Disclaimer: All characters belong to Tamora Pierce.
The next day Glaki, Briar, and Tris went to Summersea after lunch so that Pasco would be there when they arrived. Tris and Glaki rode on Majesty while Briar rode on a chestnut brown horse called Read the Footnotes. (From the Kentucky derby, if any one watched it) As they neared the castle Tris sent a mind message to Sandry. Sandry we've come to visit you. We want to meet Pasco to. A surprised Sandry sent back It's great that you're coming. Pasco is already here and you can join us for dinner later.
When the group of three rode in through the gates Sandry and Pasco were already waiting for them. Briar dismounted and helped Glaki off of Majesty and then Tris dismounted. Two guards led the horses away and left the three friends and two students. After a second Sandry ushered them indoors into a drawing room. Sandry and Pasco sat down on one satin covered loveseat and Tris and Briar sat on the other, although Tris and Briar did so unintentionally. Glaki sat on a red plush chair and immediately a yellow-stripped kitten came and sat on her lap.
Tris cleared her throat and looked Sandry straight in the eye, "So has anything of importance happened in your life? You know you can always tell me anything." Briar noticed the "me" and realized how much it hurt Tris that Sandry hadn't told her. He also noticed that Sandry started to fidget.
He shook his head, he didn't want this skirting around the issue because he was sure it would hurt Tris more, something he didn't want to see. "Sandry, we know you married Pasco. Tris saw it when she was wind scrying. Why didn't you tell us?" He saw Tris look at him with what he hoped was thanks.
Sandry blinked, taking in what Briar had said, but before she could say anything Pasco started. "It was my decision as much as Sandry's so don't blame her for it all. We decided that we didn't want to affect what people thought of us. I didn't want jobs because I married the Duke's niece, and she didn't want to be treated like an old housewife because she had married me."
Before he could go any further Sandry held up her hand to stop him. "You are right though Briar, I should have told you. I know that none of you would ever judge me. I'm sorry Tris, Briar." She reached out to hug Tris, as she had also seen that it affected Tris more than Briar. The hug seemed to break the dam Tris had created and her tears flowed. Tris released her self from Sandry's grip and instead leaned into Briar for support.
He blinked as she started to lean into him, hesitant at first, but when he saw the look she gave him when she thought he wasn't comfortable at the situation took away all other thoughts. He pulled her toward him and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her tight. He felt the wetness of her tears soaking through his shirt, the texture of her hair against his cheek, and how despite her crying the proximity of her made him feel blissful. After too short a time she sniffed and pulled away so she could see the married couple but continued to hold Briar's hand for support.
She smiled a watery smile at Sandry and Pasco before saying, "I'm sorry for that outburst. I really didn't think I was going to cry." She sniffed again before continuing, "I really am happy and from all the stories I've heard about you Pasco I think you're perfect for our Sandry. And as long as you haven't told any one else I guess I can forgive you." As she said the last part her smiled had turned genuine and into the type that caused Briar's heart to flip-flop.
"Good, but now that you know it wouldn't be fair to Daja so we have to tell her too. It'll be weeks before she gets the letter!" Sandry exclaimed frowning.
"Well," Tris started with a mischievous smile on her lips, "I have this idea I've been wanting to try out. I thought that maybe you, Briar, and I could mind meld and together we'd be able to reach Daja with mind thoughts. So, are you up to it?"
Sandry and Briar nodded vigorously, it felt like a whole new adventure to them. Pasco stood up, "I think that both Glaki and I would be bored with all this so if no one minds I'm going to go into the gardens and she can come with."
Tris looked down at Glaki, "What do you say?"
Glaki grinned, "Alright, but only if we can slid down the banister on the way to dinner." Everyone but Tris looked at her strangely and then looked at Tris.
She shrugged casually but her face grew red. "When every we would come here I would say I had to go to the bathroom but slid don the railing instead. I couldn't help it, they looked so inviting and there aren't any good ones at Discipline."
