Kara smiled happily and flopped backwards onto her new bed in her new
room. I just love this!, she thought.
There was a knock on her door. "Come in!" Kara called.
"Kara?" It was Kel.
"Hi!" Kara cried.
"Kara, this is Tobe. He will help you get settled in."
A boy slightly older then fourteen came in. He held out his hand to shake.
Kara shook it firmly. "Nice to meet you, Tobe."
Tobe, remembering his manners, kissed Kara's hand gently. "Milady Kara. Of Trebond."
Kel hid a smile. "Tobe, why don't you go find Neal. No doubt he, uh."
Tobe left the room quickly.
"Try to be nice to Tobe," Kel asked of Kara. "You'll get used to him as he will to you. May I sit?" She asked, gesturing to a chair.
"Yes." Kara said thoughtfully. "Something is wrong. What's the matter?" Seeing Kel's startled face, she added, "I have the Sight. I sense you do, too."
I'll get back to the comment about the Sight, Kel thought. "Yes, something is wrong. One of my friends-"
"Cleon."
"Yes," Kel said absentmindedly. "Anyway, one of my friends has picked Lyna as his squire. Could Kara See more about Kel than was necessary? Like what more did she know about Cleon? And me, Kel thought, stunned. She realized Kara was talking, then she started. "Hm?" Kel asked.
"I asked if you would you like me to deliver a response, milady?"
"No thank you. Now rest up. Tommorow I'm taking you to the tilting yards." Kel yawned.
"What about dinner?" Kara asked meekly.
"Yes," Kel said absentmindedly. "I'll have Tobe bring you something. Meanwhile, learn to like him. As the great Lioness once told me, ' "Learn to love." '." Kel stood up.
"Milady, of course!" Kara said, eyes widening.
"What?" Kel looked at the young girl.
"Milady, I just realized how awfully tall you are!" Kel couldn't help it. She laughed out loud, then disappeared into her connecting room.
There was a knock on her door. "Come in!" Kara called.
"Kara?" It was Kel.
"Hi!" Kara cried.
"Kara, this is Tobe. He will help you get settled in."
A boy slightly older then fourteen came in. He held out his hand to shake.
Kara shook it firmly. "Nice to meet you, Tobe."
Tobe, remembering his manners, kissed Kara's hand gently. "Milady Kara. Of Trebond."
Kel hid a smile. "Tobe, why don't you go find Neal. No doubt he, uh."
Tobe left the room quickly.
"Try to be nice to Tobe," Kel asked of Kara. "You'll get used to him as he will to you. May I sit?" She asked, gesturing to a chair.
"Yes." Kara said thoughtfully. "Something is wrong. What's the matter?" Seeing Kel's startled face, she added, "I have the Sight. I sense you do, too."
I'll get back to the comment about the Sight, Kel thought. "Yes, something is wrong. One of my friends-"
"Cleon."
"Yes," Kel said absentmindedly. "Anyway, one of my friends has picked Lyna as his squire. Could Kara See more about Kel than was necessary? Like what more did she know about Cleon? And me, Kel thought, stunned. She realized Kara was talking, then she started. "Hm?" Kel asked.
"I asked if you would you like me to deliver a response, milady?"
"No thank you. Now rest up. Tommorow I'm taking you to the tilting yards." Kel yawned.
"What about dinner?" Kara asked meekly.
"Yes," Kel said absentmindedly. "I'll have Tobe bring you something. Meanwhile, learn to like him. As the great Lioness once told me, ' "Learn to love." '." Kel stood up.
"Milady, of course!" Kara said, eyes widening.
"What?" Kel looked at the young girl.
"Milady, I just realized how awfully tall you are!" Kel couldn't help it. She laughed out loud, then disappeared into her connecting room.