AUTHOR'S NOTE: Some people have been saying they thought females
couldn't have female squires. That was pretty much to make sure Alanna
didn't help Kel in any way (even though she did anyway with all the gifts,
etc.).
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Tamora Pierce books and characters, etc.
"How many invitations would you like me to write, my lord Cleon?" Lyna asked her knight-master from her desk.
"Just use all the paper I gave you. Names are on the list with the paper." Cleon disappeared into his room.
***
"Tobe," Neal said.
Tobe looked up at Neal through his long eyelashes. "Yes milord?"
"You like this Kara girl, right?"
"Yes."
"You are her knight-master's servant. You can get her to like you."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Tobe told Neal.
***
"TRAITOR'S HILL?!" Alanna, the Lioness, the King's Champion of Pirate's Swoop and Olau screeched at the king. "You were going to send the Scanran refugee girl to TRAITOR'S HILL?! She isn't even from Tortall!"
"You bring this up now, Lioness. It was four years ago." The king sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"And now she'll eventually head there anyway because of the direction she's heading. She HATES them all! Especially that poor Trebond girl!"
"Alan of TREBOND," The king said.
***
Kel was glad she was sitting down. There was no doubt she was going to be invited, but for Cleon in Lyna, his squire's handwriting made it worse.
Kara stuck her head in the door. "Tea, milady? I was going to make some for myself, and wondered if-" Seeing the look on Kel's face, she stopped. Kara walked in and sat next to Kel without even bowing or anything. "I-"
"Leave me alone, Kara," Kel told her. "I need some time to myself right now."
When Kara didn't budge, Kel snarled: "I said leave me alone, okay?!"
Kara left, and when the door connecting their rooms was securely closed, Kara sobbed into her pillow.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Tamora Pierce books and characters, etc.
"How many invitations would you like me to write, my lord Cleon?" Lyna asked her knight-master from her desk.
"Just use all the paper I gave you. Names are on the list with the paper." Cleon disappeared into his room.
***
"Tobe," Neal said.
Tobe looked up at Neal through his long eyelashes. "Yes milord?"
"You like this Kara girl, right?"
"Yes."
"You are her knight-master's servant. You can get her to like you."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Tobe told Neal.
***
"TRAITOR'S HILL?!" Alanna, the Lioness, the King's Champion of Pirate's Swoop and Olau screeched at the king. "You were going to send the Scanran refugee girl to TRAITOR'S HILL?! She isn't even from Tortall!"
"You bring this up now, Lioness. It was four years ago." The king sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"And now she'll eventually head there anyway because of the direction she's heading. She HATES them all! Especially that poor Trebond girl!"
"Alan of TREBOND," The king said.
***
Kel was glad she was sitting down. There was no doubt she was going to be invited, but for Cleon in Lyna, his squire's handwriting made it worse.
Kara stuck her head in the door. "Tea, milady? I was going to make some for myself, and wondered if-" Seeing the look on Kel's face, she stopped. Kara walked in and sat next to Kel without even bowing or anything. "I-"
"Leave me alone, Kara," Kel told her. "I need some time to myself right now."
When Kara didn't budge, Kel snarled: "I said leave me alone, okay?!"
Kara left, and when the door connecting their rooms was securely closed, Kara sobbed into her pillow.