Everyone but Tris, who looked indignant, started laughing. "Yes you can slid down the banister and I'll even let Tris do it too." Sandry managed to stop laughing long enough to get out.
Pasco and Glaki left the three friends in the drawing room. They arranged themselves in a triangle then Briar and Sandry looked at Tris. They both mind thought to her This was your idea so you lead us. She shrugged then closed her eyes instructing them to do the same. Alright, now let your thoughts to Daja flow to me so they can all meld. When this was done they blinked, through Tris's eyes. They floated up from her body and out of the room. Tris found a good wind to fly on and attached herself to it, letting it carry her to where Daja was. (I don't know what it is called)
Briar marveled at how easily Tris had brought them to the wind, how it felt to travel on the wind, and how any of this was working at all. He was separate from Tris and Sandry but at the same time he was connected. Tris was the leader but he still felt like his thoughts and actions influenced theirs.
He could indirectly tell when Tris pulled away from the wind and created her own. Their forms were pulled down to the earth by Tris's wind and into a forge. Briar wondered slightly how Tris knew where to go but concentrated more on the Daja in front of him. She had changed much but she was still the same. He had forgotten about the others and so had they as well so they all mind yelled Hey Daja! at the same time.
Voices hit Daja's mind with such force that she dropped the metal she was working with. She heard silence for a second then someone who sounded remarkably like Tris mind said Sorry about that, we got so excited we all yelled at once.
Daja frowned Who is we and how did you get into my mind? She heard what sounded like Sandry laugh then heard It's us you silly! Sandry, Briar, and Tris! Tris was able to carry us all here and with our combined power we can mind speak to you. (Sandry)
(Daja) Wow! That is really neat that you can do that, if only you had figured it out earlier!
(Tris) Daja this isn't any social call you know. Sandry has something to tell you.
(Briar) It's rather important, so you can thank us later for making it possible.
(Daja) Kaq. Now what is so important that you could take the thief away from his precious flowers.
(Tris) Hey! I'm the only one allowed to call him a thief!
(Sandry) Back to the point. Daja, Tris found out wind scrying and she told Briar so I feel that you should know as well.
(Tris) Don't make me sound like the bad guy!
(Sandry) Pasco and I am married. I should have told you guys earlier but we didn't want trouble.
(Daja) Is that all? Just kidding. I am very happy for you and I'm glad I wasn't their to see how Briar and Tris reacted. You guys had better have a renewal of your vows in two months though.
(Sandry) Why two months?
(Daja) Because I'm coming home then!!!!!
(Tris) That's great Daja and I'd love to talk some more but I'm getting really tired and I still have to slid down the banister.
(Daja) Huh? Never mind. I'll see you all in two months. Can't wait!
Sandry blinked and they were back in the drawing room. She looked over at Tris and saw Briar helping her stand up. She hid a smile behind her hand, she could tell he liked her more than a friend, and got up. She walked over to them, "Are you ready for dinner?"
Tris smiled gratefully, "I sure hope that dinner brings back my energy, but first the banister." Briar helped her for a few steps before she shook him of. "Briar I don't mind you helping me, I just don't think it will be enough so I'm going to partially undo one of my braids." Briar reluctantly let go of her and she lifted her hands up. She expertly undid some of a small braid, took out some power, and redid the braid.
Briar and Tris followed Sandry through the winding corridors to an extremely long stairwell. "I'm going to go find Glaki and Pasco now, so why don't you slid while I find them." Tris nodded then started up the stairs while Sandry walked off. Briar waited at the bottom of the stairs for Tris to slid down and everyone else to come. He was staring of into space when he heard a fit of giggles. Looking up he saw Tris practically flying at him down the stairs. All he could do was stare as she came at him.
At the last second he threw his arms open and when Tris flew into him he closed them around her waist. The force with which she hit him sent them both to the ground where they both dissolved into laughter.
