The order that Kel had been waiting for did not come. She had expected to
receive an order telling her that she was to go to war, now that she was
finally happy, but it did not come.
"It's been six months without a battle." She said. "I can't take it any more!"
Raoul smiled. "Don't worry, you will get used to it. You have never been a knight and not been at war. It will pass."
Neal agreed with him, but Kel knew that he had no idea what he was talking about. He had become a knight the same year as her.
After another week, she was called to the kings study. "Good evening, Keladry." He said, nodding at the chair.
Kel bowed and sat down. "Good evening, your majesty." She said.
He smiled. "You are going back to New Hope." He said.
Kel raised an eyebrow. "Sir?" She said.
He nodded. "I know. It has been a very long time indeed, but I need you to go back. The refugees still have no homes, many of the women have no husbands, and the children no fathers.
"There was a knight commander there, but he was killed by a rabble of bandits on an out trip for supplies. I need a new commander, and you are the best person to do it. I should have put you there in the first place, but I felt that you needed some rest time after the battle." He sighed, and his face looked older than Kel remembered it ever looking. "I made the wrong decision, and a life was lost." He lapsed into silence for a moment.
"Well," he said, looking up, "if you wish to bring a troupe with you, there is room." He shuffled some papers, looking them over. "I see there is room for three knights, including yourself. Oh, and please speak to Raoul of Goldenlake, tell him another squad is needed. I thought it might as well be the Own, seeing as they are the best men in the realm, and they are all here relaxing, one squad can go with you.
"But," he added, "I don't want you just bringing your friends. Bring knights who know how to deal with refugees and soldiers." He stared her in the eye. "You are dismissed." Kel stood up and bowed; then quickly walked out.
She immediately went to find Raoul, who, she found after a very long search, was riding out by the river.
"Raoul," she said, "I need a squad to take to New Hope. I am going back."
He smiled. "I thought you might soon." He said. "Now, let's see, I could give you sergeant Oluf and his squad..."
Kel winced slightly, barely enough for Raoul to notice, but somehow, he did. "Don't worry, I am just teasing you. Would you like me to send sergeant Domitan?"
Kel nodded quickly. "Please?" She said.
He smiled and waved his hand. "Done. Now leave me be! I need some peace and quiet!"
Kel laughed. "Fine, I'm leaving." She said, as he waved to her.
She still had to think of two knights to take with her. If Neal had been there, she would have picked him instantly, but alas, he was on his honeymoon with Yuki. She thought of Fhire. Fhire would be perfect; a new knight, strong willed and powerful, and she had been to New Hope before. Perfect.
Of course, the young female knight agreed, and Kel only needed one more knight. She spent hours thinking about it; who would be the best leader; who would be the most comfortable; who would be the most willing.
"Merric, will you come back?" She asked him that night at dinner. 'I need another knight at New Hope. You know the land, the people, the soldiers. Well, not these specific soldiers, but you know how to deal with them. Please?"
He sighed. "Seriously, how long do you think it will take?" He asked.
Kel shrugged. "A few months, I expect." She said.
Merric sighed. "Fine, Mother, but you owe me. This is strictly a favour to you, because you know that I am the best."
Kel smiled. "Wonderful." She turned to Dom beside her, who was looking between the two. "Your squad is coming as well. Fhire is the other knight, and that is it." She said bluntly.
Dom's face softened. "Goodness gracious, I thought you two were leaving without me!" He laughed.
The next morning, Kel went to see Lord Wyldon, as the king had instructed her. He was in charge of the camps, and Kel had to clear her knights with him. He agreed with her choices, as they were almost exactly the same as the last time; he told her to set off the next morning.
Kel packed her bags that morning after she spoke with him, and spent the rest of the night with Dom.
""I cannot decide if I am glad that I'm going. I want to be fighting and working, but I don't think I want to be back at New Hope." She said. "Too many memories."
Dom laughed. "Kel, you have very few bad memories of New Hope. You have bad memories of getting to and from New Hope."
Kel frowned. "You're not supposed to say that until we're there." She laughed and kissed him.
