(this isn't a new chapter I just redid and added stuff to the fight
scene...)
I finally updated!!!!!! Sorry it took so long. I was stuck, and then school
started. yea. Stuff. Hopefully this is long enough to make up for my
omission.
BEFORE YOU READ THIS, REREAD CHAPTER FIVE! I TOTALLY REVAMPED IT, I ADDED AND TOOK OUT AND CHANGED A TON OF STUFF!!!!
Disclaimer: you know what a disclaimer is supposed to say. Don't sue me.
Now, on to the fic
Chapter Six
Alanna, more familiar with the palace than either George or Arram, led the way through the many various corridors and staircases, until they reached the entrance to the dungeons. Arram was gasping for breath.
Alanna chuckled. "You'll get used to it. The palace is a big place." With a nod from the guard in charge she entered the door labeled, 'Jakat al Mohanon'. "Guess this is it." She threw a wall of violet power up over herself and George, to fend off any sudden magical attacks, and went into the high security prison. Arram started to draw a shimmering black veil over himself, then seemed to decide against it. He followed them across the threshold.
"YOU!" Jakat had seen the lady knight. He sent a whip of power lacing after her, which, although it simply bounced off her shield, seemed to have adverse affects on the Lioness. She paled and seemed to weaken a tiny bit. She glared, and the shield brightened.
Jakat threw another bolt, and at this the Lioness's shelter dulled, then brightened again. More power streamed from her fingers into the amethyst barrier. Yet another teal cord hit her shield, and George grabbed his lady, giving her support to focus her energy on to keeping the violet wall in place.
Arram had seen enough. He sent a net of his magic to grab Jakat, and bind his power. The bolt Jakat had been preparing to throw melted, and he screamed, an animal noise. Black sparkling power pinned his arms to his sides, and his legs together. The desert wizard was unable to use any of his magic.
Arram sent one more bit of power, solidifying the magical bond, and ushered the nobles out of the room. "What was that? It didn't seem like raw power, which should have little to no effect on your shield, and I don't think your magic is so weak that you cannot perform a simple blocking spell without effort, yet stories, and he-" Arram pointed at George, "both say you're very powerful, so it could be some other kind of magic-"
"Shut up." Alanna glared.
Arram blushed. "My university peers always said that once I got started talking about learning I never stopped and-"
Alanna interrupted again. "I said 'shut up'. That was no raw power he was throwing at me. It had some sort of penetrating draining spell woven in with it. Therefore, it could get though the barrier." She spoke tightly, as if with great effort. She gripped her emberstone again. For the second time that month her power was floating away from her. Toward the prison cell. She pulled in hard. They heard a shriek of disappointment from behind the door. That which had been floating away came back. "A powerful, lasting draining spell."
Arram stared. "I can't see magic."
Without asking he promptly strode up to her and put his hands on her temples. Black fire shimmered around her head, then faded. "I borrowed the knowledge from your head to get a fuller understanding."
Alanna stiffened, then relaxed. She couldn't get used to him going in her head! She had agreed to take him on though, and if this helped, so much the better.
"Let's wrap this up," stated Arram matter-of-factly. "We have a crazy, and fairly powerful, though not all powerful, sorcerer who hates you for as-yet-unknown reasons who will repeatedly try to kill you. Sounds like fun."
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An hour and a bath later, Alanna trotted alone down the hallways of the palace towards the royal wing. Those who recognized her but did not know her smirk and whispered to their neighbors of who she must be visiting, but she ignored them.
Just before reaching the plush red and gold-carpeted stairs that would lead her to the royal suites, she turned left, and went down a smaller, but no less ornate staircase. This lead to the suits held by the other important people of the realm. Her own rooms were here, but that was not where she was headed. She stopped at a door labeled 'Buriram Tourakom, Chief Bodyguard to the Queen,' and knocked.
The door opened slowly, and the small K'miri girl peered out. "Yes? Oh, hi Alanna. Come on in."
She opened the door the rest of the way, and Alanna stepped into the small room. The K'mir could have had a much larger living space, but she had insisted that it was kept simple. Looking around, Alanna chose a comfortable looking chair, and promptly sat as gracelessly as she could, causing Buri to stare, once again, at the King's Champion. Alanna grinned, and patted the seat next to her. She loved the way she could throw even her closest friends off with her lack of refinement.
Alanna felt her light mood darken when Buri moved slowly over and sat gingerly on the cushion, her face full of grim purpose. Alanna was worried, but waited patiently, a hard task for her, until Buri sorted out what she was going to say.
"Well," she paused.
"Is it really so hard to say?" inquired Alanna.
Buri smiled stiffly, a small smile playing on her dark features. "No. I just feel stupid saying it." The smile widened nervously.
"Well, in that case I will just sit here until you work up the courage to say it." She pointed played with her fingers. "Just remember, I posed as a boy for eight years, you can't do much stupider than that."
