DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Tamora Pierce books and characters etc., even
though I am toying with their mortal lives in this wonderful story, which
happens to be written by me.
A/N: I bet you never thought I'd update, didn't you. Well, aren't you proud of me? I did! I did, I did, I did, I did, I did! (I am SO sorry it wasn't sooner, though.)
"You." The trainer looked at the tall, overage boy standing in line. "Why are you here?" He asked suspiciously.
"I would like to become a night, milord," the boy began, "I was brought on to the idea by-"
The trainer grabbed the boy's jaw. "Enough." After he looked him over thoroughly, he let go of the boy's jaw and pointed to section of tall boys. "Go over there."
***
The sky was a shade of melancholy navy, and a lone star twinkled years away. Kara sat on her window seat and watched slowly as more stars came to join the lone star, bravest of them all.
There was a quiet knock on her door.
"Tobe, is that you?" Kara asked quietly, ignoring the fact that the room was as quiet as the catacombs.
The door opened, and Kel entered. "Kara?"
Kara ignored her knight-master and watched as two more stars silently joined their companions.
"Kara, I'm sorry," Kel began, "may I sit?" she gestured at the opposite end of the window seat.
"It's okay." Kara said offhandedly.
"No, Kara it's not," Kel said comfortingly. "It was wrong of me to take out my anger on you."
"Don't give me that adult crap," Kara snapped, "it's always the same with you. All of you. You either take it out on me because I'm too small, I'm betrothed, or because I am the Trebond and Olau girl that wasn't supposed to happen-" She clapped a hand to her mouth, realizing what she had let slip.
***
The knight looked at all of the tall boys. "You all are in your final year of being a page?"
The tallest boy frowned; all of the boys around him were nodding. He raised his hand. "No, sir. I reported to the trainer, and he ordered me over here. I have never been a page before."
The knight frowned. "But you are very old, even for a fourth year page."
"The. Idea to be a page was most recently brought to my attention," the boy began, "If I may be so bold-"
"No, you may not be so bold until I know you better," the knight snapped, "state your name."
"Tobeis, sir."
"Tobeis? Is that all? Who-"
"I am Keladry of Mindelan's servant. Her squire, Kara of Trebond brought me on to the idea to be a knight. I had never considered it until now."
"You are to stay with these page boys, as they are those closest to your age. If you are prepared to work, you may remain. You will not get as much sleep; there will be time needed to train you at breaks, meals, and during most of the night. If I feel that you are wasting my time, then you will go back to being a servant. Do I make myself clear?"
Tobe looked flaming eyes with the man, and bowed, rebelling from the breaking of I contact. "Crystal, milord."
A/N: All flames will used to help those less fortunate.
A/N: I bet you never thought I'd update, didn't you. Well, aren't you proud of me? I did! I did, I did, I did, I did, I did! (I am SO sorry it wasn't sooner, though.)
"You." The trainer looked at the tall, overage boy standing in line. "Why are you here?" He asked suspiciously.
"I would like to become a night, milord," the boy began, "I was brought on to the idea by-"
The trainer grabbed the boy's jaw. "Enough." After he looked him over thoroughly, he let go of the boy's jaw and pointed to section of tall boys. "Go over there."
***
The sky was a shade of melancholy navy, and a lone star twinkled years away. Kara sat on her window seat and watched slowly as more stars came to join the lone star, bravest of them all.
There was a quiet knock on her door.
"Tobe, is that you?" Kara asked quietly, ignoring the fact that the room was as quiet as the catacombs.
The door opened, and Kel entered. "Kara?"
Kara ignored her knight-master and watched as two more stars silently joined their companions.
"Kara, I'm sorry," Kel began, "may I sit?" she gestured at the opposite end of the window seat.
"It's okay." Kara said offhandedly.
"No, Kara it's not," Kel said comfortingly. "It was wrong of me to take out my anger on you."
"Don't give me that adult crap," Kara snapped, "it's always the same with you. All of you. You either take it out on me because I'm too small, I'm betrothed, or because I am the Trebond and Olau girl that wasn't supposed to happen-" She clapped a hand to her mouth, realizing what she had let slip.
***
The knight looked at all of the tall boys. "You all are in your final year of being a page?"
The tallest boy frowned; all of the boys around him were nodding. He raised his hand. "No, sir. I reported to the trainer, and he ordered me over here. I have never been a page before."
The knight frowned. "But you are very old, even for a fourth year page."
"The. Idea to be a page was most recently brought to my attention," the boy began, "If I may be so bold-"
"No, you may not be so bold until I know you better," the knight snapped, "state your name."
"Tobeis, sir."
"Tobeis? Is that all? Who-"
"I am Keladry of Mindelan's servant. Her squire, Kara of Trebond brought me on to the idea to be a knight. I had never considered it until now."
"You are to stay with these page boys, as they are those closest to your age. If you are prepared to work, you may remain. You will not get as much sleep; there will be time needed to train you at breaks, meals, and during most of the night. If I feel that you are wasting my time, then you will go back to being a servant. Do I make myself clear?"
Tobe looked flaming eyes with the man, and bowed, rebelling from the breaking of I contact. "Crystal, milord."
A/N: All flames will used to help those less fortunate.