Kel, Fhire, Merric, and Dom's squad set off at sunrise the next morning. The men looked happy to be going; they too needed some action in their lives. Kel could only think of what Dom had said the night before. It was true, she did seem to have bad luck with the trip to and from her camp. Before New Hope, she left Haven and her entire camp got kidnapped. When she had arrived at New Hope the last time she went, she had been kidnapped herself.
As they had few men, and all of them knew exactly where they were going and what the trail was like, the trip was very quick. Kel was not worried in the least about bandits until they came closer to the border. She knew that there were many Scanrans behind the Tortallan border, hiding in the woods, away from both their own country, and Tortallan soldiers. Some of those, in fact, most of those Scanrans were bandits by trade, and Kel found herself always on guard for them.
Dom tried to assure her that there was nothing to worry about, but he had no argument. He knew perfectly well that they always had to keep an eye out.
One day, as they were getting very close to New Hope, the sparrows came rushing towards Kel, chirping like crazy.
"Enemies!" Kel cried as soon as she saw them. She knew their signals well. They all drew their swords and were ready for action. Suddenly, an arrow shot out of nowhere and hit Dom in the chest. He fell backwards off of his horse as Kel cried out his name.
"Dom!" She screamed.
Merric stopped her. "Kel! Leave him be! We can't help him until we kill them!"
Kel felt herself shaking. She gripped her sword tightly and kept her eyes open for more archers.
"Duck!" Fhire screamed to her. An archer was standing at the edge of the forest, and Kel slid sideways to avoid his arrow. The arrow skimmed against her helmet, making her push herself further down to the ground.
She hit the ground hands first and rolled away from her horse. Bandits were coming straight towards them through the grassy clearing between the road and the forest. About twenty five of them in all. And Kel thirteen uninjured fighters.
She tried to get back onto Peachblossom, but she had rolled too far away, and the bandits were too close now...she had to fight on foot.
She gutted one with her sword, feeling the metal push through layers of leather and cloth and flesh. He collapsed on the grass in front of her.
After killing three more men, Kel found herself getting pushed further and further away from her allies. Because she was the only one on foot now, she had much less power, and she could not hold her position.
It angered her to think that she was basically running away. She slit another man's throat and he collapsed on the ground, unable to scream.
Kel felt a dull pain in her right hand; a large, blond and dirty Scanran bandit had hit her wrist with the broad side of his sword, knocking her own sword out of her hand. She was defenseless.
She checked if she had any other weapons; she had a small throwing axe, but she did not expect it too be much good. She was too close to throw it, and she had so little force that he could dodge any shot, or just cut off her hand.
She was right; he dodged her as she lunged at him with it. She lunged again, and this time her aim was true. A small cut in his leather arm band revealed dripping blood and skin. He growled and threw himself at her. She dropped her axe as his weight pushed her onto the ground. There she was, in the field of tall grasses where none of her friends could see her, with a bloody, dirty Scanran bandit straddling her with his hands around her neck.
"A girl!" He growled. "A girl injured me. This is a disgrace, you will wish you had never done that!" He said, tightening his grip on Kel's throat.
Kel was grateful that he had been so impulsive. A sword she could not fight by hand, but she could get rid of someone choking her. Almost instantly, she threw he hips up and launched him forward: he put his hands out to stop himself, and Kel threw him sideways and elbowed him in the groin. Before he could react, Kel had rolled out from underneath him and grabbed her sword and his. She could not lift them both, so she threw his aside, away from him.
"You won't be better than any woman after this." She said, putting the tip of her sword to his throat. "You weren't anyway." She said, and she killed him.
With that, she ran back to her friends. She scanned the battle before any of the bandits noticed her; there were at least ten of them left fighting, five injured and retreating, and about 10 dead.
She looked for Peachblossom. She saw him in the process of trampling a man to death as he whinnied for Kel. She whistled and his head jerked up. He galloped towards her and she jumped up on him. "Let's go!" She said. "Kill them all." She whispered and patted him quickly on the neck.
A few minutes later, the five or so men who were still alive were retreating; but Merric and Fhire fired arrows at them. Only two made it into the woods.
"We have to go after them." Merric said.
Kel shook her head. "No!" She said quickly. "We have more important things to deal with here. How far are we from New Hope?" She asked quickly.
