Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Tamora Pierce characters. I only own my
characters and the places I come up with.
Note: I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I DO have school and a LIFE! So just BE patient. And I'm going to try to describe more. I haven't been doing that. This chapter MAY sound hurried but I had a disgruntled fan threatening me. They might sound out of character because I haven't read the books in about two years.
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Chapter 4: The Archery Competition
The sun was shining in through the window when I got dressed. Kel's birds came to visit me in the morning. I wore a pair of breeches and a shirt, like the pages, instead of one of my many dresses. A dress wouldn't be a proper thing to wear while competing.
"Ruby, are you ready?" Kel opened the door to my room.
"Of course." I said with a smile. We walked out of the room, planning what we were going to do today.
Neal met us halfway down the long corridor. We trudged down to the practice yard, talking about various things. Raoul stood there, in the middle of the practice yard, holding a jousting stick. Owen, Merric, Seaver, Roald, and Cleon were waiting on the practice yard too.
"Oh! Are we late?" I asked worriedly.
"Of course not! I'm always on time." Neal boasted.
Kel sighed and whispered to me, "Of course, except he's basing this on HIS own time."
I giggled at the comment. Neal glared at Kel, sensing she said something to lower his impression on me.
Raoul cleared his throat, waiting for everyone to listen to him. Neal was about to open his mouth but Kel clamped her hand over it. Raoul gave her a grateful look and began, "Today, we will host the archery part of our competition. Every one of you will get a chance to try to hit the bull's eye. Whichever team gets the arrow closest to the bull's eye wins. Let us begin. Neal, Merric, you two may start."
Neal walked up to the line, trailing behind Merric. The two of them strung their bows and cocked their arrows. Merric let his fly and it hit about two inches from the bull's eye. Neal started laughing.
Merric scowled at him, "I'd like to see you do better."
Neal was laughing so hard that his arrow missed the target entirely. It was Merric's turn to laugh now. I giggled a little and Kel was laughing so hard, she fell down.
Raoul bit his lip, trying not to laugh, in case it made Neal feel bad. "Now.*chuckle* it's Owen's and Seaver's turn."
Owen and Seaver cocked their arrows and let them fly. Owen's split Merric's arrow in half.
Merric glared at Owen. "Owen, what did you do that for?"
Owen laughed and joked, "Because I despise you, that's why."
I said, "Aw. Owen, you're making Merric feel bad." I patted Merric on the back.
Seaver's arrow was a little closer to the bull's eye than Merric's. Seaver shot Neal a look of triumph. I looked back and forth between them, trying to find a hint of resentment. Finding none, I sighed.
Roald glanced at me and asked, "Ruby, is everything okay?"
I gave him a smile, "Yes, I'm fine."
Raoul gave everyone an impatient look, "Roald, Cleon, please step up and cock your arrows."
Roald and Cleon released their arrows at the same time, both arrows flying straight at the center of the bull's eye. At the last minute, a gust of wind blew them off course and they landed three inches from the center.
Roald shrugged, "Why does the wind hate us, Cleon?"
Cleon replied, "Perhaps because we got the best girls in the kingdom?"
I started to blush slightly at his comment. Raoul coughed to get our attention. I just grabbed my bow and a few arrows and launched them into the air. They were the closest to the bull's eye. I looked at Kel to see when she would release her arrows but I discovered that she already did. Her arrow landed right before mine.
Raoul announced, "The winner of this event is Keladry and Ruby. Their arrows landed the closest to the bull's eye."
Everyone clapped for us as we took a bow. Raoul looked at the sky. The sun was sinking into the horizon. "It's already mealtime? Time sure does fly."
We walked into the dining hall as we talked about the next day. I can't wait to see what the competition is.
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I am getting sick of people annoying me to update. I write stories as a hobby, not as a life (even though I can't live without writing). If people keep annoying me, I might just stop updating this story.
On a happier note, I DID manage to come up with a few new stories, in case you actually care.
