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I know this chapter's a little short, but they'll get longer as my school work gets less

Pursuit

Danae walked down the halls of the Pandion Chapter house, looking around her. 

            "Danae!  Wait!" she turned around and it was Kalten.

            "What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you, you know better than to leave the palace with out telling anyone where you're going, you mother is frantic.  Also you are missing you dancing lesson."

"I hate dancing, why do I have to do dancing lessons."

"You're a princess, besides my wife's not a bad teacher."

"How did you know I'd be here?"

"I saw Khalad at the palace he told me he saw you here."

"Dobber" she said with a pout

"Back home for you." He said picking her up and putting her on his shoulders. 

They slowly left the chapter house.

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3weeks later

Talen stood, his face blank, as he put on his armor.  He was preparing for his final test, a test of swordsmanship on foot.  He had already passed all his other tests that included, maneuvering his horse, battle formations, and close unarmed combat.  To make things worse everybody had come to see him, Bevier, Ulath, Tynnin, even Sephrenia had come.  The Princess was here of course.  She was always around, and while he liked the princess her constant presence was annoying and frightening at the same time.

            "Nervous?" He turned and saw his best friend from his training, Stephan, looking at him.  Stephen was the youngest son of a minor noble who lived a fair way from the capitol, because of this he did not look down on Talen because of his upbringing.

            "Me, nervous?"

            "It's a big day, if you pass this test you will be knighted."

            "It's my assignment after that I'm worried about."

            "Scared the princess is going to get her way?"

            "Just a little anxious."

            "You'll be fine,"

Talen walked out on the field, his armor giving a dull shine as he stepped into the light.