Okay, here's chapter 3. . . sorry if its not very good, and it won't be
long!
Thanks to Fhire for the character!
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Kel walked back to her rooms, not paying attention to her surroundings while she went. She almost bumped into a girl, about fourteen, in a pages uniform. (a/n don't forget, pages train at the palace!) As she dodged out of the way, she noticed it.
"Excuse me! You, the page!" She felt stupid saying it, but she wanted her attention. It worked, the girl turned around. "What's your name?"
The girl looked down. "Fhire, Mi'lady."
Kel sighed. "You are a page, I presume?" the girl nodded. "Year?"
"Fourth."
Kel almost blew up. She stormed down the hallway, leaving the girl standing there, confused.
She marched straight to Raoul's rooms, and banged loudly on the door. She heard a muffled voice saying "coming, coming!"
Raoul opened the door. "Why didn't you tell me there was a girl page?" she asked before he could greet her.
Raoul laughed. "I was wondering how long it would take you! She came only a little while after you left. I was afraid I was going to have to tell you before she became a squire."
Kel's face went red. She'd never taken a squire before; it was only her fifth year as a knight (a/n correct me if I'm wrong), and she'd been away from the palace for so long.
"When does she need a knight by?" Kel asked, making sure she had time to think about it.
"Next Tuesday." Raoul answered, still laughing at her.
She turned on her heel, and marched back down to the practice courts, where she'd seen the girl heading. Her guess was right, and she could see someone tilting, her (can't remember the name, is it lance?) sliding perfectly into a small ring. Kel watched her do it a few times, never missing.
Kel clapped, and the girls head spun around. She slid off her horse and walked towards Kel.
"You are Fhire, the girl I talked to earlier?" Kel asked, trying her best to sound professional.
The girl nodded. "I'm Kel, by the way. Some people will tell you I'm Keladry of Mindelan, but I'm really just Kel. Nothing else."
She smiled, but the girl didn't say anything. Kel felt a little uncomfortable with that. Was the girl nevous, or did she think she had to act that way? Kel could remember the way she first acted around Raoul.
"Have you received many offers from knights yet? By the way, you are allowed to talk."
The girl smiled and pulled off her helmet. Kel could see the relief on her face. "None yet, Mi'lady."
"Kel."
"Kel."
They both laughed. "How would you like to be my squire? The work will be hard, I have a feeling I'll be going back to New Hope soon."
The girl nodded quickly, her face bright with excitement, her bright brown eyes looking truly happy.
Kel talked with her for a few minutes about New Hope and everything Kel had done since she became a knight.
Afterwards, Kel invited Fhire to a practice joust to test their skill. She only got her to do it when she mentioned how long it had been since her last tilt.
As they got into the ring on their horses, Kel mentioned something. "I forgot to mention, I joust with a weighted lance, so it might be a little powerful."
For the first time, Fhire looked scared. Kel just smiled.
They tilted. On their first try, Kel almost got Fhire off her horse, but not quite. The second, Fhire almost got Kel off her horse. Kel heard whooping coming from behind her. Dom, Neal, and Raoul were all watching, and they were rooting for Fhire.
On the third try, Kel knocked Fhire off her horse. They decided to call it quits after that.
"I'll see you soon, Fhire." Kel said, turning to lead Peachblossom into the stables.
* * * * *
Kel heard footsteps behind her as she brushed Peachblossom's coat. Dom walked up to her, keeping a considerable distance from Peachblossom.
"Who was that you were tilting with?" He asked casually.
"Her names Fhire, and she's a female page! And no one told me about it! Can you believe it?" Kel looked at Dom. He was smiling, but his eyes were darting around. "Dom," she said slowly. "Do you know something about this?"
He jumped around a bit. "I might have seen her a few times last time I was here, but. . ."
Kel jumped on him, pushing him into a bale of hay. She was just about to punch him, when he kissed her.
She decided not to punch him. "That's cheating!" She laughed.
"All's fair in love and war, Lady Knight, and this is definitely war!"
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Okay, I'm really sorry this took so long!
I would like to thank Fhire, for her wonderful character that she didn't describe the physical features of so I get to do that (yay!), and thanks you all my seventeen reviewers!
I think I might screw up names, places, things like that. I am moving right now, and I can't get to any of my books. And even if I could, I would probably be too lazy to! Anyway, if I've screwed up so horribly that you can't understand who the hell it is supposed to be, just email me, and I will tell you, if I can.