"Well, for stupid actions, you're kind of right. This is just a stupid thought."
"Tell me. I bet you a gold noble that I've heard stupider." She could afford to lose a noble if Buri would lighten up.
"You know I can't resist a bet. I-just-feel-really-stupid-because-now- I'm-the-only-one-without-a-man-and-I-feel-left-out." She blurted.
Alanna stared at her incredulously, trying to piece together what she said. Buri misunderstood her look though, and bit her lip.
Suddenly Alanna burst out laughing. "That's it? That's all you were worried about?" When Buri looked indignant she swallowed her laughter and attempted to start again. "Don't feel bad! Men are stupid. We don't need them. George is just well." she trailed off. "Mine. I didn't think you wanted a man. Don't ask me to help you look, that's Thayet's area."
Buri cut her off. "I don't want a man. I just felt left out for a second."
Alanna smiled lukewarmly. "Good. Now, help me get Thayet and Jon to not make me go to the ball tonight. I don't care if it's Midwinter, I'm leaving." She stood up and walked over to the door.
"I don't think so, if you're going to pick a fight with them go ahead, I'm not helping."
"Mean." She stuck out her lower lip in mock sadness. "Fine, be that way." She smiled happily and exited the room.
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Thank you for your wonderful reviews. If I already thanked you and wrote it again here, so much the better:
AJ 4EVA: Thanks!
EvilStrawberry: Thank you so much! No prob to review your stories I liked them. *Waves bye* (hehe jk)
Fire Mage6: Thank you. Of course Numair trusts them; he spoke to them first. Yea. Thanx for your review.
Lioness38: I'm trying! Thanks for the review!
CrystalLili: Thank You!
PhyscoLioness13: Thank you, thank you, thank you for al your reviews! *gives PhyscoLioness a big hug and a cookie* This is what Buri is upset about. Kind of. I'm working on this story still..
Pookie: POOKIE!!!!!
Sw33t T3mptations: Thanks! Wicked I like the sound of that...
Jesse: Thanks Jess
Leeread: ^_^
Ryoko.Kilala: Thanks! I'm trying to make the chapters longer. Honestly!
Goddess of the Moon: Numair is two years younger than Alanna. Thanks, I don't think I will be stuck for that long again. I hope.
Vera: Chocolate is my friend. (I wrote my other very odd story after eating M&M's. Thanks for your review! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Don't expect another chapter for a while, my creative writing teacher told me I have to try something in a different genre. Give me two weeks. I should hopefully get it updated by then...
NOW REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEFORE YOU READ THIS, REREAD CHAPTER FIVE! I TOTALLY REVAMPED IT, I ADDED AND TOOK OUT AND CHANGED A TON OF STUFF!!!!
Disclaimer: you know what a disclaimer is supposed to say. Don't sue me.
Now, on to the fic
Chapter Six
Alanna, more familiar with the palace than either George or Arram, led the way through the many various corridors and staircases, until they reached the entrance to the dungeons. Arram was gasping for breath.
Alanna chuckled. "You'll get used to it. The palace is a big place." With a nod from the guard in charge she entered the door labeled, 'Jakat al Mohanon'. "Guess this is it." She threw a wall of violet power up over herself and George, to fend off any sudden magical attacks, and went into the high security prison. Arram started to draw a shimmering black veil over himself, then seemed to decide against it. He followed them across the threshold.
"YOU!" Jakat had seen the lady knight. He sent a whip of power lacing after her, which, although it simply bounced off her shield, seemed to have adverse affects on the Lioness. She paled and seemed to weaken a tiny bit. She glared, and the shield brightened.
Jakat threw another bolt, and at this the Lioness's shelter dulled, then brightened again. More power streamed from her fingers into the amethyst barrier. Yet another teal cord hit her shield, and George grabbed his lady, giving her support to focus her energy on to keeping the violet wall in place.
Arram had seen enough. He sent a net of his magic to grab Jakat, and bind his power. The bolt Jakat had been preparing to throw melted, and he screamed, an animal noise. Black sparkling power pinned his arms to his sides, and his legs together. The desert wizard was unable to use any of his magic.
Arram sent one more bit of power, solidifying the magical bond, and ushered the nobles out of the room. "What was that? It didn't seem like raw power, which should have little to no effect on your shield, and I don't think your magic is so weak that you cannot perform a simple blocking spell without effort, yet stories, and he-" Arram pointed at George, "both say you're very powerful, so it could be some other kind of magic-"
"Shut up." Alanna glared.
Arram blushed. "My university peers always said that once I got started talking about learning I never stopped and-"
Alanna interrupted again. "I said 'shut up'. That was no raw power he was throwing at me. It had some sort of penetrating draining spell woven in with it. Therefore, it could get though the barrier." She spoke tightly, as if with great effort. She gripped her emberstone again. For the second time that month her power was floating away from her. Toward the prison cell. She pulled in hard. They heard a shriek of disappointment from behind the door. That which had been floating away came back. "A powerful, lasting draining spell."
