**Hey Everybody!! Thanx for the reviews!! I appreciate them a lot. Anywayz,
the last chapter was just introducing characters and stuff, so I hope I
didn't bore u too much!
A/N- Before I forget, these characters do not belong to me, they belong to
Ms. Tamora Pierce. Basically all the characters that u don't recognize are
mine. Thanx!!**
Ch. 2: A Midnight Walk
That night, Alanna had trouble sleeping. She was tossing and turning in her bed and after ten minutes or so, she gave up. She quietly got out of bed and slipped her old blue robe over her nightgown. She opened the door a slipped out.
The hallway was dark and the moonlight cast weird shadows. Pulling her robe tighter around her, the young woman walked in the general direction of the garden. 'Maybe some fresh air will help.' She thought to herself. She strolled quietly past a slightly cracked door and paid little attention to the voices that she heard inside. Alanna was just about out of hearing distance of the voices when she heard something about Thom. She paused and stealthily crept back towards the door and leaned against the wall to listen.
"I'm telling you Sir! Thom could easily challenge you in a sorcerer's match! I've seen his power and it is unbelievably strong!"
"Nonsense Alex. I am one of the greatest sorcerers alive...no I AM the greatest sorcerer alive. I sent the Sweating Sickness here all the way from Carthak to many people here in Tortall. I made all the healers weak, so no one could possibly help Prince Jonathan. He would have DIED if it weren't for that stupid boy!
Alanna gasped when she heard this. She put her hand up to her mouth in disbelief. She knew that Thom had healed the Prince from the sickness, but she didn't know that someone had tried to kill him!
"Now tell me Alex. Can Thom of Trebond really do all that?" the voice sounded angry.
Alanna still didn't know whom it belonged to.
"Be ready Alex. Do all the things I tell you to do, but if you fail, your head will be on a platter in my room."
"I will not fail you milord."
"You better not."
"Oh and Alex, why don't you kill Thom. That way, he'll be out of the way and we won't have to worry about him."
Alex chuckled, "My pleasure."
"By next midwinter, the king, queen, and our dear 'ol prince will be dead and I will rule Tortall!" the man laughed evilly sending chills up Alanna's spine.
"Tomorrow at sundown the prince and Thom will be dead. We'll make it look like they killed each other. Isn't that right Alex?"
"That's correct."
Alanna could hardly believe what she was hearing! This man was talking about taking over Tortall by killing the royal family...and her brother!
"And Alex, since you have been so faithful and helpful to..." the voice paused.
"Is something the matter milord?"
The voice responded coldly. "Someone's outside our door... listening."
**Ooooh!! Cliff hanger (I think)!! I hope u guyz liked this chapter because I had to rewrite it!! I had just finished it when my brother froze my computer!! I was just about to save it 2!! (that sucked big time) I hope this chapter wasn't boring. So now all u have to do is click on the little button that says Click Here to Submit a Review and tell me what you think!! Thanx!!
*~*SportzGurl*~*
Ch. 2: A Midnight Walk
That night, Alanna had trouble sleeping. She was tossing and turning in her bed and after ten minutes or so, she gave up. She quietly got out of bed and slipped her old blue robe over her nightgown. She opened the door a slipped out.
The hallway was dark and the moonlight cast weird shadows. Pulling her robe tighter around her, the young woman walked in the general direction of the garden. 'Maybe some fresh air will help.' She thought to herself. She strolled quietly past a slightly cracked door and paid little attention to the voices that she heard inside. Alanna was just about out of hearing distance of the voices when she heard something about Thom. She paused and stealthily crept back towards the door and leaned against the wall to listen.
"I'm telling you Sir! Thom could easily challenge you in a sorcerer's match! I've seen his power and it is unbelievably strong!"
"Nonsense Alex. I am one of the greatest sorcerers alive...no I AM the greatest sorcerer alive. I sent the Sweating Sickness here all the way from Carthak to many people here in Tortall. I made all the healers weak, so no one could possibly help Prince Jonathan. He would have DIED if it weren't for that stupid boy!
Alanna gasped when she heard this. She put her hand up to her mouth in disbelief. She knew that Thom had healed the Prince from the sickness, but she didn't know that someone had tried to kill him!
"Now tell me Alex. Can Thom of Trebond really do all that?" the voice sounded angry.
Alanna still didn't know whom it belonged to.
"Be ready Alex. Do all the things I tell you to do, but if you fail, your head will be on a platter in my room."
"I will not fail you milord."
"You better not."
"Oh and Alex, why don't you kill Thom. That way, he'll be out of the way and we won't have to worry about him."
Alex chuckled, "My pleasure."
"By next midwinter, the king, queen, and our dear 'ol prince will be dead and I will rule Tortall!" the man laughed evilly sending chills up Alanna's spine.
"Tomorrow at sundown the prince and Thom will be dead. We'll make it look like they killed each other. Isn't that right Alex?"
"That's correct."
Alanna could hardly believe what she was hearing! This man was talking about taking over Tortall by killing the royal family...and her brother!
"And Alex, since you have been so faithful and helpful to..." the voice paused.
"Is something the matter milord?"
The voice responded coldly. "Someone's outside our door... listening."
**Ooooh!! Cliff hanger (I think)!! I hope u guyz liked this chapter because I had to rewrite it!! I had just finished it when my brother froze my computer!! I was just about to save it 2!! (that sucked big time) I hope this chapter wasn't boring. So now all u have to do is click on the little button that says Click Here to Submit a Review and tell me what you think!! Thanx!!
*~*SportzGurl*~*