"We should be there by sundown at the latest." Fhire said. Kel nodded without responding and ran over to where Dom was lying. Two of his men were tending to his wound, but they were not healers. He needed real help.
"We cannot wait until sundown, my lady. He will not make it." One of them said.
Kel grimaced. "Dolstrom!" She said to one of the men. "Take your horse, and take a spare. Ride to New Hope, get the healer, and bring him back on the main road. We will ride with Dom as fast as we can towards New Hope, and meet you on the road as soon as we can. Now go!"
The man nodded, grabbed a flask of water, and mounted his horse. He made the sign against evil on his chest, and rode off down the road.
As fast as they could, the remaining men tied Dom to his horse so that he would not fall off. Kel held his hand as they mounted their own horses. "You're going to be fine." She whispered.
He smiled weakly at her as he swayed slightly. "You'll get me there. I believe in you." He murmured.
Kel smiled and squeezed his hand before she mounted her own horse. It worried her, Dom relying on her so completely, having so much faith in her. She signaled for them to go forward, and, with Dom's horse tied to the surrounding four horses to keep it from running off, they set off at a trot, but soon found that Dom could not handle the bouncing, so they slowed back to a walk.
Kel was having trouble sitting still while she knew that Dom was right behind her, dying. He had been drifting in and out of consciousness all afternoon, and now he was deathly pale, his wet hair plastered to his face, his head lolling forward.
"This is insane." She said to Fhire. "He cannot survive this."
Her former squire sighed. "Kel, I know how you feel about him. but both of us know that you cannot get him there any faster. It should not be long now. At a gallop, Dolstrom should be on his way back to us by now."
Sure enough, in that hour, Dolstrom arrived with the camp healer close behind. "Don't take him off the horse." The healer said, striding over to him. He put his hand to Dom's wound and a burst of bright green flames flew from his hand into Dom. Dom's body jerked terribly, then collapsed again.
"I cannot do any more until we get him to my infirmary. His horse may go faster than a walk now. He won't notice." He said.
Kel nodded. "Do you need a fresh horse?" She said.
He shook his head. "I have barely been riding half an hour." He said. He eyed Kel carefully. "I have heard a great deal about you." He said. "You were the commander before I came here. I assume you want to ride with me and the injured man ahead of the rest?"
Kel nodded and quickly turned back to her men. "Merric, you're in charge. I don't want any dead tired horses when you get back, so keep them at no more than a trot." She said. Merric nodded, and Kel hopped on Hoshi. She trotted over to Peachblossom, who glared at Hoshi.
"Be good." She said. "If I hear of one injury, you will be very hungry tonight." He whinnied at her, and Kel knew that however much he did not want to, he would listen to her words.
The three horses set off at a gallop towards the camp.
"A wonderful start to the trip." Kel muttered to herself as they rode.
I am so sorry it's been so long! Been really busy, and I've had writers block in EVERYTHING!
Wake-Robin: heehee, soon, soon. Or is it?
Smiles28: glad you like it!
Rubber Duck: I wish I had a muse. That would make life so much easier. And I've worked hard for these reviewers, I only got two or three per chapter when I was up to 4, because it was my first TP fiction, so people didn't know me yet, and I had no regulars. You'll get there!
Kelly Masbolle: I do know that now! Well, see, all of my stories start off as they are classified, but they often end up as something else. I mean, it's pretty hard to write 27 chapters and 59766 words of romance. It still is generally based around their romance, though, even if there is some action and other stuff lining the edges. And yes, it was a long honeymoon.
Fhire: that's okay. That's why I stopped writing. Because that chapter was so boring. I knew that I was going to get reviews like yours, and so I took a break. I hope you won't say the same about this chapter (though the beginning was really bad).
Ellabelle1: I will keep that in mind, thanks. It's a good offer, I'm sorry I didn't notice it earlier!
Kerzikhan: thank you for understanding! It's still coming!
Lyre D'Enfers: I dunno, I just like Batman. He rocks. And that's from when I was updating at fairly regular intervals, so technically it was the same time and same place...but you're right, I do need to change it. it's getting old. Wait, didn't I change it already? I can't remember...
