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babyjayy: Wow, ur like, my ever faithful reviewer! Thnx 4 keeping with me & my story!
Sara: Good . . . Hehe, suspense always gets a review! LoL, glad u like! Yep, Darren's under Maydria's spell. I'm sry it was confusing, but I wanted to kinda sound confusing (did that make sense?). Well, anyways, it was confusing because I wanted James & Lela to not understand. Well, new chapter. Enjoy!
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I stared, unable to think of anything to say. All my senses reeled from the shocking information.
"You . . . you're Theodore of Frell?" I asked weakly.
"Yes, and I would very much like to know how you figured out my real name." Ted answered.
"Do you have an enemy?" I asked, evading his question.
"Not to the best of my knowledge - no." Ted replied, a frown creasing his face. "Unless you mean Perry?"
"No - she meant like . . . a lord or anything?" James put in.
Ted looked from him to me, perplexed. "No - why?"
"Because James overheard a lord talking to a guy. The guy had paid someone to kidnap me, that same night I met you. And the lord wants to settle something - I don't know, he just mentioned a Theodore of Frell." I answered, albeit rather lamely. I didn't want to tell the entire story - that would mean I had to reveal my true identity to Ted, and I didn't want to do that.
"Who was this . . . lord?" Ted asked.
"I don't know." James said, when I prompted him. "I only know that he's well-known, if not well liked, and he lives on the outskirts of Frell."
"Tall, sinister looking, dark beard?" Ted queried.
"Yeah - that's the guy."
"I know him." Ted said darkly. "That's Lord Donovan. Powerful influence, tyrant to his servants, and an excellent swordsman."
I glanced at James. He looked deep in thought.
"I think we should leave Frell." James said unexpectedly.
I didn't say anything, and Ted was left totally in the dark, trying to find out why we were being so secretive.
We walked along, all lost in our own thoughts.
"Oh! Neat!" James exclaimed suddenly. I looked over to where he was staring at. A soothsayer sat under a canopy of dark colored cloths. "Want to get our fortunes told?"
"Yeah!" I answered eagerly.
Ted hung back, but I dragged him along with us.
James got his fortune read first.
The fortune-teller went all mysterious and intoned, "YOUR WISH SHALL COME TRUE. TRUST NOT THOSE WHO ARE OF THE DARK. WHEN IT SEEMS ALL ARE EVIL, AND THE WORLD IS ALL BETRAYAL, YOU WILL FIND THE LIGHT. CAST BRIGHTNESS IN THE NIGHT. BECOME THE FLAMING ARROW OF LIGHT!"
Then, she returned to her normal state, and shook her head. "Very interesting, dear."
James had stepped back, surprised. "What did that mean?" he demanded.
"I cannot tell you. You will find out soon enough."
Ted was next. He hesitated, uncertain, until the soothsayer pulled him forward. His future was as confusing as James'.
"YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE. YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOURSELF IS A KNOT OF TRICKERY, DECEIT, AND LIES. BE STRONG, ACCEPT YOUR QUEST, AND FIND YOUR TRUE PAST. BECOME THE SWORD OF TRUTH. YOU WILL FIND THAT THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN GONE WILL RETURN. THOSE WHO YOU LOATHE, YOU WILL BECOME. THAT WHICH YOU LACK, WILL YOUR LIFE DEPEND ON."
Ted paled visibly, shrinking away from the future-seer.
I was curious as to what the two boys' fortunes meant. But now, it was my turn.
I stepped forward. The seer grasped my hand, and her eyes filmed over. Her voice took on a dreamy cast, and she sounded so unlike the other times that I gave an involuntary shudder.
"YOU WILL FACE HARDSHIPS IN THE DAYS AHEAD, HARDER AND MORE CHALLENGING THAN YOU HAVE EVER FACED BEFORE. STAND FIRM. YOU ARE THE ONE THE COUNTRY WILL DEPEND ON, LOOK UP TO. YOU ARE THE JEWEL OF THE KINGDOM. DO NOT FEAR WHO YOU ARE. DESTINY WAITS WITH SWEET SURPRISES. YOU, TOGETHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS, WILL BE THE SHINING STARS. KEEP IT HIDDEN NO LONGER - THE WORLD SHALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE. ONCE YOU SUCCEED, THE BRIGHT STARS WITHIN YOU WILL TRULY SHINE AT LAST."
I snatched my hand back and backed up - right into James. Did she know? Did she guess that I was the princess?
The ancient woman shook her head as if to clear her thoughts. "Well. How interesting. May fate and luck be with you all."
We all exchanged glances. What was that supposed to mean? We left, discussing it.
"What do you think it means?" James asked.
I shook my head. I had no idea.
Ted opened his mouth to say something, but at that very moment, we heard loud voices behind us.
"Hey!" a voice shouted. James, beside me, froze.
"Hey, you! Aren't you Theodore of Frell?"
Simultaneously, we all turned. A man dressed in a black coat, with dark pants and sable boots was standing there, a scowl on his face. He looked middle-aged, with pale skin, and cold, dark eyes that seemed to glitter with malice. I didn't need James' gasp of surprise or strangled whisper to guess who this guy was.
"It's the guy! The one who was talking to the lord! I'm positive of it!" James hissed.
"Wait a minute." The man frowned. "YOU are Theodore, but they are -?" Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and a strange smile came over his face. "Well, well."
I knew he recognized me as the princess. James knew it too. So we did the only thing reasonable. We all ran.
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A/n: Yay! Short and to the point (well, in a way). Please R&R! I know ~ it's not that much of a cliffhanger ~ but at least it sets the scene for the next chapter and the real action! Hmm . . . if anyone has any tips at all, I will accept it and try to follow! Thnx to every1 for reading and reviewing! *~*~AryaWinds~*~*
babyjayy: Wow, ur like, my ever faithful reviewer! Thnx 4 keeping with me & my story!
