And now for some plot...
Chapter 2
Two days after the Balor's Needle incident
Kel, Alanna, Neal and Raoul were out in the fields jousting. Alanna and Kel were charging at each other, and there was a crash of lance colliding into armor as Alanna flew out of her saddle. She took her helmet off and grinned, "You're too good at this for your own good," she said, and offered the younger lady knight her hand. Kel shook it vigorously. "Now we have to show these big strong men why they are supposed to be afraid of us." Neal and Raoul winced in unison.
Just then, a page came running towards the knights. He was gasping for breath when he reached them, and Raoul offered him a water skin. The page guzzled it greedily. Finally he said, "His Majesty requires the presence of all of you in his grand council chambers. It is urgent." The knights exchanged troubled glances. If this was urgent, then it must be bad. They followed the messenger at a fast walk. Poor Alanna and the page had to jog to keep up with all of the really tall people.
When they reched the council chamber at last, all of the people of importance were gathered in the enormous Council Room. Alanna spotted Numair Salmalin, the realms greatest mage, and the Wildmage Veralidaine Sarrasri. Kel and Neal sat neaxt to each other beside Daine and Numair. Alanna and Raoul took their customary seats closer to the King and Queen. All faces were grim.
King Jonathan stood up and began to speak. "Our spymaster, Sir Myles, has informed us of a change in Tusaine's rulers. Last night, the entire royal family of Tusaine died. They didn't get poisoned, killed by physical means or by the Gift. They didn't die from health complications, either. They just.died. The new King is former ambassador Mikal(A/N is that his name? The one that was there when Alanna beat Dain?). There have also been repirts of an army gathering, and an army that is larger than Tusaine has ever had." He was cut off by Alanna's rapid sneezing.
THANK YOU. PurpleEyes1: Thank you for being my first reviewer. And I'm reading your story right after I write this. It's a K/N!!!
Chapter 2
Two days after the Balor's Needle incident
Kel, Alanna, Neal and Raoul were out in the fields jousting. Alanna and Kel were charging at each other, and there was a crash of lance colliding into armor as Alanna flew out of her saddle. She took her helmet off and grinned, "You're too good at this for your own good," she said, and offered the younger lady knight her hand. Kel shook it vigorously. "Now we have to show these big strong men why they are supposed to be afraid of us." Neal and Raoul winced in unison.
Just then, a page came running towards the knights. He was gasping for breath when he reached them, and Raoul offered him a water skin. The page guzzled it greedily. Finally he said, "His Majesty requires the presence of all of you in his grand council chambers. It is urgent." The knights exchanged troubled glances. If this was urgent, then it must be bad. They followed the messenger at a fast walk. Poor Alanna and the page had to jog to keep up with all of the really tall people.
When they reched the council chamber at last, all of the people of importance were gathered in the enormous Council Room. Alanna spotted Numair Salmalin, the realms greatest mage, and the Wildmage Veralidaine Sarrasri. Kel and Neal sat neaxt to each other beside Daine and Numair. Alanna and Raoul took their customary seats closer to the King and Queen. All faces were grim.
King Jonathan stood up and began to speak. "Our spymaster, Sir Myles, has informed us of a change in Tusaine's rulers. Last night, the entire royal family of Tusaine died. They didn't get poisoned, killed by physical means or by the Gift. They didn't die from health complications, either. They just.died. The new King is former ambassador Mikal(A/N is that his name? The one that was there when Alanna beat Dain?). There have also been repirts of an army gathering, and an army that is larger than Tusaine has ever had." He was cut off by Alanna's rapid sneezing.
THANK YOU. PurpleEyes1: Thank you for being my first reviewer. And I'm reading your story right after I write this. It's a K/N!!!