHAN?"
"Yes. That's the only king of Tortall I know." Tammy said stiffly, making the girls wonder why they were going to see the king, since it obviously wasn't on the top of Tammy's list for things she wanted to do.
Tammy then slowly turned the brass doorknob, and walked into the king's chambers, looking as if she were walking into the gallows. The teenagers followed looking like extremely bewildered sheep.
Inside the room sat a man that looked to be in his late forties or early fifties. He had black hair and vivid blue eyes. He wore a gold crown on his head that was set with rubies and diamonds. He wasn't the only one in the room though. There was also a slightly younger woman, although she was much shorter, with flaming red hair and purple eyes. There was a man with graying hair and a small beard. And the last man was big, had a kind face, and dark brown hair.
Tammy shuffled up and sat down next to the kind looking man and the woman with red hair. The teens looked as if they were about to explode and were barely stopping themselves. Anne Marie opened and closed her mouth several times, willing something to come out, but nothing ever did.
Finally the king, and he had to be the king he looked-there is only one word for it-regal, stood and said. "Lady Tamora, we did not expect you back from your fief until the autumn."
"Yes, Jon, but...things came up." Her eyes traveled to the teens on the wall. Jon stared at Tammy with a look of venom. He knew what had happened even if the others didn't. He knew.
"I don't suppose these THINGS had anything to do with the huge magical shock on the barrier surrounding Tortall, do you Lady Tamora? And who are all these young ladies? Friends from the fief, I assume." Said Jon, his eyes lingered on each of the teens, then flashed back to Tamora.
"Yes Jon. We, er, got here by magical transport and didn't know that it would effect the barrier so much."
"I see. I would like to see you in the back room for a second, Tam." Said the king motioning for her to follow. Tammy followed him, stopping right before the door to glare at the girls for a second.
As soon as the doors shut there was mass chaos. The girls all began talking at once, each trying to be louder than the others so that they would be heard.
"Quiet down! Quiet down!" Said the man with graying hair. It had absolutely no effect what so ever.
"ENOUGH!" Roared the kind-faced man. The girls fell silent immediately and shrank into corners.
"None of that now!" Said the red-haired lady. "I'm Alanna, this is Gareth-Gary, and this is Raoul. We aren't going to eat you."
All of the girls stared at Maddy, silently willing her to say something. Maddy inhaled a huge breath and began. "Well, see, uh, we came from Lady Tamora's, uh, fief, and we came here by magic."
"What Maddy's trying to say is that we're sorry if we did something we weren't supposed to do." Said Anne Marie.
And with the apologies over the girls introduced themselves.
"I'm Kate!" Said Kate, bowing.
"I'm Olivia." Said Olivia, bowing and rushing over to Alanna to speak with her about being a knight and everything.
"I'm Diana." Said Diana, curtsying, and looking slightly perturbed that Olivia got to Alanna before she did.
"Lovely to meet all of you! My name is Maria!" Said Maria, curtsying and falling over. She got up looking embarrassed and brushed down her hair.
"Are you OK?" Said Raoul. When Maria nodded he motioned to a chair next to him, and Maria walked over looking like she was in a dream.
There was a long silence broken only by Maddy's 'OUCH' when somebody elbowed her to go next. "I'm Maddy." Said Maddy, rubbing her side as she bowed, making her look slightly comical. There was a man's laugh in the back, apparently Tammy and Jon were back, Tammy looking extremely humbled and embarrassed.
"I'm Krizsta!" Said Krizsta, curtsying perfectly, to pouting stares from the other girls in dresses.
"I'm Anne Marie. How are you all? I'm simply wonderful. It's a beautiful day outside don't you think so? Because I sure d-!" She stopped abruptly, noticed everyone was staring at her, bowed, and scuttled over to sit by Maddy.
"I'm Rosefyre." Said Rosefyre, curtsying.
"That's everyone then?" Said Gary.
Tammy nodded.
"Well then now we ha-" He was cut off suddenly as there was a huge shock. Jon lost all of his color, Alanna stood up, only to fall down, Gary swayed in his seat, Tammy gasped at fell over, and both Kate and Diana fainted.
"What was that?" Asked Maria.
"That was another assault on the magic barrier surrounding Tortall."
Tammy slammed her fist into her head. "I forgot to close the portal!" She yelled in agony.
Alanna stared at her. "This was you're fault?"
Tammy started to run out of the room, "I'll explain later!" She yelled over her shoulder. The girls-not including Kate and Diana, who were still out cold-ran after Tammy.
When they reached Tammy's door, Tammy unlocked it by magic and stormed in. There were six more girls sitting on Tammy's bed.
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To the girls who signed up after I put up chapter two, I'll write you in more in the next chapter. OK, if you sign up now, you'll probably have a very small bit, sorry, my brain just isn't quite large enough to keep track of more than 15 people. Please read and review everyone!