When Neal, Liney, Maria, Olivia, Kathryn, Samkin, Peter, Maddy, Kaitlin,
Anne Marie, Meron, Marc, Gregory, Lady Light, Rosefyre, Krizsta, Daine,
Raoul and Buri arrived back at the king's rooms they saw King Jonathan,
Alanna, Numair, George, Dom, Caprice, Kate, Diana and Reganas sitting
comfortably in armchairs that were arranged into a circle. But there were
two other people sitting with them: A young woman with mouse-brown hair
and a muscular body, dressed in breeches. And a man with red hair and gray
eyes.
"Hi dad!" Said Meron.
"AEEEEEEIIII!" Screeched Maddy. She then dove on the red-haired man, who was obviously Cleon of Kennan. She was followed closely by Liney who gave a yell of, "Not without me you don't!" Before she attacked.
"Didn't have time to warn him." Said Neal, shaking his head at Cleon and trying to dislodge Kate from his waist.
"Help!" Cried Cleon. "I'm being attacked by hormonally-influenced teenaged girls!"
King Jonathan cleared his throat loudly.
"Are you choking?" Asked Olivia. "I know what to do!"
"NO!" Yelled the king. "I'm fine. Stay back!"
"Okay then." Said Olivia, slightly disappointed. "Just making sure."
"Help!" Cried Cleon again.
"Maddy, Liney, please leave Sir Cleon alone." Said Jon.
Maddy and Liney let go of Cleon somewhat reluctantly and shuffled over to talk with the other girls.
"Thank you," Said King Jonathan. "What I need to say, must be said. I-"
"That's redundant, sire." Pointed out Rosefyre.
The king glared at her. Rosefyre gulped. "Anyway," The king continued, "What I was saying is that we have to go before nightfall. Who knows what this maniac could do next? We know that his Gift is extremely strong and that he's not at all afraid to use it."
"Where are we headed, if you don't mine me asking?" Asked Krizsta.
"The animals say that there is a place up by the southern wall mountains that they avoid because the magical current is overly-powerful." Said Daine. "I suggest we try there first."
"That's just what I was going to suggest." Said Cleon, straightening his red curls. "Kennan is near there and I've noticed quite a bit of odd activity."
"But...um..."Said Maria. NO one heard be4cause they were busy yelling about what the best time to leave would be.
"OY!" Bellowed Kate. "Maria was trying to say something important!"
"OK, go ahead Mar." Said Diana. "You have their attention."
"What I as saying is that: What should we bring?" Asked Maria, timidly.
"Yeah!" Put in Kathyrn. "And should we ride, or walk, or fly-"
"I suggest we go by magical transport, as it's the quickest way." Said Numair.
"But-" Said Reganas.
"Oh damn, you're right. We can't!" Said Numair.
"The what do we do?" Asked Samkin.
"I'm certainly not walking, thank you very much." Said Anne Marie.
"Me neither!" Said Caprice.
"Let's go on horseback." Said Jonathan. "Liney, Maria, Daine can you call the horses?" Maddy you can help too, right?" Maddy nodded. "OK, we'll need," He paused to count the number of people. "30."
"Hold on there." Said Alanna. "You can't go, buster."
"But-" Said Jon.
"No!" Said Alanna, sternly. "You have to stay here and comfort your country."
"You are mean." Said the king.
"Mean I must be." Said Alanna.
"Hello?" Said Kaitlin. "If you don't mind I would rather go than argue about something that is pretty obviously one-sided."
"Kaitlin has a point." Said Numair. "Even if she did make it in a rude way." Kate blushed.
"The 30 horses you wanted are ready. We can go as soon as we can get our supplies." Said Daine. "We'll need tents, food, weapons, and extra pairs of clothes for each of us. I'm thinking 10 tents and 2 extra pairs of clothes for everyone."
"I'll go get tents!" Said Maddy. "Uh...where would they be exactly?"
"I'll go with you." Said Meron.