Ossini: yay indeed!
Pinky: I don't know what to say... no one has ever been so happy in writing before...
Lady of Masbolle: thanks!
Lady-kitty: ha, I was hoping that people would think he wouldn't take her back. That was exactly the response I wanted!
PsychoLioness13: I was thinking about writing something in the Islands, actually. She will probably be going there, but I need to go through my books and find the information on the Yamanis, because some of it is fairly detailed.
Legofiance: hehe...excellent...
AJ 4EVA: I will, sorry I took so long.
X: yeah...so, I don't really know much about horses. I'm talking out of my ass here. I mean, behind. That's what I said, behind!
Ladyla: I never mentioned anything about kids!
Aznchicki: I won't blame, don't worry. That's what spell check is for, otherwise I would have just as many mistakes! What about an epilogue? Did I mention an epilogue?
Bob: I did not actually create Fhire, she is a character that someone I met on FF asked me to put in. and I don't think I ever mentioned anything about the way she looks, other than the general stuff, did I? if I did, I never thought about it with her name. I just thought: she's a fighting girl, I'll make her look like this... actually, I have noticed how I write plots that could have whole stories revolve around them, and then I cram them into a chapter. I should work on that, shouldn't I?
Kinberly: ha ha, don't worry, I am not one to leave a story without a happy ending...or someone dying. Kidding! I wouldn't do that.
Mage Light: No, I won't. ITS NOT OVER UNTIL I SAY ITS OVER. We've bene over this before. Unless it says COMPLETED or FINISHED in the summary, there's more to come.
Java: Don't worry, it will happen! And I'm sorry I took so long...
Queenofdiamonds1: that's not actually true, the way I see it. that's where the name of the story comes from. If you wait, work hard, and work with the bad things that happen to you, instead of moping over them, you will end up for the better.
Lady Helada: don't worry, I'm alive – almost. Very busy, very sick, very tired, very lazy, and very writers block-y. give it time.
"If you have sex, you will get pregnant, and die! If you have sex, you will get Chlamydia, and die. Now, Chlamydia: K-L-A..."
That was a good movie (Mean Girls, by the way). Very funny.
-unolimbo
"It's been six months without a battle." She said. "I can't take it any more!"
Raoul smiled. "Don't worry, you will get used to it. You have never been a knight and not been at war. It will pass."
Neal agreed with him, but Kel knew that he had no idea what he was talking about. He had become a knight the same year as her.
After another week, she was called to the kings study. "Good evening, Keladry." He said, nodding at the chair.
Kel bowed and sat down. "Good evening, your majesty." She said.
He smiled. "You are going back to New Hope." He said.
Kel raised an eyebrow. "Sir?" She said.
He nodded. "I know. It has been a very long time indeed, but I need you to go back. The refugees still have no homes, many of the women have no husbands, and the children no fathers.
"There was a knight commander there, but he was killed by a rabble of bandits on an out trip for supplies. I need a new commander, and you are the best person to do it. I should have put you there in the first place, but I felt that you needed some rest time after the battle." He sighed, and his face looked older than Kel remembered it ever looking. "I made the wrong decision, and a life was lost." He lapsed into silence for a moment.
"Well," he said, looking up, "if you wish to bring a troupe with you, there is room." He shuffled some papers, looking them over. "I see there is room for three knights, including yourself. Oh, and please speak to Raoul of Goldenlake, tell him another squad is needed. I thought it might as well be the Own, seeing as they are the best men in the realm, and they are all here relaxing, one squad can go with you.
"But," he added, "I don't want you just bringing your friends. Bring knights who know how to deal with refugees and soldiers." He stared her in the eye. "You are dismissed." Kel stood up and bowed; then quickly walked out.
She immediately went to find Raoul, who, she found after a very long search, was riding out by the river.
"Raoul," she said, "I need a squad to take to New Hope. I am going back."
He smiled. "I thought you might soon." He said. "Now, let's see, I could give you sergeant Oluf and his squad..."
Kel winced slightly, barely enough for Raoul to notice, but somehow, he did. "Don't worry, I am just teasing you. Would you like me to send sergeant Domitan?"
Kel nodded quickly. "Please?" She said.
