Whoa...been a while since I updated...*wince* Sorry! I had Writer's Block!
La la la...I don't own! Whee! Except I do own the idea for Hindsight!
Come on people, most of you have probably read Like the Moon, so repeat after me!
[brackets] are the mainie's thoughts! :colons: are Mindspeech!
And ~-~-~ indicates a vision, beginning and end!
Muses responsible: Scheherezade and Chaesa!
Hindsight is Ever-Perfect
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A bell clanged as Lee awoke. She started and fell off her bed.
"Great. Another bruise," she muttered as she climbed into her Grays.
:Welladay! Sleepyhead is awake!: chirped Tess.
:Horse, if you don't shut up, I won't visit you today.:
:Then I won't tell you who your new year-mate is!:
:What? A new year-mate? Who?:
:Visit me!:
:Oh, all right. Who is it?: demanded Lee.
:Laksha Chose. She nearly had to go into Iftel. Anyway, she's heading back here with her Chosen.:
:But who IS her Chosen?: begged Lee.
:His name is Allen.:
:Great, another boy.:
:Well, his Companion is a girl...:
:Still.:
"Oi! Lee! Breakfast!" called Jali from the door.
:Food!: said Lee, still thinking in Mindspeech.
:Out loud, dear.:
"Food!" cried Lee, and flung herself out of the room-smashing into the wall on the other side.
"I pity you in Weapons," sighed Jali, "Come on. This way."
:Weapons?: queried Lee to Tess.
:Yes indeedy. Heralds need to defend themselves all the time.:
:As in sharp pointy object weapons?:
Tess, realizing where this was going, winced. :Yes, sharp-pointy-etc. Uh- oh.:
Lee gulped as she headed for her year-mates in the dining hall.
"Are you all right?" asked Taliesin.
"Is the Weaponsmaster really going to give me a sharp pointy object?" asked Lee unhappily.
"Yeah, probably," said Taliesin offhandedly. "Roll?"
"No thanks," said Lee, prodding at her food.
"You'd better hurry," pointed out an older Trainee. "You lot have Weapons first thing this morning. Don't eat too much."
Lee went white. "No sharp pointy object for me, thanks," she muttered to Lale, who looked first at her, then at the apple he'd been trying to pass to her.
:Take the apple, dear. I want it: said Tess.
Lee absently pocketed the apple. "Thanks," she said to no one in particular.
All too soon, they were pointed towards the Salle.
Lee fed the apple to Tess, who tailed them anxiously.
The Weaponsmaster was a slim, ethereal-looking blonde woman.
"Don't be fooled," whispered Taliesin, "She could probably break the biggest man in the Guard in half without too much effort."
The Weaponsmaster looked them over. "New, are you?" she asked Lee kindly. "Well, let's see what you can do."
By the end of the time where the Weaponsmaster "saw what she could do," Lee was completely convinced that she was totally hopeless.
[Academics, I can handle. Anything physical, though-better left unsaid,] she thought absently.
"You-have potential," said the Weaponsmaster finally.
"Now, I think you should probably learn-" the Weaponsmaster looked Lee over.
"Bow, of course, knife-work, and probably short-sword. Longsword-well, never mind that."
She handed Lee a weapon. Lee gulped. "What's this?" she asked.
"It's a short-sword."
Following that was an exhausting round of exercises. Lee dropped the weapon at least eight times, nearly stabbed herself eleven times, and hit herself and the Weaponsmaster with the flat of the blade eighteen times.
"Well, you're a klutz, but I can train that out of you," said the Weaponsmaster finally.
Lee simply groaned.
Then-
~-~-~
Lee saw the Weaponsmaster as she had been many years ago.
She was casually swinging a longsword in a battle, gripping her dark bay with her legs.
Her horse screamed and fell under an enemy's axe.
The Weaponsmaster snarled with anger and leapt off the corpse, swinging and stabbing, working her way in deep.
Suddenly, a charge of soldiers in her colors swarmed after her, supporting her, as she gave a cry of triumph and slew the commander.
~-~-~
[What did that have to do with anything?] wondered Lee.
Tess butted in. :Your Weaponsmaster was a war hero. I think you just saw her final battle, just before she was Chosen.:
:But whyyy did I see it?: said Lee, plaintively.
:I have absolutely no idea...: said Tess, worrying Lee even more.
A gruff Mindvoice connected with Lee's and said, :I don't know what your Gift is, but you need training, and fast.:
:Who are you?: asked Lee and Tess in unison.
:Weaponsmaster. Companion, what are her Gifts?:
Tess spoke into Lee's mind. :Tell her they're a slightly less-than-average Mindspeech and whatever this is.:
Lee Spoke to the Weaponsmaster. :Weakish Minspeech-and Hindsight.:
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The plot thickens!
Or not...
Everybody gets pie of their choice!
Etcetera-cat: Ehehe...I know all about temperamental Companions...I've got Alettea, Tess, Ramya, Gazali, and the other ones..
Rosethorn: Yeah, Lee gets freaked out a lot...
Cat: Hi...thanks...have pie...
Senashenta: Tess may be related to Teva somehow...I dunno.
Stee: Pet the review button!
Kadevi: I'm kinda blocked on this one a bit, so I'm working really hard to get each chappie out!
Kyalia: Sometimes I'm a bit abrupt. Hope your wrist is better.
RonethDragon Tiamat: Lee's got Hindsight and weakish Mindspeech.
Slivervine: I'm trying, I'm trying!
Katsiebee: Thank you!
Cookxenya: HYPERNESS! SUGAR! HAVE PIE! Of your choice.
Now that this is done-ish, I'm going to go and fight with Vaschel about Grays...