"I'll race you!" Said Maddy. "Go!" Maddy then ran straight out the door.
"But you don't know where they are!" Cried Meron in vain. Maddy didn't hear, she was too far away. "OK! Wait for me."
Once Meron had left and closed the door Lady Light said, "I can get weapons. I know where they are."
"I'll come too." Said Rosefyre. "I'm bored."
"Bye people!" Said Lady Light. "See you soon!"
Rosefyre and Lady Light left, Lady Light closing the door behind her. "Is there anything else we can do?" Asked Olivia. "I'm bored out of my tree."
"We could go tack up the horses and crap." Said Kathryn.
"I'm coming too!" Said Liney.
"And me." Said Maria. "29 horses is no 3 person task."
"OK, we're gone." Said Liney, walking away.
"Later all." Said Kathryn. "We have left the building." And with that she closed the door behind them.
"We can get-" Started Kate.
"No." Said Kel. "Nobody needs to get anything else."
"But what about the clothes and stuff?" Asked Reganas.
Alanna sighed. "I'm sure we can get clothing from stores when we need it."
"But-" Said Caprice.
"NO!" Yelled Alanna.
"Well excuse us for breathing." Said Kate huffily.
Diana and Reganas giggled. Samkin smiled happily. Peter laughed outright. And Marc snorted and slapped his knee.
"As soon as everybody returns we can leave." Said Dom.
"What?" Said Kate. "I didn't know you were still here! And so is Neal! Woohoo!" Kate dove on Dom and clamped herself around his middle.
"Ah ha ha!" Said Neal. "You're in for it now!"
Maddy caused a slight distraction by parading into the room carrying one rolled up tent over her shoulder like a gun. "Company, HALT!" Meron stumbled in, weighed down by nine tents, and flopped onto an armchair. Maddy bounced around doing jogging exercises.
"We got...tents." Said Meron, breathing heavily.
"Maddy, what did you do to him?" Asked Anne Marie.
"And why is he carrying nine tents and you only have one?" Asked Kaitlin.
Then they both realized something and their eyes got wider. "Ooooh!" They said in unison.
Maddy grinned. Meron looked slightly triumphant. Gregory walked over and high-fived Meron.
"Men." Muttered Krizsta, shaking her head.
"Oh yeah." Said Maddy. "Daine said to tell you that the horses were ready."
"OK." Said the king. "We can go as soon as the Lady Light and Rosefyre get back with the weapons."
At that second Rosefyre and Lady Light stumbled in laden with knifes, bows, arrows, swords, spears, staves and even a few sling shots.
"Speak of the devils." Said Raoul.
"Excuse me?" Said Rosefyre. "I'm no devil, thank you very much."
"Course you aren't Rosie, dear." Said Lady Light sarcastically.
"Well maybe just a little." Said Rosefyre.
"Whatever you say." Said Krizsta.
"Leave me alone." Said Rosefyre.
"Well can we go?" Asked Diana. "It's probably best not to keep them waiting."
"Race you!" Yelled Maddy.
"Not again." Groaned Meron.
Everyone laughed. Then they walked down to the stables, Maddy running ahead, giggling. Meron followed her at walking quickly. Finally Meron caught up to Maddy and tackled her. "No more racing." He said.
"Ooooh!" Cooed Reganas.
Finally they arrived at the stables. "Finally!" Said Liney. "We were about to leave without you."
"This is where I leave you." Said Jonathan. "Travel safely."
"Bye Jon." Said Alanna. "Have fun while we're gone."
"Yeah, right." Said Jon. "Bye." With that he walked up the hill back towards the palace.
"All right everybody!" Said Neal. "Grab a mount and mount!"
Kate laughed. "FUNNY! Mount, mount!" Everybody stared at her. "It's funny." Said Kate, shyly.
"Um, right." Said Peter. "Of course it is, dearie."
Kate stuck out her tongue at him.
"You made jokes out of it but have you done it?" Asked George. "No. Mount already!"