The next day Glaki, Briar, and Tris went to Summersea after lunch so that Pasco would be there when they arrived. Tris and Glaki rode on Majesty while Briar rode on a chestnut brown horse called Read the Footnotes. (From the Kentucky derby, if any one watched it) As they neared the castle Tris sent a mind message to Sandry. Sandry we've come to visit you. We want to meet Pasco to. A surprised Sandry sent back It's great that you're coming. Pasco is already here and you can join us for dinner later.
When the group of three rode in through the gates Sandry and Pasco were already waiting for them. Briar dismounted and helped Glaki off of Majesty and then Tris dismounted. Two guards led the horses away and left the three friends and two students. After a second Sandry ushered them indoors into a drawing room. Sandry and Pasco sat down on one satin covered loveseat and Tris and Briar sat on the other, although Tris and Briar did so unintentionally. Glaki sat on a red plush chair and immediately a yellow-stripped kitten came and sat on her lap.
Tris cleared her throat and looked Sandry straight in the eye, "So has anything of importance happened in your life? You know you can always tell me anything." Briar noticed the "me" and realized how much it hurt Tris that Sandry hadn't told her. He also noticed that Sandry started to fidget.
He shook his head, he didn't want this skirting around the issue because he was sure it would hurt Tris more, something he didn't want to see. "Sandry, we know you married Pasco. Tris saw it when she was wind scrying. Why didn't you tell us?" He saw Tris look at him with what he hoped was thanks.
Sandry blinked, taking in what Briar had said, but before she could say anything Pasco started. "It was my decision as much as Sandry's so don't blame her for it all. We decided that we didn't want to affect what people thought of us. I didn't want jobs because I married the Duke's niece, and she didn't want to be treated like an old housewife because she had married me."
Before he could go any further Sandry held up her hand to stop him. "You are right though Briar, I should have told you. I know that none of you would ever judge me. I'm sorry Tris, Briar." She reached out to hug Tris, as she had also seen that it affected Tris more than Briar. The hug seemed to break the dam Tris had created and her tears flowed. Tris released her self from Sandry's grip and instead leaned into Briar for support.
He blinked as she started to lean into him, hesitant at first, but when he saw the look she gave him when she thought he wasn't comfortable at the situation took away all other thoughts. He pulled her toward him and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her tight. He felt the wetness of her tears soaking through his shirt, the texture of her hair against his cheek, and how despite her crying the proximity of her made him feel blissful. After too short a time she sniffed and pulled away so she could see the married couple but continued to hold Briar's hand for support.
She smiled a watery smile at Sandry and Pasco before saying, "I'm sorry for that outburst. I really didn't think I was going to cry." She sniffed again before continuing, "I really am happy and from all the stories I've heard about you Pasco I think you're perfect for our Sandry. And as long as you haven't told any one else I guess I can forgive you." As she said the last part her smiled had turned genuine and into the type that caused Briar's heart to flip-flop.
"Good, but now that you know it wouldn't be fair to Daja so we have to tell her too. It'll be weeks before she gets the letter!" Sandry exclaimed frowning.
"Well," Tris started with a mischievous smile on her lips, "I have this idea I've been wanting to try out. I thought that maybe you, Briar, and I could mind meld and together we'd be able to reach Daja with mind thoughts. So, are you up to it?"
Sandry and Briar nodded vigorously, it felt like a whole new adventure to them. Pasco stood up, "I think that both Glaki and I would be bored with all this so if no one minds I'm going to go into the gardens and she can come with."
Tris looked down at Glaki, "What do you say?"
Glaki grinned, "Alright, but only if we can slid down the banister on the way to dinner." Everyone but Tris looked at her strangely and then looked at Tris.
She shrugged casually but her face grew red. "When every we would come here I would say I had to go to the bathroom but slid don the railing instead. I couldn't help it, they looked so inviting and there aren't any good ones at Discipline."