Shi'na'in and their color fixations...*clicks tongue*
~Fireblade K'Chona
La la la...I don't own! Whee! Except I do own the idea for Hindsight!
Come on people, most of you have probably read Like the Moon, so repeat after me!
[brackets] are the mainie's thoughts! :colons: are Mindspeech!
And ~-~-~ indicates a vision, beginning and end!
Muses responsible: Scheherezade and Chaesa!
Hindsight is Ever-Perfect
------------------------------------------------------
A bell clanged as Lee awoke. She started and fell off her bed.
"Great. Another bruise," she muttered as she climbed into her Grays.
:Welladay! Sleepyhead is awake!: chirped Tess.
:Horse, if you don't shut up, I won't visit you today.:
:Then I won't tell you who your new year-mate is!:
:What? A new year-mate? Who?:
:Visit me!:
:Oh, all right. Who is it?: demanded Lee.
:Laksha Chose. She nearly had to go into Iftel. Anyway, she's heading back here with her Chosen.:
:But who IS her Chosen?: begged Lee.
:His name is Allen.:
:Great, another boy.:
:Well, his Companion is a girl...:
:Still.:
"Oi! Lee! Breakfast!" called Jali from the door.
:Food!: said Lee, still thinking in Mindspeech.
:Out loud, dear.:
"Food!" cried Lee, and flung herself out of the room-smashing into the wall on the other side.
"I pity you in Weapons," sighed Jali, "Come on. This way."
:Weapons?: queried Lee to Tess.
:Yes indeedy. Heralds need to defend themselves all the time.:
:As in sharp pointy object weapons?:
Tess, realizing where this was going, winced. :Yes, sharp-pointy-etc. Uh- oh.:
Lee gulped as she headed for her year-mates in the dining hall.
"Are you all right?" asked Taliesin.
"Is the Weaponsmaster really going to give me a sharp pointy object?" asked Lee unhappily.
"Yeah, probably," said Taliesin offhandedly. "Roll?"
"No thanks," said Lee, prodding at her food.
"You'd better hurry," pointed out an older Trainee. "You lot have Weapons first thing this morning. Don't eat too much."
Lee went white. "No sharp pointy object for me, thanks," she muttered to Lale, who looked first at her, then at the apple he'd been trying to pass to her.
:Take the apple, dear. I want it: said Tess.
Lee absently pocketed the apple. "Thanks," she said to no one in particular.
All too soon, they were pointed towards the Salle.
Lee fed the apple to Tess, who tailed them anxiously.
The Weaponsmaster was a slim, ethereal-looking blonde woman.
"Don't be fooled," whispered Taliesin, "She could probably break the biggest man in the Guard in half without too much effort."
The Weaponsmaster looked them over. "New, are you?" she asked Lee kindly. "Well, let's see what you can do."
By the end of the time where the Weaponsmaster "saw what she could do," Lee was completely convinced that she was totally hopeless.
[Academics, I can handle. Anything physical, though-better left unsaid,] she thought absently.
"You-have potential," said the Weaponsmaster finally.
"Now, I think you should probably learn-" the Weaponsmaster looked Lee over.
"Bow, of course, knife-work, and probably short-sword. Longsword-well, never mind that."
She handed Lee a weapon. Lee gulped. "What's this?" she asked.
"It's a short-sword."
Following that was an exhausting round of exercises. Lee dropped the weapon at least eight times, nearly stabbed herself eleven times, and hit herself and the Weaponsmaster with the flat of the blade eighteen times.
"Well, you're a klutz, but I can train that out of you," said the Weaponsmaster finally.
Lee simply groaned.
Then-
~-~-~
Lee saw the Weaponsmaster as she had been many years ago.
She was casually swinging a longsword in a battle, gripping her dark bay with her legs.
Her horse screamed and fell under an enemy's axe.
The Weaponsmaster snarled with anger and leapt off the corpse, swinging and stabbing, working her way in deep.
Suddenly, a charge of soldiers in her colors swarmed after her, supporting her, as she gave a cry of triumph and slew the commander.
~-~-~
[What did that have to do with anything?] wondered Lee.
Tess butted in. :Your Weaponsmaster was a war hero. I think you just saw her final battle, just before she was Chosen.:
:But whyyy did I see it?: said Lee, plaintively.
:I have absolutely no idea...: said Tess, worrying Lee even more.
A gruff Mindvoice connected with Lee's and said, :I don't know what your Gift is, but you need training, and fast.:
:Who are you?: asked Lee and Tess in unison.
:Weaponsmaster. Companion, what are her Gifts?:
Tess spoke into Lee's mind. :Tell her they're a slightly less-than-average Mindspeech and whatever this is.:
Lee Spoke to the Weaponsmaster. :Weakish Minspeech-and Hindsight.:
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The plot thickens!
Or not...
Everybody gets pie of their choice!
Etcetera-cat: Ehehe...I know all about temperamental Companions...I've got Alettea, Tess, Ramya, Gazali, and the other ones..
Rosethorn: Yeah, Lee gets freaked out a lot...
Cat: Hi...thanks...have pie...
Senashenta: Tess may be related to Teva somehow...I dunno.
Stee: Pet the review button!
Kadevi: I'm kinda blocked on this one a bit, so I'm working really hard to get each chappie out!
Kyalia: Sometimes I'm a bit abrupt. Hope your wrist is better.
RonethDragon Tiamat: Lee's got Hindsight and weakish Mindspeech.
Slivervine: I'm trying, I'm trying!
Katsiebee: Thank you!
Cookxenya: HYPERNESS! SUGAR! HAVE PIE! Of your choice.
Now that this is done-ish, I'm going to go and fight with Vaschel about Grays...
Shi'na'in and their color fixations...*clicks tongue*
~Fireblade K'Chona
