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Anastazia Silverwind

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*Gaspo!* (heehee..inside joke) TWO reviewers??? I did *ask* you all to review. Oh well. At the end of this chapter, I order you to review. Please. Okay, that was really sad, but PLEASE review. But remember, no flames :0) .

Everyone's telling me it's a MarySueish story. Oops. It never meant to turn out that way. Oh well, Cenzi developed into someone other than I hoped. Well, she's not completely MarySueish, because she doest have magic, and doesn't want to be a knight or anything (just have control over her life) and she can't use weapons whatsoever. You'll see more of the weapons and magic thing later.

-ladyknight

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Oops. I forgot to put a disclaimer in my last chapter. Oh well. Refer to this one.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kel, Dom, Masbolle, and any other TP characters that may appear in the coming chapter. I own Cenzi, Green Wood, myself and Elsie. But I don't own Tortall, Thailand, purple gorillas or any brothers.

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Cenzi woke up at about mid-day, her usual getting-up time. Everyone told her it was un-ladylike, but she always failed to get up earlier. She was in a big fluffy bed. She took an experimental bounce. VERY fluffy. She took a look at her surroundings. She was in a somewhat big room, which had light green curtains and yellow walls. The fluffy bed was also green. All the other room's furniture was either green or yellow.

Just then, a small face peeked in. A girl, by the look of it. She gave a small peep and disappeared. Cenzi sat on the fluffy bed, mystified for a few minutes, until Kel came in.

"Hello," said Kel with a smile. She sat down on the fluffy bed.

"Hello. Are all your rooms this color coordinated?"

Kel wrinkled her nose. "That's courtesy of Teah, the head maid. She's crazy about color coordination."

Cenzi gave a wry grin. Kel smiled back, then hesitated. "I was wondering…"

"Yes?" Cenzi prodded.

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the banquet tonight."

Cenzi groaned and fell back on the bed from her sitting position on it. "Not another one…"

Kel raised her eyebrows. "So you don't want to go?"

"No, I do. But, well, who will I be sitting with?"

"You wouldn't be sitting with Dom and I, I'm sorry to say, but with our niece, nephew and my son."

"Your son?"

"Yes, his name is Raoul. He was named after one of our friends."

"Yeah, your knight-master. I didn't know you had kids. I guess after you became a knight and defeated Blayce, then got married, we sort of stopped hearing about you in Green Wood."

There was a pause as Cenzi shifted in the bed and sat up. "So you're okay with sitting with Raoul and his cousins?"

"That's fine."

"Great," Kel said. She smiled and stood up. "Now let's go get some lunch. You must be starving!" She pulled Cenzi up out of the fluffy bed. "Our cook makes wonderful food…"

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A servant named Quinn showed Cenzi where she was sitting for the banquet. She wore a dark blue shirt, and after Cenzi protested against the skirt, black breeches. As they reached the table Cenzi thanked Quinn and sat down. She studied the three children sitting across the table from her. Two were obviously related, and the third was a bit different, but still looked somewhat the same. The last one was Raoul, Cenzi was sure. He had Kel's eyes, Dom's dark hair and nose, and looked to be about 5 years old. The other two children had matching brown hair and black eyes. The girl was about 11 years old, and the boy looked like he was around 9 years old.

"Hi," said the girl. "I'm Faria. This is Denian," she said, pointing to her brother. "And this is Raoul," she added, gesturing to Raoul.

"Hi," said Cenzi, warming up quickly to Faria. "I'm Cenziline of Green Wood, Cenzi for short."

"Hello," said Denian, perking up. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, Denian." Cenzi replied with a smile.

"You can call me Denny, if you want."

"Sure Denny."

Just then the servants came, holding finger bowls filled with water to wash their hands with. Cenzi carefully dipper her hands into the water and used the towel the servant presented to her. She looked up at the servant's face and recognition washed over her. "Rogan!!"

"Hi Cenzi!! How are you? How'd you get here? Did you meet Kel and Dom yet?"

"Yeah, I met Kel and Dom already. I'm fine, how are you?" Cenzi purposely avoided saying how she got here. She didn't want the whole castle talking about her, and how Kel and Dom brought her to Masbolle after she ran away.

"I'm great, but I've gotta go. I'm not supposed to talk to guests."

"Okay," Cenzi said, drying her hands off. "I'll see you later, 'kay?"

"Alright, see ya'." He moved on to Raoul, Faria and Denny. Cenzi watched him leave the room. As he left he turned quickly and winked at her, his bright carrot orange hair falling into his face. Cenzi mouthed "Bye," and returned to looking at Faria. Faria was looking curiously at her.

"How do you know that boy?"

"Oh, we just met a couple of times when-when I-" Cenzi paused. She didn't want to tell her and the boys (meaning Danny and Raoul) about how she had sneaked over to look for Kel. She cleared her throat. "When I ride my horse through the outskirts of Masbolle." Cenzi caught herself before she winced at that horrible improvisation. She had ridden a horse about 5 times in her entire life, and that was only with someone in front of or behind her, steering the horse.

"Right," said Faria flatly. Cenzi ignored that.

"So how are you and Danny related to Kel and Dom?" She already knew that they were their niece and nephew, but anything would be better that the previous subject.

"Dom's brother, Terek, is our father. So we're cousins to Raoul and Anara."

"Anara?"

"My sister. She's a page at the palace now, in her first year." said Raoul. This was the first time he had said anything to Cenzi.

Then Rogan came up again, this time holding a platter of lamb roasted in what looked like honey and almonds. He smiled at all the children as he dropped slices of lamb onto their plates, leaving Raoul small pre-cut chunks. Then he left as quickly as he had come.

"Do you have the Gift?" Danny asked Cenzi as he sliced up his lamb.

"No," Cenzi replied. "But most of my family has medium sized Gifts, with some occasional really good ones. Do all of you?"

Faria answered for all of them. "I have a big Gift, Danny has a small healing Gift and Raoul doesn't have one."

 Cenzi dug into her lamb. It was very good.

The rest of the banquet was a blur. It went by faster than Cenzi could have imagined. More courses came and went. She talked with Faria and Danny and even Raoul chimed in sometimes, but mainly listened.

It was one of the best nights of her life.

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There you go. Next chapter up. I think I'm writing a chapter a day now, huh. I should be, I have nothing better to do. I had the last week off school but now I must go back *sigh*. Why me. I hate school. It bugs me. I would much rather stay at home and cruse the internet all day.

Oooh, look at that, I broke a thousand words in a chapter. Whoo-hoo!!! *dances around* *stubs toe* Owwww…

Oh well. Review, everyone!! Pllleeeeaaaasssseee… (just don't flame please…)

I'm getting' down on my knees,

Baby please!

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