Kel walked out into the hall, griffin feathers tied in her belt. She slowly turned a corner, nearly knocking a
servant girl off her feet.
"Excuse me," Kel nodded to her. "Have you seen Sir Merric of Hollyrose?"
The girl curtsied, nodded, and pointed down the hall. Kel quickened her pace. She soon saw him. "Merric!"
she yelled. "MERRIC!"
He turned a smiled. "Kel! I've missed you!" He ran over to hug her. Kel tried to calm her fluttering heart.
Merric had held on a while before releasing her.
"Merric, I have a question," Kel said slowly. She noticed Merric turn pale. "You said this note was from Jon.
I opened it and found out Dom wrote it. But, Shinko says Dom has been away for months. Who wrote a
letter asking me to come?"
Merric opened his mouth. He then quickly closed it. "Griffins," he mumbled. "Kel, I didn't write it."
'He's telling the truth,' Kel thought, waiting for more of an explanation.
Merric took a deep breath. "My squire, Hazen, wrote it. I told you it was from Jon because I thought you'd
open it right away, and get here fast. If I told you it was from Dom, you'd push it aside. I know your heart
was broken when he fell fo rthat Melora girl. I didn't realize it until after it was written and all. So, I used
Dom's name, but said it was from Jon. Stupid of me, huh?" He looked down, blushing.
"Yes, it was. Why?" Kel asked, hands on hips.
"Because," he whispered. "I think I love you."
Kel blushed, and felt as though her heart may burst. She quickly looked away.
"Kel? As you've obviously have griffin feathers, you must tell me. Do YOU love me, too?"
Kel couldn't lie. "You know the answer," she whispered. "Of course I do, you dolt!"
He smiled. "I just had to hear it straight from you." He moved slowly closer, smiling. Kel smiled back.
Thier lips met, and Kel thought she was ready to die from all the bliss.
servant girl off her feet.
"Excuse me," Kel nodded to her. "Have you seen Sir Merric of Hollyrose?"
The girl curtsied, nodded, and pointed down the hall. Kel quickened her pace. She soon saw him. "Merric!"
she yelled. "MERRIC!"
He turned a smiled. "Kel! I've missed you!" He ran over to hug her. Kel tried to calm her fluttering heart.
Merric had held on a while before releasing her.
"Merric, I have a question," Kel said slowly. She noticed Merric turn pale. "You said this note was from Jon.
I opened it and found out Dom wrote it. But, Shinko says Dom has been away for months. Who wrote a
letter asking me to come?"
Merric opened his mouth. He then quickly closed it. "Griffins," he mumbled. "Kel, I didn't write it."
'He's telling the truth,' Kel thought, waiting for more of an explanation.
Merric took a deep breath. "My squire, Hazen, wrote it. I told you it was from Jon because I thought you'd
open it right away, and get here fast. If I told you it was from Dom, you'd push it aside. I know your heart
was broken when he fell fo rthat Melora girl. I didn't realize it until after it was written and all. So, I used
Dom's name, but said it was from Jon. Stupid of me, huh?" He looked down, blushing.
"Yes, it was. Why?" Kel asked, hands on hips.
"Because," he whispered. "I think I love you."
Kel blushed, and felt as though her heart may burst. She quickly looked away.
"Kel? As you've obviously have griffin feathers, you must tell me. Do YOU love me, too?"
Kel couldn't lie. "You know the answer," she whispered. "Of course I do, you dolt!"
He smiled. "I just had to hear it straight from you." He moved slowly closer, smiling. Kel smiled back.
Thier lips met, and Kel thought she was ready to die from all the bliss.
