Alright, I'm back!! Thank yous to MOST of my lovely reviewers!! And heeerrrreee they are…
White-wolf
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LittleMissMe
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Let me clear a few things up now:
~Her brother is new, I made him up.
~This takes place a few years or more after Lady Knight
~Yes, that picture of her and her brother was a PAINTING. It's one of my "things"; I refer to pictures and any sort of still scene as pictures.
Now that those are cleared up, on with the story!!!!
Love most of you,
-ladyknight
PS. I know, that last chapter WAS awfully short. Sorry, I'll make this one longer.
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Cenzi came to an abrupt stop. No one was EVER on this road. She noticed the people were talking.
"-used to go on this path all the time as a kid," said a male voice.
"The sunset's beautiful," whispered a female voice.
"Not as beautiful as you," said the first voice.
The woman laughed. "You sound like Cleon."
"Gods forbid," muttered the man.
They both laughed now. Who are they, thought Cenzi. Who's Cleon? Where'd they come from? Even with all these questions running through her head, Cenzi knew they would bring her back to Green Wood's castle if they caught her.
Cenzi was tip-toeing across the road when just about the worst possible thing happened.
She stepped on a twig.
At the audible "crack!" Cenzi froze, and the two figures' heads snapped around.
Cenzi was mad. She was not about to be caught running away again. She spun around and sprinted off.
Unfortunately, Cenzi hadn't yet gotten used to running in a skirt. With a cry, she pitched forward and fell over.
Hooves sounded behind her. "Stupid dress!!" Cenzi yelled through her teeth. "Argg!!"
She heard someone dismount just behind her. Cenzi stumbled up, to be grabbed under the armpits by someone. She struggled and kicked at her restrainer.
The woman chuckled. "Feisty little one, isn't she."
Cenzi stopped. The woman was holding her? Proper etiquette, she knew, called for the man to dismount and the woman to stay on the horse. She twisted around to see the smiling face of a woman. She had hazel eyes with long delicate lashes. Her hair was down to her shoulders, and was a plain brown. She had a strong build and wore breeches and a tunic.
Cenzi's mouth dropped open in shock. Was this--no, it couldn't be. But it looked so much like her… "Are you—are you—Kelandry of Mindelan and Masbolle?"
She laughed. "Yes, of course. Who else would I be?"
"Shell shocked, young lady?" asked the man, presumably Domitan of Masbolle, Kel's husband.
Cenzi's mouth dropped even more open, until she forced out, "Domitan? Of Masbolle?"
"Pleased to meet you, young lady. And please call me Dom."
Dom was very handsome, with dark hair and green eyes (A/N: I don't remember what color Dom's eyes are, and I can't find Squire. Could someone tell me please? I'm guessing green because of Neal's eyes).
"What are you and Kelandry doing here? What-Why?" stuttered Cenzi. Then she remembered about her whole running away business. Oh no. She couldn't just leave the people she had been dreaming about meeting ever since the news of Kelandry, first known girl page, then squire, then knight in hundreds of years, reached Green Wood. Oh no. Why now? They would bring her back, like everyone would do, thinking her parents were worried out of their minds looking for her. Yeah right.
Kelandry smiled. "Call me Kel. Dom and I were taking some time off of work in Corus to come visit his family for a week in Masbolle."
Cenzi knew that Masbolle was a bordering fief to Green Wood. She had sneaked into it several times and met a serving boy named Rogan. He had always told her that neither Dom nor Kel were in Masbolle. Disappointed, she had always turned back and come back a few months later.
"I just—never thought I'd ever get to meet you—I played "Kel and knight" with my brother all the time—before he left. And you were never in Masbolle when I went there-"
"What? Slow down. What's your name?" asked Dom.
"Cenziline."
"Pretty name," remarked Kel.
Cenzi smiled. "Thank you. You can call me Cenzi, though." This startled Cenzi, a bit, that she would say that. The only person who called her that was Matt.
"So Cenzi, where are you from?"
"I'm from Green Wood."
Kel and Dom exchanged a glance that Cenzi didn't see. She was too busy looking at Kel's strange stick that was thrust through her belt. It looked like a stick but it had a sharp curved metal tip. It also looked very dangerous.
Kel noticed. "It's called a glaive. Yamani woman use it."
"It's wonderful."
Kel chuckled. Then she looked at the sky. "It's getting too dark; we should be heading to Masbolle about now. Cenzi, you should be getting home."
Cenzi looked at the ground. "Err..I…Don't have a home" She quickly made up.
Dom and Kel exchanged disbelieving glance that Cenzi didn't see. "Where do you live?" asked Dom.
"Err…My lean-to in the forest."
Kel whispered something to Dom, then spoke to Cenzi. "Cenzi, would you like to stay in Masbolle for a while?"
Cenzi's mouth dropped open. "Would I? Would I? Of course!! Yes!!"
Dom and Kel grinned. "Okay, lets get back, it's getting awfully late."
Kel and Dom mounted their horses, and Kel pulled Cenzi up behind her. Cenzi remembered little about the ride to Masbolle. She talked with Kel and Dom for a little while, and then she dropped out of the conversation. She remembered trying to stay awake, but to no avail. She slowly fell asleep as the riders rode to Masbolle.
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