I DONT WANNA BE A LADY
CHAPTER 5
MIDWINTER
The girls were so exited about going to the Palace that they didn't see the crowd that had come to greet them. They got off their horses and walked them to the stables. Then they walked back to the front of the palace, where the crowd was watching the road like hawks.
"Excuse me?" Alanna asked a boy dressed as a page "What are you all starring at?"
"Three young ladies are supposed to come form court today. They're said to be real shockers." the boy replied as the girls started to giggle uncontrollably.
"I know a way to get them to notice us. Watch and learn." Alanna told her friends. "Real shockers 'ay Thom?" Alanna yelled at her brother over the crowd "What kind of a warm welcome is this, for your countess? I have half a mind to go back to the convent. As horrible as it is" Alanna added under her breath.
"'LANNA!!! STEPHY!!! KATIE!!!!! How are you? Not angry I hope?" Thom said a little frightened at what Alanna and her friends can do when they are angry "We were expecting three ladies in pretty dresses in a nice comfy coach, not three tomboys in breeches. Your not going hurt me, are you?" he asked, completely scared "By the way where are your escorts?"
"Our escorts are coming with our luggage in the 'nice comfy' coach, Thom. Now would you like to show us to our rooms or shall we get angry. Girls what do you think?" Alanna replied, and Thom, Jon and Gary came to escort them to their rooms. Leaving Raoul behind to wait for the luggage.
Five minutes after they reached the girls rooms, Raoul and two other men stumbled in carrying a trunk between them, the girls maids came in at their heals.
"My ladies, the men couldn't carry your trunks would you like us to fetch them?" one of the maids asked curtsying
"No it is ok Samantha we'll get them ourselves. Men aren't all muscle you know." Stephanie added looking at the men scattered around the room.
When the ladies came back with the other trunks the men were shocked to see that the three little ladies could carry the extremely heavy trunks that not even Raoul, the biggest guy in the castle, could lift.
"You can all leave now, except you Dragon I need to speak with you." Alanna told them as they filed out of the room.
"When is it dragon?" Alanna asked the shang "My ordeal?"
"Tomorrow morning, Kitten." The Dragon replied looking at his former student
"But today is the midwinter ball. I have to go shopping and when am I going to train?" Alanna exclaimed
"Well we'll just have to ask the King if he can move the ball back a day, and look on the bright side by then you'll have another name to add to your collection." The Dragon replied winking
"Thankyou, Master." Alanna squealed as she hugged him "I wont let you down."
The Kings Chambers (the same day)"Your Majesty, Countess Alanna and The Dragon wish to speak with you." The herald announced.
"Send them in!"
Alanna walked through the door and knelt by the King. "Your Majesty, I have a big favour to ask of you," Alanna began "Could you move the Midwinter Ball back a day?"
"Now this is an unusual request." The King commented, "Please continue."
"Well you see tomorrow is my Shang Ordeal and I need time to practice and get ready for the challenge that awaits me."
"You put up your case very well Countess Alanna, very well we shall have the ball tomorrow night, after you ordeal." The King replied
" Oh thankyou your Majesty." Alanna curtsied and walked out of the room.
Ok that is the end of chapter 5 sorry it is short but I swear to god that as the chapters pile up they will get longer.
Im currently starting to write chapter 14 and I assure you that it is 17 hand written pages long.
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