"Yes sir. Sorry sir." Said Kate.
When everyone had chosen a horse Kathryn smiled. "Oh boy!" She said. "An adventure."
~*~
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"Hi dad!" Said Meron.
"AEEEEEEIIII!" Screeched Maddy. She then dove on the red-haired man, who was obviously Cleon of Kennan. She was followed closely by Liney who gave a yell of, "Not without me you don't!" Before she attacked.
"Didn't have time to warn him." Said Neal, shaking his head at Cleon and trying to dislodge Kate from his waist.
"Help!" Cried Cleon. "I'm being attacked by hormonally-influenced teenaged girls!"
King Jonathan cleared his throat loudly.
"Are you choking?" Asked Olivia. "I know what to do!"
"NO!" Yelled the king. "I'm fine. Stay back!"
"Okay then." Said Olivia, slightly disappointed. "Just making sure."
"Help!" Cried Cleon again.
"Maddy, Liney, please leave Sir Cleon alone." Said Jon.
Maddy and Liney let go of Cleon somewhat reluctantly and shuffled over to talk with the other girls.
"Thank you," Said King Jonathan. "What I need to say, must be said. I-"
"That's redundant, sire." Pointed out Rosefyre.
The king glared at her. Rosefyre gulped. "Anyway," The king continued, "What I was saying is that we have to go before nightfall. Who knows what this maniac could do next? We know that his Gift is extremely strong and that he's not at all afraid to use it."
"Where are we headed, if you don't mine me asking?" Asked Krizsta.
"The animals say that there is a place up by the southern wall mountains that they avoid because the magical current is overly-powerful." Said Daine. "I suggest we try there first."
"That's just what I was going to suggest." Said Cleon, straightening his red curls. "Kennan is near there and I've noticed quite a bit of odd activity."
"But...um..."Said Maria. NO one heard be4cause they were busy yelling about what the best time to leave would be.
"OY!" Bellowed Kate. "Maria was trying to say something important!"
"OK, go ahead Mar." Said Diana. "You have their attention."
"What I as saying is that: What should we bring?" Asked Maria, timidly.
"Yeah!" Put in Kathyrn. "And should we ride, or walk, or fly-"
"I suggest we go by magical transport, as it's the quickest way." Said Numair.
"But-" Said Reganas.
"Oh damn, you're right. We can't!" Said Numair.
"The what do we do?" Asked Samkin.
"I'm certainly not walking, thank you very much." Said Anne Marie.
"Me neither!" Said Caprice.
"Let's go on horseback." Said Jonathan. "Liney, Maria, Daine can you call the horses?" Maddy you can help too, right?" Maddy nodded. "OK, we'll need," He paused to count the number of people. "30."
"Hold on there." Said Alanna. "You can't go, buster."
"But-" Said Jon.
"No!" Said Alanna, sternly. "You have to stay here and comfort your country."
"You are mean." Said the king.
"Mean I must be." Said Alanna.
"Hello?" Said Kaitlin. "If you don't mind I would rather go than argue about something that is pretty obviously one-sided."
"Kaitlin has a point." Said Numair. "Even if she did make it in a rude way." Kate blushed.
"The 30 horses you wanted are ready. We can go as soon as we can get our supplies." Said Daine. "We'll need tents, food, weapons, and extra pairs of clothes for each of us. I'm thinking 10 tents and 2 extra pairs of clothes for everyone."
"I'll go get tents!" Said Maddy. "Uh...where would they be exactly?"
"I'll go with you." Said Meron.
"I'll race you!" Said Maddy. "Go!" Maddy then ran straight out the door.
"But you don't know where they are!" Cried Meron in vain. Maddy didn't hear, she was too far away. "OK! Wait for me."
Once Meron had left and closed the door Lady Light said, "I can get weapons. I know where they are."
"I'll come too." Said Rosefyre. "I'm bored."
"Bye people!" Said Lady Light. "See you soon!"
