Disclaimer: I STILL don't own anything. but I'm working on it. Hahaha
Back in the palace at Corus, King Jonathan was frantic. "Why is Alanna taking "time off" now? She never needed to before!"
"Maybe she's tired," Thayet reasoned as she read through the letters that they had been receiving.
"Sorry," Jonathan smiled, "I guess I never really noticed how much she does around here. I mean, without Alanna we have been having twice the number of incidents involving the King's Own. Raoul thought he was in charge of the Own, but apparently Alanna has been doing more than her fair share. Also, Numair said that there has been a large amount of immortal activity in the Northern forests."
"That could be a real problem," Thayet looked up from her paper, "If the more violent immortals get wind that the Lioness is out of commission, then they might decide that this would be a good time to attack. And you know that everyone is trying to recuperate after that infernal Scanran war."
"It's funny, when I was a little boy a had no idea that the post of Champion existed. My father was Roald the peacemaker. But since he . died. we have just had one battle after another and I can't imagine what I would do without the Lioness backing up my word with her sword."
Thayet smiled, but he was frowning on the inside, the land was seriously weakened without Alanna. She knew that names were important, and Alanna's name was known all the world over. So was Thayet's, but she wasn't thinking of that now. Besides, would the knowledge that the "most beautiful woman in the world" was residing in Tortall stop invasion? She didn't think so.
"Why don't you ask Alanna to come back, if you're so worried?" Thayet asked gently.
"Because that would be like begging, and a king doesn't do that."
Thayet glared at him.
Jonathan sighed, "Also it would be admitting that Alanna is right, and I don't do that either." He sighed and stared out the window hoping that Alanna's vacation was mercifully short.
A/N: Well, second chapter is up! What do you think? Is the story moving along well enough? Review and let me know!
Love, cwfanatic
Back in the palace at Corus, King Jonathan was frantic. "Why is Alanna taking "time off" now? She never needed to before!"
"Maybe she's tired," Thayet reasoned as she read through the letters that they had been receiving.
"Sorry," Jonathan smiled, "I guess I never really noticed how much she does around here. I mean, without Alanna we have been having twice the number of incidents involving the King's Own. Raoul thought he was in charge of the Own, but apparently Alanna has been doing more than her fair share. Also, Numair said that there has been a large amount of immortal activity in the Northern forests."
"That could be a real problem," Thayet looked up from her paper, "If the more violent immortals get wind that the Lioness is out of commission, then they might decide that this would be a good time to attack. And you know that everyone is trying to recuperate after that infernal Scanran war."
"It's funny, when I was a little boy a had no idea that the post of Champion existed. My father was Roald the peacemaker. But since he . died. we have just had one battle after another and I can't imagine what I would do without the Lioness backing up my word with her sword."
Thayet smiled, but he was frowning on the inside, the land was seriously weakened without Alanna. She knew that names were important, and Alanna's name was known all the world over. So was Thayet's, but she wasn't thinking of that now. Besides, would the knowledge that the "most beautiful woman in the world" was residing in Tortall stop invasion? She didn't think so.
"Why don't you ask Alanna to come back, if you're so worried?" Thayet asked gently.
"Because that would be like begging, and a king doesn't do that."
Thayet glared at him.
Jonathan sighed, "Also it would be admitting that Alanna is right, and I don't do that either." He sighed and stared out the window hoping that Alanna's vacation was mercifully short.
A/N: Well, second chapter is up! What do you think? Is the story moving along well enough? Review and let me know!
Love, cwfanatic