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"Introducing the Baron of Pirate's Swoop and his Lady, Champion of Tortall!" An announcer orated as George and Alanna flowed down their long staircase to the immense grand hall of their home. George couldn't help but be impressed by Miss Leavly's work. The banners of the Baron and his wife filled the hall with color. There also was the king and queen's banners hoisted behind the royal's head table. The tables themselves were covered with delicious food, some of the food in fact had already been dug into, letting the couple know how late they really were. Usually the servants do not draw out the feast unless the Baron and his wife were present, by George's command.
"Alanna! I've missed you!" Jon embraced Alanna a great bear hug with George to look on. Alanna's eyes sparkled as she held her old friend. George coughed lightly and Thayet cleared her throat.
"Oh sorry, Love." Jon said blushing, "How've you been old rascal?" Jon asked holding out his hand George gladly took it. A finger poking George in the back ruined the moment of reunion. The Baron whirled around to see the head maid.
"Yes, darlin'?" George said.
"Excuse me, baron, but you forgot to.ummm.bow to their highnesses." Miss Leavly whispered.
"Oh!" George dropped immediately to his knees and pulled Alanna down with him. Sadly, Alanna was not prepared for her husband's action. So the two ended up on top of each other lying on the ground.
"That didn't go so well did it?" Alanna laughed.
"Don't worry you two have no need to bow to me." The King chuckled. Thayet, his wife nodded as she gracefully helped the couple from the ground.
"Shall we eat?" Thayet asked as she kissed George on his non-shaven cheek.
"I knew I liked you Thayet from the moment I meet you! Let's eat!" George called to all of the guests in attendance. The crowd cheered in agreement. It was a weekly occurrence, a feast for all the people of Pirate's Swoop. All were invited the rich as well as the dirt poor. Even the Swoops underground thieves guild was gladly taken in. It was true that many pieces of silver and banners were often missing after the feast, but George never went after the perpetrators, saying that the thief needed the object more than he did.
Alanna and George took their seats and the crowd did the same. George eyed the pork and chicken basted with cherries; his mouth watered just thinking about the ecstasy soon coming from the taste of the food. Usually the food at the Swoop wasn't this exotic, unless there was a guest present. George took his fork and stuck a piece of chicken through it. He was just about to fling it into his excited mouth when Alanna tapped her spoon to her glass. The chicken fell down to his plate as Alanna stood up.
"Quiet down, quiet down." She thundered, knowing their easily angered mistress was speaking the crowd hushed. "The King has an announcement to make so if you would please give him your attention." George grumbled. Etiquette his poor mother taught him said to never eat when another was speaking to the group.
"Thank you Alanna. And thank you Baron for the wonderful hospitality- "
"With all do respect Jon, I haven't eaten all day so can you please make this one quick!" George questioned. Thayet held back a laugh under her delicate hand.
"Of course friend." George smiled and gave his full attention to the King though the back of his mind was still focusing on the chicken.
"My Queen and I come to the Swoop with joyful news and we wanted to share it with the Swoop, because our dearest friends reside here." There was a cheer from the crowd. Alanna eyed Gary from across the table with her eyebrows cocked. Jon had just told her to quiet down her people; she had no idea what he was about to say. Gary apparently didn't know either; he shrugged his sholders at his friend. Alanna glanced to her husband; he was a spy afterall and seemed to know things before her. But he didn't seem to care if he did know, his eyes were trying to stay on Jon no doubt avoiding to view the food on his plate.
"Well.we're very excited-"
"Oh Jon will ya get on wit it before I starve!" George screamed.
"Sorry.well.my wife Thayet-"
"We all know who your wife is Jon!" The Baron chimed in. He glanced over to she his wife turn pale. She had figured out Jon's news. Before George could attempt to use his Sight Jon blurted out:
"We are going to have a child!" George felt as if his old friend and gutted him. Looking down at his prized chicken he realized his appetite had left him. Gary gracefully rose from his chair to hug his Queen. The people celebrated hugging one another of the news of a new Prince or Princess on the way. Alanna shook herself out of self-pity and embraced her friends she envied.
"Isn't it wonderful Alanna?" Thayet whispered in her ear, "And to think we only tried once." Alanna plastered a smile on her face.
"You'll have to visit the Swoop more often now." Alanna commented trying to sound happy.
"Of course, Old friend." They embraced again.
George stared out into the crowd everyone was dancing and grinning very wide. He could feel the energy and he felt like he would drown in it if he stayed any longer. George leaped up from his seat and left the Grand hall through a back door. No one seemed to notice his exit. Even his wife was too occupied hugging the royal couple. But one figure that loomed in the back corner rushed after the Baron.
The courtyard was a square with a tiny fountain in its center. Around it was flowers from all over Tortall, from iris to daisies. George and his wife often spent quiet evenings alone there if George wasn't off spying on a country or if Alanna wasn't off being a "diplomat". Usually the flowers made the courtyard seem magical, but as George threw himself on a bench the flowers all seemed to wilt.
The full-grown man cupped his hands in his head and sobbed. He couldn't remember when he cried last. Maybe it was when he heard of his beloved Alanna and the then Prince, had become lovers. Nothing mattered anymore. I can't believe it, George whimpered to himself, I'm a full-grown man and I'm sobbin' like a schoolboy. It can't be. Jon and Thayet must think me rude. What do they care? They have a child on the way! No that's was too harsh. They didn't mean to hurt us. I know that.
"Baron?" George snapped his head up to see a figure hooded from head to toe. He quickly wiped away his tears.
"Sorry man, but they makin' me feel old in der." He lied scratching his reddened eyes. The hooded figure floated towards George and placed his large hand on his shoulder. George's mind wandered to his knife that he hid in his pant leg just in case.
"I understand yer Baron. Kids always make yer feel old." The stranger said with an accent George recognized.
"Aye." George answered simply trying to place the accent.
"But they are all brats ye know. Not worth havin' if ask me. Sure they look cute but then they make your life horrible." George listened to the man as he stretched out his Sight wandering inside the man's head. He was laughing inside at George while he spoke.
"Right me lad?" The hooded man ended. George didn't need to search any longer. The Baron ran from the bench to the fountain as if the man were Roger back from the dead again. His hazel eyes bulged as he looked over the man. He was sure of it. He remembered a man who said those exact words the same way to him over twenty years ago. It was one of the only words George recalled he ever said to him.
"What's wrong me boy?" The man asked as he let the dark hood fall from his head. The face that was revealed had large hazel eyes. A silver mustache graced his face and his overly large nose that seemed to poke George's soul. The man went towards him.
"Don't ye want to speak to your own father?"

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