Note: I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I DO have school and a LIFE! So just BE patient. And I'm going to try to describe more. I haven't been doing that. This chapter MAY sound hurried but I had a disgruntled fan threatening me. They might sound out of character because I haven't read the books in about two years.
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Chapter 4: The Archery Competition
The sun was shining in through the window when I got dressed. Kel's birds came to visit me in the morning. I wore a pair of breeches and a shirt, like the pages, instead of one of my many dresses. A dress wouldn't be a proper thing to wear while competing.
"Ruby, are you ready?" Kel opened the door to my room.
"Of course." I said with a smile. We walked out of the room, planning what we were going to do today.
Neal met us halfway down the long corridor. We trudged down to the practice yard, talking about various things. Raoul stood there, in the middle of the practice yard, holding a jousting stick. Owen, Merric, Seaver, Roald, and Cleon were waiting on the practice yard too.
"Oh! Are we late?" I asked worriedly.
"Of course not! I'm always on time." Neal boasted.
Kel sighed and whispered to me, "Of course, except he's basing this on HIS own time."
I giggled at the comment. Neal glared at Kel, sensing she said something to lower his impression on me.
Raoul cleared his throat, waiting for everyone to listen to him. Neal was about to open his mouth but Kel clamped her hand over it. Raoul gave her a grateful look and began, "Today, we will host the archery part of our competition. Every one of you will get a chance to try to hit the bull's eye. Whichever team gets the arrow closest to the bull's eye wins. Let us begin. Neal, Merric, you two may start."
Neal walked up to the line, trailing behind Merric. The two of them strung their bows and cocked their arrows. Merric let his fly and it hit about two inches from the bull's eye. Neal started laughing.
Merric scowled at him, "I'd like to see you do better."
Neal was laughing so hard that his arrow missed the target entirely. It was Merric's turn to laugh now. I giggled a little and Kel was laughing so hard, she fell down.
Raoul bit his lip, trying not to laugh, in case it made Neal feel bad. "Now.*chuckle* it's Owen's and Seaver's turn."
Owen and Seaver cocked their arrows and let them fly. Owen's split Merric's arrow in half.
Merric glared at Owen. "Owen, what did you do that for?"
Owen laughed and joked, "Because I despise you, that's why."
I said, "Aw. Owen, you're making Merric feel bad." I patted Merric on the back.
Seaver's arrow was a little closer to the bull's eye than Merric's. Seaver shot Neal a look of triumph. I looked back and forth between them, trying to find a hint of resentment. Finding none, I sighed.
Roald glanced at me and asked, "Ruby, is everything okay?"
I gave him a smile, "Yes, I'm fine."
Raoul gave everyone an impatient look, "Roald, Cleon, please step up and cock your arrows."
Roald and Cleon released their arrows at the same time, both arrows flying straight at the center of the bull's eye. At the last minute, a gust of wind blew them off course and they landed three inches from the center.
Roald shrugged, "Why does the wind hate us, Cleon?"
Cleon replied, "Perhaps because we got the best girls in the kingdom?"
I started to blush slightly at his comment. Raoul coughed to get our attention. I just grabbed my bow and a few arrows and launched them into the air. They were the closest to the bull's eye. I looked at Kel to see when she would release her arrows but I discovered that she already did. Her arrow landed right before mine.
Raoul announced, "The winner of this event is Keladry and Ruby. Their arrows landed the closest to the bull's eye."
Everyone clapped for us as we took a bow. Raoul looked at the sky. The sun was sinking into the horizon. "It's already mealtime? Time sure does fly."
We walked into the dining hall as we talked about the next day. I can't wait to see what the competition is.
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I am getting sick of people annoying me to update. I write stories as a hobby, not as a life (even though I can't live without writing). If people keep annoying me, I might just stop updating this story.
On a happier note, I DID manage to come up with a few new stories, in case you actually care.
