Chapter one
That's when it all started...
William looked to Jocelyn and smiled. Then he looked to Wat, to Roland, then to his opponent. "Oh Alexandria." Jocelyn breathed. "Pray you find a man like your father." She fingered her dress then smiled. Alexandria stood and grasped the wood supporter. The flag was raised and Alexandria took in a deep breath for luck. Roland and Wat chased the horse by yelling and screaming. William stood on the horse, bent low, then placed the lance in the cradle. The competition did the same, the two knights met with a bang. William knocking the other knight off his horse, the poor knight landed with a loud thud and lay there for a moment, motionless. Alexandria exhaled as the opposition stood. She smiled.
Tonight she'd go to banquet and meet knights that would vow to be a man for her and win tournaments for her, but she disliked them all, except for one. Wat. Sure he was kind of mean, and violent, but he treated Alexandria like a queen. He also taught her of life like a man.
Alexandria bounded down the steps leading to the floor below, her blue dress flowing as she took each step. "Where are you going?" Jocelyn yelled after her. "To father!" Alexandria responded with a grin. She was not only going to see her father but his friend, Wat. She held the hem of her gown up as she swiftly ran towards her father. "You did marvelous!" She said as he hugged her, then with a swift motion picked her up and spun her in a circle. William set her down and looked at her. "Alexandria." He whispered leaning in low. "Go with Wat to Kate, I have a surprise for you there." He winked at her and kissed her forehead. "Go on!" He urged.
Alexandria spun around to Wat and smiled. "On we go M'lady." He said leading the way. Alexandria her heart beating quickly, "How are you?" She asked, trying to break the silence. Wat smiled. "Well,...a few fonging's may be in place for Chaucer,....but well." Alexandria laughed and fingered the stitching on her gown as she walked by his side. "It's a beautiful gown." Wat commented looking at her, their eyes met and he blushed his face turning into the same color of his hair. "Ah! Here we are!" He said with a sound of relief in his voice. They walked to Kate's cart that was sitting on an angle on the side of the narrow street. Kate smiled. "Ay! Here she is! I got som'in for ye." She said. Alexandria smiled and followed Kate around to the back of the cart. Kate smiled at her, "Ah, here it is!" She said unveiling a lavender gown that was light purple on top and faded into a dark purple on the bottom. "Oh my." Alexandria said, her fingers to her lips. "Its gorgeous!" Wat smiled. "We bought it in France." Kate added, then as a last thought she said. "Go on! Try it on!" Alexandria looked around. "Here?" She asked. Kate pointed behind the cart. "You dress behind it and I'll stand in front so no one will see ye."
Alexandria did so, quickly pulling off her blue gown and pulling on the silky, lilac gown. After she was finished she looked to Kate and Wat. "I cannot tie up the back." She said. The back was open skin with black ribbon crossing over her skin and was supposed to tie in the back. "I got it." Wat said, he turned to look at her. "Woa..." He said. Kate turned around too. "Oh my Alexandria you look gorgeous!" Wat was trying to tie up the back quickly, his palms sweating.
"Shall I wear this to banquet tonight?" Alexandria asked. "You could." Wat said sheepishly. "Do you go with a knight?" He asked. "No." Alexandria said. "I go in hopes of a man. But my father wishes to know the knight, or man, I go with." Kate caught on to what Alexandria was trying to do. "Well...what of Chaucer?" Alexandria pulled a face. "Nay." Kate picked up her hammer. "Roland?" Alexandria turned to her. "No." Kate looked to Wat, then Alexandria. "Well, what of Wat?" Alexandria looked to him. "I go alone, do you wish to join me?" Wat stepped back. "I have no tunic to wear." He said sheepishly. "Fairy!" An old man called out to Kate, who quickly ran off to help him. "Please do to banquet with me tonight." Alexandria pleaded in a hushed whisper. Wat leaned in too. "Only if you come with us to Luxemburg."
