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It was another hour before the sisters had composed themselves. Coram and arrived nearly 20 minutes ago. After a watery explanation from the girls he made a pot of tea and managed to get a plate of cookies from the kitchen. Threatening them with death if they told anyone about this, he went to his own room.
As Alanna bit into a cookie, Devon remembered the letter.
"I got a letter from Thom!"
Alanna brightened visibly as Devon pulled the sealed envelope from her pocket and opened it.
Dear, Lana and Devy
I hope you are doing well. I am, the daughters are showing me great advances in magic. I have made a friend or two. It's difficult, I'm more powerful than others, but I try to remember what you girls and Maude told me.
One of my friends is a boy named Brandon. His father is a scholar who works with ancient civilizations, ruins, and studies strange magic. He teaches a group of us extra classes. He got into a lesson on tribes of people who used their voices as magic. The could command rain, wind, lightning, and all that, with spells that are useless unless you force your gift into your voice. I've copied some spells into a notebook that I'll send to you; there are also some healing spells.
Don't grimace at me either of you (they both were grimacing at the letter) never waste what the gods give you as my teachers say.
Take care both of you
Your loving brother Thom
"Should I keep the letter or you?" Devon asked you
"You better. If someone found it they may get suspicious." Alanna said and stood. "I have to get to my classes. They won't take the headache excuse for long."
"See you then." Devon said as she walked out the door.
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Hyacinth and Colin continued classes with Beth, Noah and Devon.
It was on her way back from the schoolhouse, after staying late with Hyacinth that she saw Alanna enter the Dove.
She ran to catch up with her sister.
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Devon opened the door to the Dove and went inside. She stayed to the wall and slipped by and into the corridor.
Alanna hadn't been in the main room.
She walked along the hall of doors wondering where to start, when she heard the sound of feet rapidly hitting the floor. She walked to the door where it was coming from and peeked inside.
Her eyes widened as she watched Alanna fall to the ground after George blocked and returned her punch.
Without thinking she threw open the door and shot inside.
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Alanna looked up in time to see a blur attack George. It took her a minute to realize it was Devon.
"DEVY!" Alanna screamed. "GET OFF GEORGE NOW!!!"
"Lad!" George cried "get her off me! Get the rabid she beast off me!"
Alanna raced forward and yanked Devon off George.
"I WARNED YOU THAT IF YOU HARMED H-"
"SHUT UP" Alanna cut of Devon's scream. "Devy George has agreed to teach me some fighting tricks. He was countering my attack."
"But L..Alan... I'm a Shang student! Couldn't you have asked me?"
Alanna glared at Devon just as George stood.
"Now I see why you wouldn't ask Devy for help" He muttered
She spun and glared at him. "I gave you no permission to call me Devy! I am Devon, Miss Devon Ferrell.
He raised an eyebrow. "Feral? Suiting."
"FERRELL! F-E-R-R-E-L-L! Not F-E-R-A-L! You pickpocket!"
"I'm not a pick pocket! I'm the king of the rogue!"
"More like king of the idiots!"
"Why you little-"
"STOP!" Alanna screamed exasperated, she looked at Devon. "Go home Devy. Will you visit me on Sunday?"
Devon nodded sullenly and, with a final glare at George, left.
For a moment neither George nor Alanna spoke. Finally Alanna smiled.
"I'm sorry about Devy. She's a tad protective of me."
George burst out laughing. When he finally could speak again he gasped out. "A..A tad?"
Alanna blushed. "Okay. Very protective of me."
George chuckled. "I'm an only child. It must be nice to have a sister who cares so much. And you've a brother as well?"
"Yeah. Thom."
He nodded. "You're very lucky."
She smiled softly. "Yes I am."
After another moment of silence Alanna turned and looked at him.
"... Your bleeding."
