I don't know if I should update already, but I'm bored. Oh yeah. I was
rereading my story the other day and noticed that I hadn't gone anywhere
with the "Owen in Love" thing, so you can bet that he'll be in this
chapter.
Disclaimer: I own the plot and Lady Terona, and Grant, and Grant's "Boss" and a couple other things, but nothing else. (These get SO annoying!)
BTW, since my gay computer won't let me italicize on ff.net, I'm gonna use * to signify thought.
Chapter 9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kel quietly shut the door. She had been in the Healer's Wing checking on Dom. Help had come soon after Grant killed himself, and Dom was taken to the Fort immediately. It wasn't a very deep gash, but it was poisoned, so he was having a hard time healing.
It had been 3 days since her fight with Grant, but Kel was still sore, physically as well as mentally.
*My boss, well, he 'collects' female warriors. You will meet him soon enough I'm sure, for he's especially interested in you.* Grant's words kept running through her mind. What had he meant?
Kel went into her rooms and collapsed onto her bed. She was so tired! Unfortunately, it seemed as if she would be unable to rest, for the moment she lied down, there was a knock on her door.
Sighing, Kel got up and answered it. It was Owen.
The moment he saw her he enveloped her into a huge hug. "Gods Kel! You had me SO worried! First disappearing like that, then going and getting yourself into a fight with a guy who wields a poisonous sword!"
That's when Kel realized that Grant's sword probably was poisonous, since Dom had been poisoned. She almost fell at the thought, but she quickly locked her knees and made it over to the bed.
"Are you ok Kel? Cause if you're not I'll come by at a better time, but I had some really jolly news!"
Kel smiled, she had a feeling that this 'jolly news' had to do with Lady Terona. "I'm fine Owen, go on, tell me all about it."
"Well it's about Lady Terona." Kel smiled. "There was a ball that night you disappeared, and I asked her to dance. She accepted and we danced all night, then near the end of the ball we went outside and we were just walking around when -BAM- I turned to her and kissed her! It was SO jolly! Now we're courting, and I've never felt this way about anyone ever before!" Then as a second thought, he blushed and added, "Well, except you. I had a really big crush on you when we were pages and squires."
Kel grinned, then stood up and gave him a peck on the cheek. "You really are an amazing 'jolly' guy Owen. You'll make Terona very happy."
Owen gave her a silly lop-sided grin, muffled a "Thanks," then spun out the door.
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The next morning Kel awoke with a yawn, forced herself out of bed, then began her morning exercises. She had to ask Lord Wyldon a favor today, and she wanted to be fully awake.
Once she was done, she pulled on a simple pair of breeches and a cotton shirt, pulled her hair back into a horsetail, and purposefully strode down the hall to Wyldon's office.
"Lord Wyldon?" she knocked on his door, no answer. "Lord Wyldon?" she knocked harder.
A blurry eyed Wyldon opened the door. "What the hell do you want Kel? Especially first thing in the morning?!"
"I'm assuming Sir Raoul never mentioned my sleeping habits to you. Well, may I come in?"
"Fine, fine." He opened the door further to admit Kel into the room. He went and sat at his desk, while Kel took a seat across the way from him.
"I need a favor."
"You need a favor?"
"Yes, I need a few months off from my duties at New Hope."
Wyldon sat there, considering. "Why do you need time off? You've already had two weeks."
"Yes sir, I'm aware, but something has recently come up and I need to go to Corus."
"I see. Does this have anything to do with what happened to Sir Grant?"
"Yes sir, but I would prefer not to talk about it."
He sighed. "Very well Kel. I trust your judgement, but I can only spare you for a month."
"Thank you so much sir!" She bowed and ran out the room.
Wyldon sat there shaking his head, pitying the poor messenger who would have to tell the people of New Hope that Kel would be gone another month. Shaking his head he went back to work.
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Pulling her hood over her head to shield off the pouring rain, Kel looked off into the distance. She had been riding for several days now, and she could just make out the castle rising above Corus. She smiled, wishing that Dom was here, but glad that she'd be home in a few more hours.
