Chapter 6
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OFF. Sorry. Theses things just get on my nerves.
"Okay Avery. You can sleep in my room on a pallet. Or you can have a room of your own." Alanna said swiftly pointing to a small bed on the floor.
"I'll sleep here mam." He said plopping himself down on the pallet. When he looked at her raised eyebrow he panicked. "Not for THAT reason my lady!! His majesty just said that I can't leave you alone." "Oh..of COURSE! That explains everything!!" She yelled at the stars. "And another thing. How do you know that I'm female?" She demanded.
"His majesty told me." The boy said simply.
"George.." She gritted her teeth then sighed. "Okay. So you'll sleep here and when my friends are around you call me sir. Okay?"
"Yes mam." He replied. She sighed. This little event was going to make the week far more stressful.
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Alanna was just sitting on her bed reading a book when Gary came in. She sat upright and started babbling apologies for her leaving him and all. He just held up a hand and smiled.
"That's okay Alan. The duke IS a bit scary. But why in the name of heaven does he want to talk to you?" She shivered.
"It's a long story." She replied.
"That's okay." He persisted. "I've got loads of time and- Great heavens!! Who's he?" He pointed to Avery.
"A boy who's a fair hand with cleaning rooms. I hired him on." She said quickly.
"I think I've seen him before." Gary murmured thinking.
"Uh! Time to go. You must be wanting to get ready for the party right?! I mean, what with the promise of Lady Alanna being there." She said hurriedly taking his mind off all matters.
"What? Oh! Right! IF you see her, can you direct her over to me?" Gary said with a wink and left.
"Alanna? In't that your name?" Avery asked curiously.
"It is. And as I said before. It's a long story."
"And as Master Gareth said. I have lots a time." He replied with a grin.
"Gary had a bad influence on you." She said smiling.
"Nah, I've always talked like this."
"But for a boy your age, you seem to know so much about this world." She suddenly mentioned as the thought struck her.
"Master George taught me a lot of stuff before I came to ye." He now said calmly.
"But where are you parents, family..." She stopped as she saw his face hardened. Then she knew why.
"How?" Alanna asked softly.
"Bandits." He replied solemnly and walked out of the room carrying her laundry to be taken to the washers.
I know the chapters are short. Please don't kill me. Anyway I hope you enjoy my little bouts of pain, anger and sappy mush. Lol. Have fun till the next chap unfolds. Yeesh! Just can't soell, s[ell, siell, SPELL!!!!!! Today. Argh!!
Starlet.
"Okay Avery. You can sleep in my room on a pallet. Or you can have a room of your own." Alanna said swiftly pointing to a small bed on the floor.
"I'll sleep here mam." He said plopping himself down on the pallet. When he looked at her raised eyebrow he panicked. "Not for THAT reason my lady!! His majesty just said that I can't leave you alone." "Oh..of COURSE! That explains everything!!" She yelled at the stars. "And another thing. How do you know that I'm female?" She demanded.
"His majesty told me." The boy said simply.
"George.." She gritted her teeth then sighed. "Okay. So you'll sleep here and when my friends are around you call me sir. Okay?"
"Yes mam." He replied. She sighed. This little event was going to make the week far more stressful.
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Alanna was just sitting on her bed reading a book when Gary came in. She sat upright and started babbling apologies for her leaving him and all. He just held up a hand and smiled.
"That's okay Alan. The duke IS a bit scary. But why in the name of heaven does he want to talk to you?" She shivered.
"It's a long story." She replied.
"That's okay." He persisted. "I've got loads of time and- Great heavens!! Who's he?" He pointed to Avery.
"A boy who's a fair hand with cleaning rooms. I hired him on." She said quickly.
"I think I've seen him before." Gary murmured thinking.
"Uh! Time to go. You must be wanting to get ready for the party right?! I mean, what with the promise of Lady Alanna being there." She said hurriedly taking his mind off all matters.
"What? Oh! Right! IF you see her, can you direct her over to me?" Gary said with a wink and left.
"Alanna? In't that your name?" Avery asked curiously.
"It is. And as I said before. It's a long story."
"And as Master Gareth said. I have lots a time." He replied with a grin.
"Gary had a bad influence on you." She said smiling.
"Nah, I've always talked like this."
"But for a boy your age, you seem to know so much about this world." She suddenly mentioned as the thought struck her.
"Master George taught me a lot of stuff before I came to ye." He now said calmly.
"But where are you parents, family..." She stopped as she saw his face hardened. Then she knew why.
"How?" Alanna asked softly.
"Bandits." He replied solemnly and walked out of the room carrying her laundry to be taken to the washers.
I know the chapters are short. Please don't kill me. Anyway I hope you enjoy my little bouts of pain, anger and sappy mush. Lol. Have fun till the next chap unfolds. Yeesh! Just can't soell, s[ell, siell, SPELL!!!!!! Today. Argh!!
Starlet.