These characters, things and places all belong to Tamora Pierce and the
story takes place after the end of Lady Knight: Protector of the small
Keladry of Mindelan was enjoying her trip back to New Hope. Sargent Domitan and his squad had been asked to spend the winter at New Hope, and Kel was really looking forward to having Dom around. During her stay at fort Steadfast she and Dom had become closer and Kel realized at the end of the week that she loved him.
Kel looked in Dom's direction with a longing to be with him at the very moment. Consumed by her emotions she did not notice that Neal had seen the look in her eyes and the direction of her gaze. "I've never seen a look like that on her face before and she's looking at Dom" muttered Neal to himself. Suddenly they were sitting outside the doors of New Hope waiting to enter.
As the large doors creaked open cheers came from the people inside. Neal knew every person there but he was sure that their cheers were for a different Kel than the one that walk through the gates. "I will get Kel to tell me what's going on even if I have to beat it out of her.
They all dismounted and handed their horses off to the kids whose job it was to take care of them. Neal grabbed his bags and carried them into the headquarters right behind Kel. 'What is the best way to get it out of her with out being beaten for meddling in her personal affairs' Neal thought to himself as he laid his packs down on his bed.
Dinner came and still he hadn't thought of what he was going to do. After dinner it struck him, he was going to have to talk about it directly there was no way out of it. When the officers sat down in the headquarters' common room Neal saw Kel sit down next to Dom. 'If that isn't proof of my suspicion then I don't know what is' he thought from his corner of the room. Neal spent the next couple hours until the group broke up in a deep discussion with Merric over the happenings in Steadfast during the holidays. All the while he was thinking about what he was going to say to Kel.
Finally the entire group broke up to go to bed because tomorrow was going to be a busy day. Just as Kel got up to leave Neal grabbed her by the arm and held her in the room until everyone else had left. Then he closed the door, but making sure that no one was listening before he did.
"What on earth are you doing Neal" Kel asked in a furious whisper.
"Kel I need you to be totally honest with me" Neal said in a clear and confident voice.
"What do you mean Neal" Kel replied in a shocked voice even though she knew what he meant.
Keladry of Mindelan was enjoying her trip back to New Hope. Sargent Domitan and his squad had been asked to spend the winter at New Hope, and Kel was really looking forward to having Dom around. During her stay at fort Steadfast she and Dom had become closer and Kel realized at the end of the week that she loved him.
Kel looked in Dom's direction with a longing to be with him at the very moment. Consumed by her emotions she did not notice that Neal had seen the look in her eyes and the direction of her gaze. "I've never seen a look like that on her face before and she's looking at Dom" muttered Neal to himself. Suddenly they were sitting outside the doors of New Hope waiting to enter.
As the large doors creaked open cheers came from the people inside. Neal knew every person there but he was sure that their cheers were for a different Kel than the one that walk through the gates. "I will get Kel to tell me what's going on even if I have to beat it out of her.
They all dismounted and handed their horses off to the kids whose job it was to take care of them. Neal grabbed his bags and carried them into the headquarters right behind Kel. 'What is the best way to get it out of her with out being beaten for meddling in her personal affairs' Neal thought to himself as he laid his packs down on his bed.
Dinner came and still he hadn't thought of what he was going to do. After dinner it struck him, he was going to have to talk about it directly there was no way out of it. When the officers sat down in the headquarters' common room Neal saw Kel sit down next to Dom. 'If that isn't proof of my suspicion then I don't know what is' he thought from his corner of the room. Neal spent the next couple hours until the group broke up in a deep discussion with Merric over the happenings in Steadfast during the holidays. All the while he was thinking about what he was going to say to Kel.
Finally the entire group broke up to go to bed because tomorrow was going to be a busy day. Just as Kel got up to leave Neal grabbed her by the arm and held her in the room until everyone else had left. Then he closed the door, but making sure that no one was listening before he did.
"What on earth are you doing Neal" Kel asked in a furious whisper.
"Kel I need you to be totally honest with me" Neal said in a clear and confident voice.
"What do you mean Neal" Kel replied in a shocked voice even though she knew what he meant.