Everyone but Tris, who looked indignant, started laughing. "Yes you can slid down the banister and I'll even let Tris do it too." Sandry managed to stop laughing long enough to get out.
Pasco and Glaki left the three friends in the drawing room. They arranged themselves in a triangle then Briar and Sandry looked at Tris. They both mind thought to her This was your idea so you lead us. She shrugged then closed her eyes instructing them to do the same. Alright, now let your thoughts to Daja flow to me so they can all meld. When this was done they blinked, through Tris's eyes. They floated up from her body and out of the room. Tris found a good wind to fly on and attached herself to it, letting it carry her to where Daja was. (I don't know what it is called)
Briar marveled at how easily Tris had brought them to the wind, how it felt to travel on the wind, and how any of this was working at all. He was separate from Tris and Sandry but at the same time he was connected. Tris was the leader but he still felt like his thoughts and actions influenced theirs.
He could indirectly tell when Tris pulled away from the wind and created her own. Their forms were pulled down to the earth by Tris's wind and into a forge. Briar wondered slightly how Tris knew where to go but concentrated more on the Daja in front of him. She had changed much but she was still the same. He had forgotten about the others and so had they as well so they all mind yelled Hey Daja! at the same time.
Voices hit Daja's mind with such force that she dropped the metal she was working with. She heard silence for a second then someone who sounded remarkably like Tris mind said Sorry about that, we got so excited we all yelled at once.
Daja frowned Who is we and how did you get into my mind? She heard what sounded like Sandry laugh then heard It's us you silly! Sandry, Briar, and Tris! Tris was able to carry us all here and with our combined power we can mind speak to you. (Sandry)
(Daja) Wow! That is really neat that you can do that, if only you had figured it out earlier!
(Tris) Daja this isn't any social call you know. Sandry has something to tell you.
(Briar) It's rather important, so you can thank us later for making it possible.
(Daja) Kaq. Now what is so important that you could take the thief away from his precious flowers.
(Tris) Hey! I'm the only one allowed to call him a thief!
(Sandry) Back to the point. Daja, Tris found out wind scrying and she told Briar so I feel that you should know as well.
(Tris) Don't make me sound like the bad guy!
(Sandry) Pasco and I am married. I should have told you guys earlier but we didn't want trouble.
(Daja) Is that all? Just kidding. I am very happy for you and I'm glad I wasn't their to see how Briar and Tris reacted. You guys had better have a renewal of your vows in two months though.
(Sandry) Why two months?
(Daja) Because I'm coming home then!!!!!
(Tris) That's great Daja and I'd love to talk some more but I'm getting really tired and I still have to slid down the banister.
(Daja) Huh? Never mind. I'll see you all in two months. Can't wait!
Sandry blinked and they were back in the drawing room. She looked over at Tris and saw Briar helping her stand up. She hid a smile behind her hand, she could tell he liked her more than a friend, and got up. She walked over to them, "Are you ready for dinner?"
Tris smiled gratefully, "I sure hope that dinner brings back my energy, but first the banister." Briar helped her for a few steps before she shook him of. "Briar I don't mind you helping me, I just don't think it will be enough so I'm going to partially undo one of my braids." Briar reluctantly let go of her and she lifted her hands up. She expertly undid some of a small braid, took out some power, and redid the braid.
Briar and Tris followed Sandry through the winding corridors to an extremely long stairwell. "I'm going to go find Glaki and Pasco now, so why don't you slid while I find them." Tris nodded then started up the stairs while Sandry walked off. Briar waited at the bottom of the stairs for Tris to slid down and everyone else to come. He was staring of into space when he heard a fit of giggles. Looking up he saw Tris practically flying at him down the stairs. All he could do was stare as she came at him.
At the last second he threw his arms open and when Tris flew into him he closed them around her waist. The force with which she hit him sent them both to the ground where they both dissolved into laughter.