He smiled and waved his hand. "Done. Now leave me be! I need some peace and quiet!"
Kel laughed. "Fine, I'm leaving." She said, as he waved to her.
She still had to think of two knights to take with her. If Neal had been there, she would have picked him instantly, but alas, he was on his honeymoon with Yuki. She thought of Fhire. Fhire would be perfect; a new knight, strong willed and powerful, and she had been to New Hope before. Perfect.
Of course, the young female knight agreed, and Kel only needed one more knight. She spent hours thinking about it; who would be the best leader; who would be the most comfortable; who would be the most willing.
"Merric, will you come back?" She asked him that night at dinner. 'I need another knight at New Hope. You know the land, the people, the soldiers. Well, not these specific soldiers, but you know how to deal with them. Please?"
He sighed. "Seriously, how long do you think it will take?" He asked.
Kel shrugged. "A few months, I expect." She said.
Merric sighed. "Fine, Mother, but you owe me. This is strictly a favour to you, because you know that I am the best."
Kel smiled. "Wonderful." She turned to Dom beside her, who was looking between the two. "Your squad is coming as well. Fhire is the other knight, and that is it." She said bluntly.
Dom's face softened. "Goodness gracious, I thought you two were leaving without me!" He laughed.
The next morning, Kel went to see Lord Wyldon, as the king had instructed her. He was in charge of the camps, and Kel had to clear her knights with him. He agreed with her choices, as they were almost exactly the same as the last time; he told her to set off the next morning.
Kel packed her bags that morning after she spoke with him, and spent the rest of the night with Dom.
""I cannot decide if I am glad that I'm going. I want to be fighting and working, but I don't think I want to be back at New Hope." She said. "Too many memories."
Dom laughed. "Kel, you have very few bad memories of New Hope. You have bad memories of getting to and from New Hope."
Kel frowned. "You're not supposed to say that until we're there." She laughed and kissed him.
Kel, Fhire, Merric, and Dom's squad set off at sunrise the next morning. The men looked happy to be going; they too needed some action in their lives. Kel could only think of what Dom had said the night before. It was true, she did seem to have bad luck with the trip to and from her camp. Before New Hope, she left Haven and her entire camp got kidnapped. When she had arrived at New Hope the last time she went, she had been kidnapped herself.
As they had few men, and all of them knew exactly where they were going and what the trail was like, the trip was very quick. Kel was not worried in the least about bandits until they came closer to the border. She knew that there were many Scanrans behind the Tortallan border, hiding in the woods, away from both their own country, and Tortallan soldiers. Some of those, in fact, most of those Scanrans were bandits by trade, and Kel found herself always on guard for them.
Dom tried to assure her that there was nothing to worry about, but he had no argument. He knew perfectly well that they always had to keep an eye out.
One day, as they were getting very close to New Hope, the sparrows came rushing towards Kel, chirping like crazy.
"Enemies!" Kel cried as soon as she saw them. She knew their signals well. They all drew their swords and were ready for action. Suddenly, an arrow shot out of nowhere and hit Dom in the chest. He fell backwards off of his horse as Kel cried out his name.
"Dom!" She screamed.
Merric stopped her. "Kel! Leave him be! We can't help him until we kill them!"
Kel felt herself shaking. She gripped her sword tightly and kept her eyes open for more archers.
"Duck!" Fhire screamed to her. An archer was standing at the edge of the forest, and Kel slid sideways to avoid his arrow. The arrow skimmed against her helmet, making her push herself further down to the ground.
She hit the ground hands first and rolled away from her horse. Bandits were coming straight towards them through the grassy clearing between the road and the forest. About twenty five of them in all. And Kel thirteen uninjured fighters.
She tried to get back onto Peachblossom, but she had rolled too far away, and the bandits were too close now...she had to fight on foot.
She gutted one with her sword, feeling the metal push through layers of leather and cloth and flesh. He collapsed on the grass in front of her.
After killing three more men, Kel found herself getting pushed further and further away from her allies. Because she was the only one on foot now, she had much less power, and she could not hold her position.
It angered her to think that she was basically running away. She slit another man's throat and he collapsed on the ground, unable to scream.
