Saoko: Yeah! Guess what you guys?
Lukain: I killed Raul?
Raul: Hey!
Saoko: NO!!! I got two reviews!
Raul: That's good.
Saoko: I know.
"It is only a prediction if we stay here long. Time has two lines, it depends on which line we chose," Sitara said to her brother.
"You should have been a mage sister," Chandak told his twin, "Oh well, let us say good-bye to our family now."
There was meager look in Chandak's lime green eyes that Sitara had never seen before. Her twin was always there for her, giving her hope when she had lost hope, but now it had looked like he had lost all hope. She would have to ask him later when they were in Tortall, the country where at one point she had been betrothed to the younger Prince, Liam.
Sitara's mother was the beauty of the kingdom. Men throughout the kingdom had always wanted to marry or bed with young Marissa of Cleadon Falls. The woman had light blond, perfectly blue eyes, and light fair skin, for she was from an island off the coast of Taineera. While Sitara's father had black hair, blue eyes, and tan skin. He was a man who had been through many battles against Carthakis.
Sitara walked beside her brother as she followed him into the room where a ball was being held for her brother's behalf. The ball was filled with ladies in the same type of dress as Sitara, while the men were wearing clothes similar to those of the Carthakis. Her mother ran up to her and hugged her smiling at the out fit she was wearing.
"Welcome daughter, son," her formal mother told the two smiling like always.
The entire court looked at Sitara as she danced around the room with many pages that were her friends. To them she was the most beautiful girl of all the girl pages. In Taineera there had always been lady knights because most the time they were the strongest of all the knights in that realm. The girl pages, though, were taught different etiquette.
After dancing for a while Sitara decided to talk to her parents and sat down at their table. Her mother was talking with her brother about what to do when they got to Tortall. When they thought that the guests were ready for the royals to say farewell to their children. When one the guards that was at the palace's gate burst into the room.
"Your Royal Highness, Chardon, your son, has come with over 2,000 troops," the guard said.
The queen gasped as her husband stood up. "We will have to surrender," Sitara's father said sadly.
"Sitara, Chandak, you two must leave now, through the hidden passages now," their mother said and rushed to their rooms to get their things.
In Sitara's Room ...
"Sitara, you must take the baby with you," the queen said sadly.
"But mother she is yours you should raise her so she can at least know the traditions of Taineera, like you," Sitara said very nervous.
"You must, for if your half-brother gets his hands on her he'll kill the babe before she becomes the age of three," her mother said looking out the balcony, "That's the signal. You must leave now."
The queen pushed her daughter through the secret passage and followed in the darkness of night to the docks, there her brother was waiting for her. Sitara looked at her mother as she got on the boat and in her arms was her baby sister, Nyssa. The baby cooed as Sitara handed Nyssa to her brother.
The queen stood at the docks while tears danced down her cheeks. Slowly behind her soldiers came up and grabbed her. Sitara looked back when she heard her mother scream. Chardon walked up to her mother and kicked her, cursing loudly at the woman.
"Where are they, whore?" Chardon asked madly.
"I s.... shall never t... te ...tell you," Sitara's mother stuttered slowly. Her cheeks were bleeding as she looked into the boy who had never accepted his real mother's death, the boy who hated his stepmother.
"Bitch!" Chardon shouted at the woman, "Take her to my father's prison. Let the two comfort each other." The men beside him bowed and picked up the queen, dragging her.
"Get away, Sitara! You must save our kingdom and find our patron goddess!" the queen shouted. The queen's light blond hair fell out of the tight braid it had been in. Everyone saw the soldiers stop to gag the queen and put a cold, black, metal collar around her neck.
Sitara watched from the ship she was riding in to Tortall. The city was being set on fire. She felt her people's pain and saw the women and children being sent away from their fathers and husbands. Why? Why must my people have this pain? Sitara thought to herself.
"Your highness," three guards walked up to her, two of which holding one girl, "We caught these two stowaways. What shall we do with them?"
Sitara looked carefully at the girl. The girl was very thin, tall, ghostly pale, long, unnatural looking white hair, and piercing eyes. She only looked about the age of 14. Immediately she recognized the girl and hugged her. It was Mira Nonaka, one of her good friends. Mira's eyes quickly changed from piercing to sparkling green.
"Mira, why'd you have to sneak on the ship?" Sitara asked her friend.
"Your mother hired me to bring this. Follow me and I'll show you," Mira said faintly.
Saoko: Hope you guys liked it!
Raul: Sometimes you scare me.
Lukain: Believe me, you don't want to see her on a sugar high.
Saoko: Oh, that reminds me starts poking Raul I'm mad at you.
Raul: What, Ow, for? Ow!