Sara: Good . . . Hehe, suspense always gets a review! LoL, glad u like! Yep, Darren's under Maydria's spell. I'm sry it was confusing, but I wanted to kinda sound confusing (did that make sense?). Well, anyways, it was confusing because I wanted James & Lela to not understand. Well, new chapter. Enjoy!
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I stared, unable to think of anything to say. All my senses reeled from the shocking information.
"You . . . you're Theodore of Frell?" I asked weakly.
"Yes, and I would very much like to know how you figured out my real name." Ted answered.
"Do you have an enemy?" I asked, evading his question.
"Not to the best of my knowledge - no." Ted replied, a frown creasing his face. "Unless you mean Perry?"
"No - she meant like . . . a lord or anything?" James put in.
Ted looked from him to me, perplexed. "No - why?"
"Because James overheard a lord talking to a guy. The guy had paid someone to kidnap me, that same night I met you. And the lord wants to settle something - I don't know, he just mentioned a Theodore of Frell." I answered, albeit rather lamely. I didn't want to tell the entire story - that would mean I had to reveal my true identity to Ted, and I didn't want to do that.
"Who was this . . . lord?" Ted asked.
"I don't know." James said, when I prompted him. "I only know that he's well-known, if not well liked, and he lives on the outskirts of Frell."
"Tall, sinister looking, dark beard?" Ted queried.
"Yeah - that's the guy."
"I know him." Ted said darkly. "That's Lord Donovan. Powerful influence, tyrant to his servants, and an excellent swordsman."
I glanced at James. He looked deep in thought.
"I think we should leave Frell." James said unexpectedly.
I didn't say anything, and Ted was left totally in the dark, trying to find out why we were being so secretive.
We walked along, all lost in our own thoughts.
"Oh! Neat!" James exclaimed suddenly. I looked over to where he was staring at. A soothsayer sat under a canopy of dark colored cloths. "Want to get our fortunes told?"
"Yeah!" I answered eagerly.
Ted hung back, but I dragged him along with us.
James got his fortune read first.
The fortune-teller went all mysterious and intoned, "YOUR WISH SHALL COME TRUE. TRUST NOT THOSE WHO ARE OF THE DARK. WHEN IT SEEMS ALL ARE EVIL, AND THE WORLD IS ALL BETRAYAL, YOU WILL FIND THE LIGHT. CAST BRIGHTNESS IN THE NIGHT. BECOME THE FLAMING ARROW OF LIGHT!"
Then, she returned to her normal state, and shook her head. "Very interesting, dear."
James had stepped back, surprised. "What did that mean?" he demanded.
"I cannot tell you. You will find out soon enough."
Ted was next. He hesitated, uncertain, until the soothsayer pulled him forward. His future was as confusing as James'.
"YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE. YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOURSELF IS A KNOT OF TRICKERY, DECEIT, AND LIES. BE STRONG, ACCEPT YOUR QUEST, AND FIND YOUR TRUE PAST. BECOME THE SWORD OF TRUTH. YOU WILL FIND THAT THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN GONE WILL RETURN. THOSE WHO YOU LOATHE, YOU WILL BECOME. THAT WHICH YOU LACK, WILL YOUR LIFE DEPEND ON."
Ted paled visibly, shrinking away from the future-seer.
I was curious as to what the two boys' fortunes meant. But now, it was my turn.
I stepped forward. The seer grasped my hand, and her eyes filmed over. Her voice took on a dreamy cast, and she sounded so unlike the other times that I gave an involuntary shudder.
"YOU WILL FACE HARDSHIPS IN THE DAYS AHEAD, HARDER AND MORE CHALLENGING THAN YOU HAVE EVER FACED BEFORE. STAND FIRM. YOU ARE THE ONE THE COUNTRY WILL DEPEND ON, LOOK UP TO. YOU ARE THE JEWEL OF THE KINGDOM. DO NOT FEAR WHO YOU ARE. DESTINY WAITS WITH SWEET SURPRISES. YOU, TOGETHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS, WILL BE THE SHINING STARS. KEEP IT HIDDEN NO LONGER - THE WORLD SHALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE. ONCE YOU SUCCEED, THE BRIGHT STARS WITHIN YOU WILL TRULY SHINE AT LAST."
I snatched my hand back and backed up - right into James. Did she know? Did she guess that I was the princess?
The ancient woman shook her head as if to clear her thoughts. "Well. How interesting. May fate and luck be with you all."
We all exchanged glances. What was that supposed to mean? We left, discussing it.
"What do you think it means?" James asked.
I shook my head. I had no idea.
Ted opened his mouth to say something, but at that very moment, we heard loud voices behind us.
"Hey!" a voice shouted. James, beside me, froze.
"Hey, you! Aren't you Theodore of Frell?"
Simultaneously, we all turned. A man dressed in a black coat, with dark pants and sable boots was standing there, a scowl on his face. He looked middle-aged, with pale skin, and cold, dark eyes that seemed to glitter with malice. I didn't need James' gasp of surprise or strangled whisper to guess who this guy was.
"It's the guy! The one who was talking to the lord! I'm positive of it!" James hissed.
"Wait a minute." The man frowned. "YOU are Theodore, but they are -?" Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and a strange smile came over his face. "Well, well."
I knew he recognized me as the princess. James knew it too. So we did the only thing reasonable. We all ran.
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A/n: Yay! Short and to the point (well, in a way). Please R&R! I know ~ it's not that much of a cliffhanger ~ but at least it sets the scene for the next chapter and the real action! Hmm . . . if anyone has any tips at all, I will accept it and try to follow! Thnx to every1 for reading and reviewing! *~*~AryaWinds~*~*