Kel felt a dull pain in her right hand; a large, blond and dirty Scanran bandit had hit her wrist with the broad side of his sword, knocking her own sword out of her hand. She was defenseless.
She checked if she had any other weapons; she had a small throwing axe, but she did not expect it too be much good. She was too close to throw it, and she had so little force that he could dodge any shot, or just cut off her hand.
She was right; he dodged her as she lunged at him with it. She lunged again, and this time her aim was true. A small cut in his leather arm band revealed dripping blood and skin. He growled and threw himself at her. She dropped her axe as his weight pushed her onto the ground. There she was, in the field of tall grasses where none of her friends could see her, with a bloody, dirty Scanran bandit straddling her with his hands around her neck.
"A girl!" He growled. "A girl injured me. This is a disgrace, you will wish you had never done that!" He said, tightening his grip on Kel's throat.
Kel was grateful that he had been so impulsive. A sword she could not fight by hand, but she could get rid of someone choking her. Almost instantly, she threw he hips up and launched him forward: he put his hands out to stop himself, and Kel threw him sideways and elbowed him in the groin. Before he could react, Kel had rolled out from underneath him and grabbed her sword and his. She could not lift them both, so she threw his aside, away from him.
"You won't be better than any woman after this." She said, putting the tip of her sword to his throat. "You weren't anyway." She said, and she killed him.
With that, she ran back to her friends. She scanned the battle before any of the bandits noticed her; there were at least ten of them left fighting, five injured and retreating, and about 10 dead.
She looked for Peachblossom. She saw him in the process of trampling a man to death as he whinnied for Kel. She whistled and his head jerked up. He galloped towards her and she jumped up on him. "Let's go!" She said. "Kill them all." She whispered and patted him quickly on the neck.
A few minutes later, the five or so men who were still alive were retreating; but Merric and Fhire fired arrows at them. Only two made it into the woods.
"We have to go after them." Merric said.
Kel shook her head. "No!" She said quickly. "We have more important things to deal with here. How far are we from New Hope?" She asked quickly.
"We should be there by sundown at the latest." Fhire said. Kel nodded without responding and ran over to where Dom was lying. Two of his men were tending to his wound, but they were not healers. He needed real help.
"We cannot wait until sundown, my lady. He will not make it." One of them said.
Kel grimaced. "Dolstrom!" She said to one of the men. "Take your horse, and take a spare. Ride to New Hope, get the healer, and bring him back on the main road. We will ride with Dom as fast as we can towards New Hope, and meet you on the road as soon as we can. Now go!"
The man nodded, grabbed a flask of water, and mounted his horse. He made the sign against evil on his chest, and rode off down the road.
As fast as they could, the remaining men tied Dom to his horse so that he would not fall off. Kel held his hand as they mounted their own horses. "You're going to be fine." She whispered.
He smiled weakly at her as he swayed slightly. "You'll get me there. I believe in you." He murmured.
Kel smiled and squeezed his hand before she mounted her own horse. It worried her, Dom relying on her so completely, having so much faith in her. She signaled for them to go forward, and, with Dom's horse tied to the surrounding four horses to keep it from running off, they set off at a trot, but soon found that Dom could not handle the bouncing, so they slowed back to a walk.
Kel was having trouble sitting still while she knew that Dom was right behind her, dying. He had been drifting in and out of consciousness all afternoon, and now he was deathly pale, his wet hair plastered to his face, his head lolling forward.
"This is insane." She said to Fhire. "He cannot survive this."
Her former squire sighed. "Kel, I know how you feel about him. but both of us know that you cannot get him there any faster. It should not be long now. At a gallop, Dolstrom should be on his way back to us by now."
Sure enough, in that hour, Dolstrom arrived with the camp healer close behind. "Don't take him off the horse." The healer said, striding over to him. He put his hand to Dom's wound and a burst of bright green flames flew from his hand into Dom. Dom's body jerked terribly, then collapsed again.
"I cannot do any more until we get him to my infirmary. His horse may go faster than a walk now. He won't notice." He said.
Kel nodded. "Do you need a fresh horse?" She said.