Saoko: Just for being you! Ja ne!
Lukain: I killed Raul?
Raul: Hey!
Saoko: NO!!! I got two reviews!
Raul: That's good.
Saoko: I know.
"It is only a prediction if we stay here long. Time has two lines, it depends on which line we chose," Sitara said to her brother.
"You should have been a mage sister," Chandak told his twin, "Oh well, let us say good-bye to our family now."
There was meager look in Chandak's lime green eyes that Sitara had never seen before. Her twin was always there for her, giving her hope when she had lost hope, but now it had looked like he had lost all hope. She would have to ask him later when they were in Tortall, the country where at one point she had been betrothed to the younger Prince, Liam.
Sitara's mother was the beauty of the kingdom. Men throughout the kingdom had always wanted to marry or bed with young Marissa of Cleadon Falls. The woman had light blond, perfectly blue eyes, and light fair skin, for she was from an island off the coast of Taineera. While Sitara's father had black hair, blue eyes, and tan skin. He was a man who had been through many battles against Carthakis.
Sitara walked beside her brother as she followed him into the room where a ball was being held for her brother's behalf. The ball was filled with ladies in the same type of dress as Sitara, while the men were wearing clothes similar to those of the Carthakis. Her mother ran up to her and hugged her smiling at the out fit she was wearing.
"Welcome daughter, son," her formal mother told the two smiling like always.
The entire court looked at Sitara as she danced around the room with many pages that were her friends. To them she was the most beautiful girl of all the girl pages. In Taineera there had always been lady knights because most the time they were the strongest of all the knights in that realm. The girl pages, though, were taught different etiquette.
After dancing for a while Sitara decided to talk to her parents and sat down at their table. Her mother was talking with her brother about what to do when they got to Tortall. When they thought that the guests were ready for the royals to say farewell to their children. When one the guards that was at the palace's gate burst into the room.
"Your Royal Highness, Chardon, your son, has come with over 2,000 troops," the guard said.
The queen gasped as her husband stood up. "We will have to surrender," Sitara's father said sadly.
"Sitara, Chandak, you two must leave now, through the hidden passages now," their mother said and rushed to their rooms to get their things.
In Sitara's Room ...
"Sitara, you must take the baby with you," the queen said sadly.
"But mother she is yours you should raise her so she can at least know the traditions of Taineera, like you," Sitara said very nervous.
"You must, for if your half-brother gets his hands on her he'll kill the babe before she becomes the age of three," her mother said looking out the balcony, "That's the signal. You must leave now."
The queen pushed her daughter through the secret passage and followed in the darkness of night to the docks, there her brother was waiting for her. Sitara looked at her mother as she got on the boat and in her arms was her baby sister, Nyssa. The baby cooed as Sitara handed Nyssa to her brother.
The queen stood at the docks while tears danced down her cheeks. Slowly behind her soldiers came up and grabbed her. Sitara looked back when she heard her mother scream. Chardon walked up to her mother and kicked her, cursing loudly at the woman.
"Where are they, whore?" Chardon asked madly.
"I s.... shall never t... te ...tell you," Sitara's mother stuttered slowly. Her cheeks were bleeding as she looked into the boy who had never accepted his real mother's death, the boy who hated his stepmother.
"Bitch!" Chardon shouted at the woman, "Take her to my father's prison. Let the two comfort each other." The men beside him bowed and picked up the queen, dragging her.
"Get away, Sitara! You must save our kingdom and find our patron goddess!" the queen shouted. The queen's light blond hair fell out of the tight braid it had been in. Everyone saw the soldiers stop to gag the queen and put a cold, black, metal collar around her neck.
Sitara watched from the ship she was riding in to Tortall. The city was being set on fire. She felt her people's pain and saw the women and children being sent away from their fathers and husbands. Why? Why must my people have this pain? Sitara thought to herself.
"Your highness," three guards walked up to her, two of which holding one girl, "We caught these two stowaways. What shall we do with them?"
Sitara looked carefully at the girl. The girl was very thin, tall, ghostly pale, long, unnatural looking white hair, and piercing eyes. She only looked about the age of 14. Immediately she recognized the girl and hugged her. It was Mira Nonaka, one of her good friends. Mira's eyes quickly changed from piercing to sparkling green.
"Mira, why'd you have to sneak on the ship?" Sitara asked her friend.
"Your mother hired me to bring this. Follow me and I'll show you," Mira said faintly.
Saoko: Hope you guys liked it!
Raul: Sometimes you scare me.
Lukain: Believe me, you don't want to see her on a sugar high.
Saoko: Oh, that reminds me starts poking Raul I'm mad at you.
Raul: What, Ow, for? Ow!
Saoko: Just for being you! Ja ne!