He laughed out loud. Shaking his head, he retrieved a bandage from his side drawer
* HURRAY I STILL HAVE REVIEWERS (take that Ash!) Okay let's see here.. (Reads her reviews) Aioria, I can't wait for your fic to be posted! Tell me when I can read it. (As I am so lazy that I'll never find it on my own) Figil, what do you want me to explain? (I'll explain it in the next chapter, happily to. I love details^_^) *
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It was another hour before the sisters had composed themselves. Coram and arrived nearly 20 minutes ago. After a watery explanation from the girls he made a pot of tea and managed to get a plate of cookies from the kitchen. Threatening them with death if they told anyone about this, he went to his own room.
As Alanna bit into a cookie, Devon remembered the letter.
"I got a letter from Thom!"
Alanna brightened visibly as Devon pulled the sealed envelope from her pocket and opened it.
Dear, Lana and Devy
I hope you are doing well. I am, the daughters are showing me great advances in magic. I have made a friend or two. It's difficult, I'm more powerful than others, but I try to remember what you girls and Maude told me.
One of my friends is a boy named Brandon. His father is a scholar who works with ancient civilizations, ruins, and studies strange magic. He teaches a group of us extra classes. He got into a lesson on tribes of people who used their voices as magic. The could command rain, wind, lightning, and all that, with spells that are useless unless you force your gift into your voice. I've copied some spells into a notebook that I'll send to you; there are also some healing spells.
Don't grimace at me either of you (they both were grimacing at the letter) never waste what the gods give you as my teachers say.
Take care both of you
Your loving brother Thom
"Should I keep the letter or you?" Devon asked you
"You better. If someone found it they may get suspicious." Alanna said and stood. "I have to get to my classes. They won't take the headache excuse for long."
"See you then." Devon said as she walked out the door.
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Hyacinth and Colin continued classes with Beth, Noah and Devon.
It was on her way back from the schoolhouse, after staying late with Hyacinth that she saw Alanna enter the Dove.
She ran to catch up with her sister.
*
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*
Devon opened the door to the Dove and went inside. She stayed to the wall and slipped by and into the corridor.
Alanna hadn't been in the main room.
She walked along the hall of doors wondering where to start, when she heard the sound of feet rapidly hitting the floor. She walked to the door where it was coming from and peeked inside.
Her eyes widened as she watched Alanna fall to the ground after George blocked and returned her punch.
Without thinking she threw open the door and shot inside.
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Alanna looked up in time to see a blur attack George. It took her a minute to realize it was Devon.
"DEVY!" Alanna screamed. "GET OFF GEORGE NOW!!!"
"Lad!" George cried "get her off me! Get the rabid she beast off me!"
Alanna raced forward and yanked Devon off George.
"I WARNED YOU THAT IF YOU HARMED H-"
"SHUT UP" Alanna cut of Devon's scream. "Devy George has agreed to teach me some fighting tricks. He was countering my attack."
"But L..Alan... I'm a Shang student! Couldn't you have asked me?"
Alanna glared at Devon just as George stood.
"Now I see why you wouldn't ask Devy for help" He muttered
She spun and glared at him. "I gave you no permission to call me Devy! I am Devon, Miss Devon Ferrell.
He raised an eyebrow. "Feral? Suiting."
"FERRELL! F-E-R-R-E-L-L! Not F-E-R-A-L! You pickpocket!"
"I'm not a pick pocket! I'm the king of the rogue!"
"More like king of the idiots!"
"Why you little-"
"STOP!" Alanna screamed exasperated, she looked at Devon. "Go home Devy. Will you visit me on Sunday?"
Devon nodded sullenly and, with a final glare at George, left.
For a moment neither George nor Alanna spoke. Finally Alanna smiled.
"I'm sorry about Devy. She's a tad protective of me."
George burst out laughing. When he finally could speak again he gasped out. "A..A tad?"
Alanna blushed. "Okay. Very protective of me."
George chuckled. "I'm an only child. It must be nice to have a sister who cares so much. And you've a brother as well?"
"Yeah. Thom."
He nodded. "You're very lucky."
She smiled softly. "Yes I am."
After another moment of silence Alanna turned and looked at him.
"... Your bleeding."
He laughed out loud. Shaking his head, he retrieved a bandage from his side drawer