He shook his head. "I have barely been riding half an hour." He said. He eyed Kel carefully. "I have heard a great deal about you." He said. "You were the commander before I came here. I assume you want to ride with me and the injured man ahead of the rest?"
Kel nodded and quickly turned back to her men. "Merric, you're in charge. I don't want any dead tired horses when you get back, so keep them at no more than a trot." She said. Merric nodded, and Kel hopped on Hoshi. She trotted over to Peachblossom, who glared at Hoshi.
"Be good." She said. "If I hear of one injury, you will be very hungry tonight." He whinnied at her, and Kel knew that however much he did not want to, he would listen to her words.
The three horses set off at a gallop towards the camp.
"A wonderful start to the trip." Kel muttered to herself as they rode.
I am so sorry it's been so long! Been really busy, and I've had writers block in EVERYTHING!
Wake-Robin: heehee, soon, soon. Or is it?
Smiles28: glad you like it!
Rubber Duck: I wish I had a muse. That would make life so much easier. And I've worked hard for these reviewers, I only got two or three per chapter when I was up to 4, because it was my first TP fiction, so people didn't know me yet, and I had no regulars. You'll get there!
Kelly Masbolle: I do know that now! Well, see, all of my stories start off as they are classified, but they often end up as something else. I mean, it's pretty hard to write 27 chapters and 59766 words of romance. It still is generally based around their romance, though, even if there is some action and other stuff lining the edges. And yes, it was a long honeymoon.
Fhire: that's okay. That's why I stopped writing. Because that chapter was so boring. I knew that I was going to get reviews like yours, and so I took a break. I hope you won't say the same about this chapter (though the beginning was really bad).
Ellabelle1: I will keep that in mind, thanks. It's a good offer, I'm sorry I didn't notice it earlier!
Kerzikhan: thank you for understanding! It's still coming!
Lyre D'Enfers: I dunno, I just like Batman. He rocks. And that's from when I was updating at fairly regular intervals, so technically it was the same time and same place...but you're right, I do need to change it. it's getting old. Wait, didn't I change it already? I can't remember...
Ossini: yay indeed!
Pinky: I don't know what to say... no one has ever been so happy in writing before...
Lady of Masbolle: thanks!
Lady-kitty: ha, I was hoping that people would think he wouldn't take her back. That was exactly the response I wanted!
PsychoLioness13: I was thinking about writing something in the Islands, actually. She will probably be going there, but I need to go through my books and find the information on the Yamanis, because some of it is fairly detailed.
Legofiance: hehe...excellent...
AJ 4EVA: I will, sorry I took so long.
X: yeah...so, I don't really know much about horses. I'm talking out of my ass here. I mean, behind. That's what I said, behind!
Ladyla: I never mentioned anything about kids!
Aznchicki: I won't blame, don't worry. That's what spell check is for, otherwise I would have just as many mistakes! What about an epilogue? Did I mention an epilogue?
Bob: I did not actually create Fhire, she is a character that someone I met on FF asked me to put in. and I don't think I ever mentioned anything about the way she looks, other than the general stuff, did I? if I did, I never thought about it with her name. I just thought: she's a fighting girl, I'll make her look like this... actually, I have noticed how I write plots that could have whole stories revolve around them, and then I cram them into a chapter. I should work on that, shouldn't I?
Kinberly: ha ha, don't worry, I am not one to leave a story without a happy ending...or someone dying. Kidding! I wouldn't do that.
Mage Light: No, I won't. ITS NOT OVER UNTIL I SAY ITS OVER. We've bene over this before. Unless it says COMPLETED or FINISHED in the summary, there's more to come.
Java: Don't worry, it will happen! And I'm sorry I took so long...
Queenofdiamonds1: that's not actually true, the way I see it. that's where the name of the story comes from. If you wait, work hard, and work with the bad things that happen to you, instead of moping over them, you will end up for the better.
Lady Helada: don't worry, I'm alive – almost. Very busy, very sick, very tired, very lazy, and very writers block-y. give it time.
"If you have sex, you will get pregnant, and die! If you have sex, you will get Chlamydia, and die. Now, Chlamydia: K-L-A..."
That was a good movie (Mean Girls, by the way). Very funny.
-unolimbo