Dear Keladry, Neal , and Sargent Domitan
I am pleased to have been informed that your people have been relocated. Now on to a slightly more formal note, you are all to escort them to their new homes. Upon reaching their new homes we would like you to return to Corus you should reach the palace a few weeks before midwinter. There you (including the squad of the Kings Own) will remain until spring at which time you will be given your new orders assuming that the peace talks don't succeed over the winter months. A letter has been sent to Merric who will be taking command of the camp after your departure, New Hope is no longer a refugee camp it has been exchanged, the troops require a larger area to work and train over the winter. Mithros bless all of your journeys and please relinquish your command within the allocated time period.
Sincerely,
Lord Wyldon
Kel re read the letter several times in shock, she was dismissed of her duties... herself, Neal and Dom! This wasn't happening she had taken care of these people for 2 years and now she was just supposed to take them to some unfamiliar land and leave them there with strange overlords. Kel began to cry, these people would probably be happier in this new home far away from the fighting. AFN I don't remember where Golden Lake is but I'm just guessing its on the opposite side of the kingdom from the war Leaving these people was going to be very hard though, they were more her family than her real family now, but she had to do it, it was for the good of her people. Splashing her face with cold water and drying it Kel set off to go and find Neal and Dom, she didn't know how she was going to tell her people and she felt she needed their help choosing a way to inform them, Just as she was crossing the compound, bright and as of late cheerful Merric came running up to her.
"Kel, Kel you will never guess what letter I just received from my lord Wyldon" He seemed as excited as the time he first saw lord Roul knock her out of her saddle in tilting, and it was hard to match that. Kel though looked at his overly cheerful face and returned his greetings with a cold stare, he was the only one not acting totally different lately and now he was like a child at midwinter.
"Yes Merric I know what the letter you just received said", Kel's glare began to wipe the smile off his face, "shouldn't you be upset that we will be leaving you here alone with Owen and soldiers and most likely wont be coming back any time in the distant future." Kel saw the look of realization sweep over Merric's face happiness leaving it like the air seeping out of a balloon. It was replaced quickly by the very face he wore when he was forced to go out on patrols in the early mornings.
"So I am going to be stuck with a bunch of older men and the little love sick hellion from under a rock. Why can't I go with you and leave one of the others in charge", Merric said the disappointment showing in his voice.
"Well think of it this way", Kel said realizing how she had just crushed Merric's dreams. "Now we know for sure that they think you are ready to lead and entire camp full of men into battle and keep the squire of my lord alive even without Neal and I there to help you". Merric smiled grimly and headed toward his rooms he needed to think about this, maybe he should request to have Owen sent back to my lords camp for the winter it was going to be cold and crowded wit rowdy soldiers for several months and none of them were even close to his age. Kel watched Merric go knowing she had changed his entire outlook on what was going on around him. Well at least he is here with several people who know him still and not like me stuck for goddess only knows how many months with people that I am currently having trouble even talking two. And what had Merric meant when he had said that Owen was love sick, he didn't seem to be looking at any of the girls at camp any differently.
"Kel", she heard a voice call to her from behind. Spinning quickly she realized that she had walked right past the very people she had been looking for. "Kel" Dom called again "the messenger said that there was a letter addressed to the three of us in his last dispatch, would you mind letting the rest of us have a look at it". His joking appearance did wonders for her mood, it wouldn't be quite as hard to talk to Neal (though apologies would be done in private later) when Dom was there to mediate. After all Dom could talk them out of anything.
Well that's it I know I haven't updated in a long time but this is a start and I will try to be more regular about it. Thank you to the few of you who have reviewed, I suppose I will still finish the story but it would have been nice if more people read it, I might just make a quickie ending if I don't get anymore reviews though...
I am pleased to have been informed that your people have been relocated. Now on to a slightly more formal note, you are all to escort them to their new homes. Upon reaching their new homes we would like you to return to Corus you should reach the palace a few weeks before midwinter. There you (including the squad of the Kings Own) will remain until spring at which time you will be given your new orders assuming that the peace talks don't succeed over the winter months. A letter has been sent to Merric who will be taking command of the camp after your departure, New Hope is no longer a refugee camp it has been exchanged, the troops require a larger area to work and train over the winter. Mithros bless all of your journeys and please relinquish your command within the allocated time period.
Sincerely,
Lord Wyldon
Kel re read the letter several times in shock, she was dismissed of her duties... herself, Neal and Dom! This wasn't happening she had taken care of these people for 2 years and now she was just supposed to take them to some unfamiliar land and leave them there with strange overlords. Kel began to cry, these people would probably be happier in this new home far away from the fighting. AFN I don't remember where Golden Lake is but I'm just guessing its on the opposite side of the kingdom from the war Leaving these people was going to be very hard though, they were more her family than her real family now, but she had to do it, it was for the good of her people. Splashing her face with cold water and drying it Kel set off to go and find Neal and Dom, she didn't know how she was going to tell her people and she felt she needed their help choosing a way to inform them, Just as she was crossing the compound, bright and as of late cheerful Merric came running up to her.
"Kel, Kel you will never guess what letter I just received from my lord Wyldon" He seemed as excited as the time he first saw lord Roul knock her out of her saddle in tilting, and it was hard to match that. Kel though looked at his overly cheerful face and returned his greetings with a cold stare, he was the only one not acting totally different lately and now he was like a child at midwinter.
"Yes Merric I know what the letter you just received said", Kel's glare began to wipe the smile off his face, "shouldn't you be upset that we will be leaving you here alone with Owen and soldiers and most likely wont be coming back any time in the distant future." Kel saw the look of realization sweep over Merric's face happiness leaving it like the air seeping out of a balloon. It was replaced quickly by the very face he wore when he was forced to go out on patrols in the early mornings.
"So I am going to be stuck with a bunch of older men and the little love sick hellion from under a rock. Why can't I go with you and leave one of the others in charge", Merric said the disappointment showing in his voice.
"Well think of it this way", Kel said realizing how she had just crushed Merric's dreams. "Now we know for sure that they think you are ready to lead and entire camp full of men into battle and keep the squire of my lord alive even without Neal and I there to help you". Merric smiled grimly and headed toward his rooms he needed to think about this, maybe he should request to have Owen sent back to my lords camp for the winter it was going to be cold and crowded wit rowdy soldiers for several months and none of them were even close to his age. Kel watched Merric go knowing she had changed his entire outlook on what was going on around him. Well at least he is here with several people who know him still and not like me stuck for goddess only knows how many months with people that I am currently having trouble even talking two. And what had Merric meant when he had said that Owen was love sick, he didn't seem to be looking at any of the girls at camp any differently.
"Kel", she heard a voice call to her from behind. Spinning quickly she realized that she had walked right past the very people she had been looking for. "Kel" Dom called again "the messenger said that there was a letter addressed to the three of us in his last dispatch, would you mind letting the rest of us have a look at it". His joking appearance did wonders for her mood, it wouldn't be quite as hard to talk to Neal (though apologies would be done in private later) when Dom was there to mediate. After all Dom could talk them out of anything.
Well that's it I know I haven't updated in a long time but this is a start and I will try to be more regular about it. Thank you to the few of you who have reviewed, I suppose I will still finish the story but it would have been nice if more people read it, I might just make a quickie ending if I don't get anymore reviews though...