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~Ta-da! Please review!!!!~
Disclaimer: I own the plot and Lady Terona, and Grant, and Grant's "Boss" and a couple other things, but nothing else. (These get SO annoying!)
BTW, since my gay computer won't let me italicize on ff.net, I'm gonna use * to signify thought.
Chapter 9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kel quietly shut the door. She had been in the Healer's Wing checking on Dom. Help had come soon after Grant killed himself, and Dom was taken to the Fort immediately. It wasn't a very deep gash, but it was poisoned, so he was having a hard time healing.
It had been 3 days since her fight with Grant, but Kel was still sore, physically as well as mentally.
*My boss, well, he 'collects' female warriors. You will meet him soon enough I'm sure, for he's especially interested in you.* Grant's words kept running through her mind. What had he meant?
Kel went into her rooms and collapsed onto her bed. She was so tired! Unfortunately, it seemed as if she would be unable to rest, for the moment she lied down, there was a knock on her door.
Sighing, Kel got up and answered it. It was Owen.
The moment he saw her he enveloped her into a huge hug. "Gods Kel! You had me SO worried! First disappearing like that, then going and getting yourself into a fight with a guy who wields a poisonous sword!"
That's when Kel realized that Grant's sword probably was poisonous, since Dom had been poisoned. She almost fell at the thought, but she quickly locked her knees and made it over to the bed.
"Are you ok Kel? Cause if you're not I'll come by at a better time, but I had some really jolly news!"
Kel smiled, she had a feeling that this 'jolly news' had to do with Lady Terona. "I'm fine Owen, go on, tell me all about it."
"Well it's about Lady Terona." Kel smiled. "There was a ball that night you disappeared, and I asked her to dance. She accepted and we danced all night, then near the end of the ball we went outside and we were just walking around when -BAM- I turned to her and kissed her! It was SO jolly! Now we're courting, and I've never felt this way about anyone ever before!" Then as a second thought, he blushed and added, "Well, except you. I had a really big crush on you when we were pages and squires."
Kel grinned, then stood up and gave him a peck on the cheek. "You really are an amazing 'jolly' guy Owen. You'll make Terona very happy."
Owen gave her a silly lop-sided grin, muffled a "Thanks," then spun out the door.
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The next morning Kel awoke with a yawn, forced herself out of bed, then began her morning exercises. She had to ask Lord Wyldon a favor today, and she wanted to be fully awake.
Once she was done, she pulled on a simple pair of breeches and a cotton shirt, pulled her hair back into a horsetail, and purposefully strode down the hall to Wyldon's office.
"Lord Wyldon?" she knocked on his door, no answer. "Lord Wyldon?" she knocked harder.
A blurry eyed Wyldon opened the door. "What the hell do you want Kel? Especially first thing in the morning?!"
"I'm assuming Sir Raoul never mentioned my sleeping habits to you. Well, may I come in?"
"Fine, fine." He opened the door further to admit Kel into the room. He went and sat at his desk, while Kel took a seat across the way from him.
"I need a favor."
"You need a favor?"
"Yes, I need a few months off from my duties at New Hope."
Wyldon sat there, considering. "Why do you need time off? You've already had two weeks."
"Yes sir, I'm aware, but something has recently come up and I need to go to Corus."
"I see. Does this have anything to do with what happened to Sir Grant?"
"Yes sir, but I would prefer not to talk about it."
He sighed. "Very well Kel. I trust your judgement, but I can only spare you for a month."
"Thank you so much sir!" She bowed and ran out the room.
Wyldon sat there shaking his head, pitying the poor messenger who would have to tell the people of New Hope that Kel would be gone another month. Shaking his head he went back to work.
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Pulling her hood over her head to shield off the pouring rain, Kel looked off into the distance. She had been riding for several days now, and she could just make out the castle rising above Corus. She smiled, wishing that Dom was here, but glad that she'd be home in a few more hours.
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~Ta-da! Please review!!!!~