A/N: sorry I haven't updated lately. I just haven't had any inspiration. But, now, I'm back. So, review!
Disclaimer: not mine
The man sat looking into the shimmering silver pool. His grey eyes flashed with anger. He was in his mid fifties, tall and thin with graying red hair. Next to him stood a plump, shorter man, who was in his forties, streaks of gray in his chestnut hair. The tall man smiled.
"Tortall doesn't stand a chance." He snickered.
"King Cassenberg, there are reports they have someone new, someone with a powerful gift." King Cassenberg laughed.
"Take a look at that 'new' person." He stepped aside to let the short man look in the pool at the image of Kala. "She's a stray commoner, nothing more." The sound of his laughter echoes eerily through the halls.
Annie watched as Kala timidly ate that night. She hadn't really taken a good look at the girl since she had come. Now that she looked at her, she realized the older girl was actually quite pretty. Her light brown hair fell in gentle waves down her back. The dress she wore hung loosely around her thin frame. She had stunning green eyes. Though her eyes reflected her pains, a spark of determination still shined through them. "She's a fighter." Annie thought as she looked at the girl.
Later that night, the two girls sat in Annie's room. An extra cot had been moved in for Kala. The teens sat on the beds talking.
"So, what are you going to do, now that you're here?" Annie asked, curious about the girl's future.
Kala sighed. "Probably become a servant for someone." Annie stared at the girl. She was fully aware that Kala was lying. That was not what Kala wanted to do with her life, they both knew it. But she didn't press the issue. Hopefully in time, Kala would trust her enough to tell the truth. Annie glanced down at her own bruises, thinking "though it took me long enough to trust anyone myself."
The next day as Annie rode, Kala watched the pages train. Her attention wasn't really on her riding though, it was on the thin girl watching the pages. Suddenly, Annie realized what Kala had been trying to hide last night. She rode up to the girl, a sly smile etched on her face.
"I know what you want to do here." Kala jumped at the sudden sound of Annie's voice. She whipped around.
"I told you what I would probably do."
"your plans are to be a servant my ass."
"ok, so that's not what I really would like to do."
"No shit Sherlock." Kala looked at her questioningly as Annie said that. "it's a phrase. Anyways, you want to be a knight!"
"yah, I guess. But it would never happen."
"why not?"
"I'm a homeless commoner, and a girl."
"and your point is..."
"I'm a GIRL! And a COMMONER!"
"why the hell does it matter if your and girl, and what is a commoner?"
"girls are generally not excepted into knight training. And a commoner is someone of lower class."
"well that's stupid." Annie retorted. She turned the bay gelding around and headed towards the stables. she was going to talk to someone about this. She thought that Kala had the right to become a knight. After rubbing down Pita and giving him his feed, she went to search for Daine.
"Daine, I need some help."
"sure. What is it?"
"Kala wants to train to be a knight but is scared to ask. What should she do."
Daine took a deep breath. "I don't know. it would be hard for her to become one. But, she could sign up to become a rider."
"that would be good! Thanks. I'll talk to her." Annie skipped off happily, a grin on her face.
"Kala!" she called as she wondered through the halls. She stopped dead and stared at the looming wall. "its you again." she growled. It was the wall. The bump on her head started to throb just thinking about the run in with the wall the other day.
"its not over yet. I'll be back" she leered. She threw back one last glare at the wall as she walked off to find Kala.
A/N: I know I know, another short chapter. The next chapter will have a lot more action, I promise. Its just right now, I'm very depressed. Sorry. Well, please review!
Emily
Disclaimer: not mine
The man sat looking into the shimmering silver pool. His grey eyes flashed with anger. He was in his mid fifties, tall and thin with graying red hair. Next to him stood a plump, shorter man, who was in his forties, streaks of gray in his chestnut hair. The tall man smiled.
"Tortall doesn't stand a chance." He snickered.
"King Cassenberg, there are reports they have someone new, someone with a powerful gift." King Cassenberg laughed.
"Take a look at that 'new' person." He stepped aside to let the short man look in the pool at the image of Kala. "She's a stray commoner, nothing more." The sound of his laughter echoes eerily through the halls.
Annie watched as Kala timidly ate that night. She hadn't really taken a good look at the girl since she had come. Now that she looked at her, she realized the older girl was actually quite pretty. Her light brown hair fell in gentle waves down her back. The dress she wore hung loosely around her thin frame. She had stunning green eyes. Though her eyes reflected her pains, a spark of determination still shined through them. "She's a fighter." Annie thought as she looked at the girl.
Later that night, the two girls sat in Annie's room. An extra cot had been moved in for Kala. The teens sat on the beds talking.
"So, what are you going to do, now that you're here?" Annie asked, curious about the girl's future.
Kala sighed. "Probably become a servant for someone." Annie stared at the girl. She was fully aware that Kala was lying. That was not what Kala wanted to do with her life, they both knew it. But she didn't press the issue. Hopefully in time, Kala would trust her enough to tell the truth. Annie glanced down at her own bruises, thinking "though it took me long enough to trust anyone myself."
The next day as Annie rode, Kala watched the pages train. Her attention wasn't really on her riding though, it was on the thin girl watching the pages. Suddenly, Annie realized what Kala had been trying to hide last night. She rode up to the girl, a sly smile etched on her face.
"I know what you want to do here." Kala jumped at the sudden sound of Annie's voice. She whipped around.
"I told you what I would probably do."
"your plans are to be a servant my ass."
"ok, so that's not what I really would like to do."
"No shit Sherlock." Kala looked at her questioningly as Annie said that. "it's a phrase. Anyways, you want to be a knight!"
"yah, I guess. But it would never happen."
"why not?"
"I'm a homeless commoner, and a girl."
"and your point is..."
"I'm a GIRL! And a COMMONER!"
"why the hell does it matter if your and girl, and what is a commoner?"
"girls are generally not excepted into knight training. And a commoner is someone of lower class."
"well that's stupid." Annie retorted. She turned the bay gelding around and headed towards the stables. she was going to talk to someone about this. She thought that Kala had the right to become a knight. After rubbing down Pita and giving him his feed, she went to search for Daine.
"Daine, I need some help."
"sure. What is it?"
"Kala wants to train to be a knight but is scared to ask. What should she do."
Daine took a deep breath. "I don't know. it would be hard for her to become one. But, she could sign up to become a rider."
"that would be good! Thanks. I'll talk to her." Annie skipped off happily, a grin on her face.
"Kala!" she called as she wondered through the halls. She stopped dead and stared at the looming wall. "its you again." she growled. It was the wall. The bump on her head started to throb just thinking about the run in with the wall the other day.
"its not over yet. I'll be back" she leered. She threw back one last glare at the wall as she walked off to find Kala.
A/N: I know I know, another short chapter. The next chapter will have a lot more action, I promise. Its just right now, I'm very depressed. Sorry. Well, please review!
Emily