"Deal."
That's when it all started...
William looked to Jocelyn and smiled. Then he looked to Wat, to Roland, then to his opponent. "Oh Alexandria." Jocelyn breathed. "Pray you find a man like your father." She fingered her dress then smiled. Alexandria stood and grasped the wood supporter. The flag was raised and Alexandria took in a deep breath for luck. Roland and Wat chased the horse by yelling and screaming. William stood on the horse, bent low, then placed the lance in the cradle. The competition did the same, the two knights met with a bang. William knocking the other knight off his horse, the poor knight landed with a loud thud and lay there for a moment, motionless. Alexandria exhaled as the opposition stood. She smiled.
Tonight she'd go to banquet and meet knights that would vow to be a man for her and win tournaments for her, but she disliked them all, except for one. Wat. Sure he was kind of mean, and violent, but he treated Alexandria like a queen. He also taught her of life like a man.
Alexandria bounded down the steps leading to the floor below, her blue dress flowing as she took each step. "Where are you going?" Jocelyn yelled after her. "To father!" Alexandria responded with a grin. She was not only going to see her father but his friend, Wat. She held the hem of her gown up as she swiftly ran towards her father. "You did marvelous!" She said as he hugged her, then with a swift motion picked her up and spun her in a circle. William set her down and looked at her. "Alexandria." He whispered leaning in low. "Go with Wat to Kate, I have a surprise for you there." He winked at her and kissed her forehead. "Go on!" He urged.
Alexandria spun around to Wat and smiled. "On we go M'lady." He said leading the way. Alexandria her heart beating quickly, "How are you?" She asked, trying to break the silence. Wat smiled. "Well,...a few fonging's may be in place for Chaucer,....but well." Alexandria laughed and fingered the stitching on her gown as she walked by his side. "It's a beautiful gown." Wat commented looking at her, their eyes met and he blushed his face turning into the same color of his hair. "Ah! Here we are!" He said with a sound of relief in his voice. They walked to Kate's cart that was sitting on an angle on the side of the narrow street. Kate smiled. "Ay! Here she is! I got som'in for ye." She said. Alexandria smiled and followed Kate around to the back of the cart. Kate smiled at her, "Ah, here it is!" She said unveiling a lavender gown that was light purple on top and faded into a dark purple on the bottom. "Oh my." Alexandria said, her fingers to her lips. "Its gorgeous!" Wat smiled. "We bought it in France." Kate added, then as a last thought she said. "Go on! Try it on!" Alexandria looked around. "Here?" She asked. Kate pointed behind the cart. "You dress behind it and I'll stand in front so no one will see ye."
Alexandria did so, quickly pulling off her blue gown and pulling on the silky, lilac gown. After she was finished she looked to Kate and Wat. "I cannot tie up the back." She said. The back was open skin with black ribbon crossing over her skin and was supposed to tie in the back. "I got it." Wat said, he turned to look at her. "Woa..." He said. Kate turned around too. "Oh my Alexandria you look gorgeous!" Wat was trying to tie up the back quickly, his palms sweating.
"Shall I wear this to banquet tonight?" Alexandria asked. "You could." Wat said sheepishly. "Do you go with a knight?" He asked. "No." Alexandria said. "I go in hopes of a man. But my father wishes to know the knight, or man, I go with." Kate caught on to what Alexandria was trying to do. "Well...what of Chaucer?" Alexandria pulled a face. "Nay." Kate picked up her hammer. "Roland?" Alexandria turned to her. "No." Kate looked to Wat, then Alexandria. "Well, what of Wat?" Alexandria looked to him. "I go alone, do you wish to join me?" Wat stepped back. "I have no tunic to wear." He said sheepishly. "Fairy!" An old man called out to Kate, who quickly ran off to help him. "Please do to banquet with me tonight." Alexandria pleaded in a hushed whisper. Wat leaned in too. "Only if you come with us to Luxemburg."
"Deal."