Arram stared. "I can't see magic."
Without asking he promptly strode up to her and put his hands on her temples. Black fire shimmered around her head, then faded. "I borrowed the knowledge from your head to get a fuller understanding."
Alanna stiffened, then relaxed. She couldn't get used to him going in her head! She had agreed to take him on though, and if this helped, so much the better.
"Let's wrap this up," stated Arram matter-of-factly. "We have a crazy, and fairly powerful, though not all powerful, sorcerer who hates you for as-yet-unknown reasons who will repeatedly try to kill you. Sounds like fun."
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An hour and a bath later, Alanna trotted alone down the hallways of the palace towards the royal wing. Those who recognized her but did not know her smirk and whispered to their neighbors of who she must be visiting, but she ignored them.
Just before reaching the plush red and gold-carpeted stairs that would lead her to the royal suites, she turned left, and went down a smaller, but no less ornate staircase. This lead to the suits held by the other important people of the realm. Her own rooms were here, but that was not where she was headed. She stopped at a door labeled 'Buriram Tourakom, Chief Bodyguard to the Queen,' and knocked.
The door opened slowly, and the small K'miri girl peered out. "Yes? Oh, hi Alanna. Come on in."
She opened the door the rest of the way, and Alanna stepped into the small room. The K'mir could have had a much larger living space, but she had insisted that it was kept simple. Looking around, Alanna chose a comfortable looking chair, and promptly sat as gracelessly as she could, causing Buri to stare, once again, at the King's Champion. Alanna grinned, and patted the seat next to her. She loved the way she could throw even her closest friends off with her lack of refinement.
Alanna felt her light mood darken when Buri moved slowly over and sat gingerly on the cushion, her face full of grim purpose. Alanna was worried, but waited patiently, a hard task for her, until Buri sorted out what she was going to say.
"Well," she paused.
"Is it really so hard to say?" inquired Alanna.
Buri smiled stiffly, a small smile playing on her dark features. "No. I just feel stupid saying it." The smile widened nervously.
"Well, in that case I will just sit here until you work up the courage to say it." She pointed played with her fingers. "Just remember, I posed as a boy for eight years, you can't do much stupider than that."
"Well, for stupid actions, you're kind of right. This is just a stupid thought."
"Tell me. I bet you a gold noble that I've heard stupider." She could afford to lose a noble if Buri would lighten up.
"You know I can't resist a bet. I-just-feel-really-stupid-because-now- I'm-the-only-one-without-a-man-and-I-feel-left-out." She blurted.
Alanna stared at her incredulously, trying to piece together what she said. Buri misunderstood her look though, and bit her lip.
Suddenly Alanna burst out laughing. "That's it? That's all you were worried about?" When Buri looked indignant she swallowed her laughter and attempted to start again. "Don't feel bad! Men are stupid. We don't need them. George is just well." she trailed off. "Mine. I didn't think you wanted a man. Don't ask me to help you look, that's Thayet's area."
Buri cut her off. "I don't want a man. I just felt left out for a second."
Alanna smiled lukewarmly. "Good. Now, help me get Thayet and Jon to not make me go to the ball tonight. I don't care if it's Midwinter, I'm leaving." She stood up and walked over to the door.
"I don't think so, if you're going to pick a fight with them go ahead, I'm not helping."
"Mean." She stuck out her lower lip in mock sadness. "Fine, be that way." She smiled happily and exited the room.
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Thank you for your wonderful reviews. If I already thanked you and wrote it again here, so much the better:
AJ 4EVA: Thanks!
EvilStrawberry: Thank you so much! No prob to review your stories I liked them. *Waves bye* (hehe jk)
Fire Mage6: Thank you. Of course Numair trusts them; he spoke to them first. Yea. Thanx for your review.
Lioness38: I'm trying! Thanks for the review!
CrystalLili: Thank You!
PhyscoLioness13: Thank you, thank you, thank you for al your reviews! *gives PhyscoLioness a big hug and a cookie* This is what Buri is upset about. Kind of. I'm working on this story still..
Pookie: POOKIE!!!!!
Sw33t T3mptations: Thanks! Wicked I like the sound of that...
Jesse: Thanks Jess
Leeread: ^_^
Ryoko.Kilala: Thanks! I'm trying to make the chapters longer. Honestly!
Goddess of the Moon: Numair is two years younger than Alanna. Thanks, I don't think I will be stuck for that long again. I hope.
Vera: Chocolate is my friend. (I wrote my other very odd story after eating M&M's. Thanks for your review! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Don't expect another chapter for a while, my creative writing teacher told me I have to try something in a different genre. Give me two weeks. I should hopefully get it updated by then...
NOW REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!