Chapter two
Alexandria slowly followed the royal servant to her seat. He pulled out a chair and she sat on it, slowly flattening out her lilac dress. She remembered the fight her mother had with her before she left.
"You are NOT going to Luxembourg!" Jocelyn screamed to Alexandria as she dressed for banquet. "I am." Alexandria said sternly. "And father said it was alright." Jocelyn threw her shoes down. "You are not going whether your father said it alright or not. Now which knight are you going with?" Alexandria gulped. "None." Her mother stepped back. "Whom do you go with?" Alexandria smiled. "Wat." Jocelyn spun her daughter around. "You are going with a knight." Alexandria turned her head to look into Jocelyn's eyes. "Father says Wat should be a knight." She bent down and put on her slippers. "You'll be late if you don't dress now mother." Alexandria finished, then left.
"My lady, may I present your escort and date for the evening." A tall man who resembled a sting bean said. Alexandria looked up to see Wat. He was wearing one of her father's tunics, an emerald green one that made his hair look like flames sticking out in every which way atop his head. "Good even' lady Alexandria." He said. "Wat." Alexandria said. "You look great." Wat's cheeks turned the same red color they always do. He sat down and took her hand. "Alexandria.." He said and touched her golden hair that sat like a halo atop her head. "I- I love thee Alexandria. I love thee." Alexandria shook her head. "I love thee also Wat. And you will always be my knight. If we-" Wat cut her off. "But-" Alexandria smiled. "Will ye dance with me?" She asked with twinkling eyes. "Yes Alexandria." Wat said. "I will dance with thee."
The two swiftly glided across the floor, Wat sweeping her off her feet. "Why doest thou love me?" Alexandria inquired as they danced. Wat took her hand and spun her in a circle. "You are brave." He said as she moved away from him. "You are curious and you are beautiful." She blushed. "Wat." She whispered. "Teach me how to joust." He moved in a circle around her. "Lady Alexandria, you cannot joust,....you're a lady." Alexandria sighed. "I wish to know...I wish to learn." She explained. Wat smiled. "We shall go talk with your father." He held out a hand. "Alright." Alexandria said.
"Ah! Here is my daughter!" William said with open arms. Alexandria hugged him. "Eye, she is a beauty." An Irish knight commented looking at her. "Alexandria," William said. "This is Sir Taggert, he is looking for a bride." Alexandria looked at the drunken knight. "There are many unwed ladies here tonight, I pray you find one to take to wife." She said politely. "What of you lassie?" The knight boldly asked. "Oh," She said with a small laugh, taking Wat's hand. "I already found my knight." She looked to her father. William gave her a smile, then looked to the sky. "It is late, the moon is high, you have still to pack for Luxemburg." William looked to Wat. "Will you escort my daughter home?" He asked. Wat nodded then turned to Alexandria. "Come my lady, we go."
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Alexandria wore her fathers old chaps and one of his old white shirts. She finally felt comfortable. She was with friends, and, she didn't have to act lady like.
But little did she know what lie ahead of them...
Alexandria slowly followed the royal servant to her seat. He pulled out a chair and she sat on it, slowly flattening out her lilac dress. She remembered the fight her mother had with her before she left.
"You are NOT going to Luxembourg!" Jocelyn screamed to Alexandria as she dressed for banquet. "I am." Alexandria said sternly. "And father said it was alright." Jocelyn threw her shoes down. "You are not going whether your father said it alright or not. Now which knight are you going with?" Alexandria gulped. "None." Her mother stepped back. "Whom do you go with?" Alexandria smiled. "Wat." Jocelyn spun her daughter around. "You are going with a knight." Alexandria turned her head to look into Jocelyn's eyes. "Father says Wat should be a knight." She bent down and put on her slippers. "You'll be late if you don't dress now mother." Alexandria finished, then left.
"My lady, may I present your escort and date for the evening." A tall man who resembled a sting bean said. Alexandria looked up to see Wat. He was wearing one of her father's tunics, an emerald green one that made his hair look like flames sticking out in every which way atop his head. "Good even' lady Alexandria." He said. "Wat." Alexandria said. "You look great." Wat's cheeks turned the same red color they always do. He sat down and took her hand. "Alexandria.." He said and touched her golden hair that sat like a halo atop her head. "I- I love thee Alexandria. I love thee." Alexandria shook her head. "I love thee also Wat. And you will always be my knight. If we-" Wat cut her off. "But-" Alexandria smiled. "Will ye dance with me?" She asked with twinkling eyes. "Yes Alexandria." Wat said. "I will dance with thee."
The two swiftly glided across the floor, Wat sweeping her off her feet. "Why doest thou love me?" Alexandria inquired as they danced. Wat took her hand and spun her in a circle. "You are brave." He said as she moved away from him. "You are curious and you are beautiful." She blushed. "Wat." She whispered. "Teach me how to joust." He moved in a circle around her. "Lady Alexandria, you cannot joust,....you're a lady." Alexandria sighed. "I wish to know...I wish to learn." She explained. Wat smiled. "We shall go talk with your father." He held out a hand. "Alright." Alexandria said.
"Ah! Here is my daughter!" William said with open arms. Alexandria hugged him. "Eye, she is a beauty." An Irish knight commented looking at her. "Alexandria," William said. "This is Sir Taggert, he is looking for a bride." Alexandria looked at the drunken knight. "There are many unwed ladies here tonight, I pray you find one to take to wife." She said politely. "What of you lassie?" The knight boldly asked. "Oh," She said with a small laugh, taking Wat's hand. "I already found my knight." She looked to her father. William gave her a smile, then looked to the sky. "It is late, the moon is high, you have still to pack for Luxemburg." William looked to Wat. "Will you escort my daughter home?" He asked. Wat nodded then turned to Alexandria. "Come my lady, we go."
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Alexandria wore her fathers old chaps and one of his old white shirts. She finally felt comfortable. She was with friends, and, she didn't have to act lady like.
But little did she know what lie ahead of them...