Rosefyre and Lady Light left, Lady Light closing the door behind her. "Is there anything else we can do?" Asked Olivia. "I'm bored out of my tree."
"We could go tack up the horses and crap." Said Kathryn.
"I'm coming too!" Said Liney.
"And me." Said Maria. "29 horses is no 3 person task."
"OK, we're gone." Said Liney, walking away.
"Later all." Said Kathryn. "We have left the building." And with that she closed the door behind them.
"We can get-" Started Kate.
"No." Said Kel. "Nobody needs to get anything else."
"But what about the clothes and stuff?" Asked Reganas.
Alanna sighed. "I'm sure we can get clothing from stores when we need it."
"But-" Said Caprice.
"NO!" Yelled Alanna.
"Well excuse us for breathing." Said Kate huffily.
Diana and Reganas giggled. Samkin smiled happily. Peter laughed outright. And Marc snorted and slapped his knee.
"As soon as everybody returns we can leave." Said Dom.
"What?" Said Kate. "I didn't know you were still here! And so is Neal! Woohoo!" Kate dove on Dom and clamped herself around his middle.
"Ah ha ha!" Said Neal. "You're in for it now!"
Maddy caused a slight distraction by parading into the room carrying one rolled up tent over her shoulder like a gun. "Company, HALT!" Meron stumbled in, weighed down by nine tents, and flopped onto an armchair. Maddy bounced around doing jogging exercises.
"We got...tents." Said Meron, breathing heavily.
"Maddy, what did you do to him?" Asked Anne Marie.
"And why is he carrying nine tents and you only have one?" Asked Kaitlin.
Then they both realized something and their eyes got wider. "Ooooh!" They said in unison.
Maddy grinned. Meron looked slightly triumphant. Gregory walked over and high-fived Meron.
"Men." Muttered Krizsta, shaking her head.
"Oh yeah." Said Maddy. "Daine said to tell you that the horses were ready."
"OK." Said the king. "We can go as soon as the Lady Light and Rosefyre get back with the weapons."
At that second Rosefyre and Lady Light stumbled in laden with knifes, bows, arrows, swords, spears, staves and even a few sling shots.
"Speak of the devils." Said Raoul.
"Excuse me?" Said Rosefyre. "I'm no devil, thank you very much."
"Course you aren't Rosie, dear." Said Lady Light sarcastically.
"Well maybe just a little." Said Rosefyre.
"Whatever you say." Said Krizsta.
"Leave me alone." Said Rosefyre.
"Well can we go?" Asked Diana. "It's probably best not to keep them waiting."
"Race you!" Yelled Maddy.
"Not again." Groaned Meron.
Everyone laughed. Then they walked down to the stables, Maddy running ahead, giggling. Meron followed her at walking quickly. Finally Meron caught up to Maddy and tackled her. "No more racing." He said.
"Ooooh!" Cooed Reganas.
Finally they arrived at the stables. "Finally!" Said Liney. "We were about to leave without you."
"This is where I leave you." Said Jonathan. "Travel safely."
"Bye Jon." Said Alanna. "Have fun while we're gone."
"Yeah, right." Said Jon. "Bye." With that he walked up the hill back towards the palace.
"All right everybody!" Said Neal. "Grab a mount and mount!"
Kate laughed. "FUNNY! Mount, mount!" Everybody stared at her. "It's funny." Said Kate, shyly.
"Um, right." Said Peter. "Of course it is, dearie."
Kate stuck out her tongue at him.
"You made jokes out of it but have you done it?" Asked George. "No. Mount already!"
"Yes sir. Sorry sir." Said Kate.
When everyone had chosen a horse Kathryn smiled. "Oh boy!" She said. "An adventure."
~*~
Another chapter! Yey! Shower me in gifts and praise. I'm not going to put up another chapter until ALL FOURTEEN OF YOU review. Or at least, until I get 14 reviews. That's good enough, right? So click the liddle button down there, yeah, that one, and review!