This all belongs to the incredibly entertaining Tamora Pierce!
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes."
-unolimbo
Kel walked back to her rooms, not paying attention to her surroundings while she went. She almost bumped into a girl, about fourteen, in a pages uniform. (a/n don't forget, pages train at the palace!) As she dodged out of the way, she noticed it.
"Excuse me! You, the page!" She felt stupid saying it, but she wanted her attention. It worked, the girl turned around. "What's your name?"
The girl looked down. "Fhire, Mi'lady."
Kel sighed. "You are a page, I presume?" the girl nodded. "Year?"
"Fourth."
Kel almost blew up. She stormed down the hallway, leaving the girl standing there, confused.
She marched straight to Raoul's rooms, and banged loudly on the door. She heard a muffled voice saying "coming, coming!"
Raoul opened the door. "Why didn't you tell me there was a girl page?" she asked before he could greet her.
Raoul laughed. "I was wondering how long it would take you! She came only a little while after you left. I was afraid I was going to have to tell you before she became a squire."
Kel's face went red. She'd never taken a squire before; it was only her fifth year as a knight (a/n correct me if I'm wrong), and she'd been away from the palace for so long.
"When does she need a knight by?" Kel asked, making sure she had time to think about it.
"Next Tuesday." Raoul answered, still laughing at her.
She turned on her heel, and marched back down to the practice courts, where she'd seen the girl heading. Her guess was right, and she could see someone tilting, her (can't remember the name, is it lance?) sliding perfectly into a small ring. Kel watched her do it a few times, never missing.
Kel clapped, and the girls head spun around. She slid off her horse and walked towards Kel.
"You are Fhire, the girl I talked to earlier?" Kel asked, trying her best to sound professional.
The girl nodded. "I'm Kel, by the way. Some people will tell you I'm Keladry of Mindelan, but I'm really just Kel. Nothing else."
She smiled, but the girl didn't say anything. Kel felt a little uncomfortable with that. Was the girl nevous, or did she think she had to act that way? Kel could remember the way she first acted around Raoul.
"Have you received many offers from knights yet? By the way, you are allowed to talk."
The girl smiled and pulled off her helmet. Kel could see the relief on her face. "None yet, Mi'lady."
"Kel."
"Kel."
They both laughed. "How would you like to be my squire? The work will be hard, I have a feeling I'll be going back to New Hope soon."
The girl nodded quickly, her face bright with excitement, her bright brown eyes looking truly happy.
Kel talked with her for a few minutes about New Hope and everything Kel had done since she became a knight.
Afterwards, Kel invited Fhire to a practice joust to test their skill. She only got her to do it when she mentioned how long it had been since her last tilt.
As they got into the ring on their horses, Kel mentioned something. "I forgot to mention, I joust with a weighted lance, so it might be a little powerful."
For the first time, Fhire looked scared. Kel just smiled.
They tilted. On their first try, Kel almost got Fhire off her horse, but not quite. The second, Fhire almost got Kel off her horse. Kel heard whooping coming from behind her. Dom, Neal, and Raoul were all watching, and they were rooting for Fhire.
On the third try, Kel knocked Fhire off her horse. They decided to call it quits after that.
"I'll see you soon, Fhire." Kel said, turning to lead Peachblossom into the stables.
* * * * *
Kel heard footsteps behind her as she brushed Peachblossom's coat. Dom walked up to her, keeping a considerable distance from Peachblossom.
"Who was that you were tilting with?" He asked casually.
"Her names Fhire, and she's a female page! And no one told me about it! Can you believe it?" Kel looked at Dom. He was smiling, but his eyes were darting around. "Dom," she said slowly. "Do you know something about this?"
He jumped around a bit. "I might have seen her a few times last time I was here, but. . ."
Kel jumped on him, pushing him into a bale of hay. She was just about to punch him, when he kissed her.
She decided not to punch him. "That's cheating!" She laughed.
"All's fair in love and war, Lady Knight, and this is definitely war!"
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Okay, I'm really sorry this took so long!
I would like to thank Fhire, for her wonderful character that she didn't describe the physical features of so I get to do that (yay!), and thanks you all my seventeen reviewers!
I think I might screw up names, places, things like that. I am moving right now, and I can't get to any of my books. And even if I could, I would probably be too lazy to! Anyway, if I've screwed up so horribly that you can't understand who the hell it is supposed to be, just email me, and I will tell you, if I can.
This all belongs to the incredibly entertaining Tamora Pierce!
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes."
-unolimbo