Kalasin, Shang Tigress Default Chp.

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" Why not?" she asked. " You're a princess, you can't be a knight. No king wants a knight for a queen. You wont be a knight, you'll go to a convent and thats that!" her father told her. Kalasin of Conte glared at her father King Jon of Tortall and stomped out of his office holding back tears. "It's not fair!" Kally exclaimed," Mother cant you do something?" Queen Thayet was just as upset as her daughter was. Kally was a natural fighter and her talent would be wasted at a convent. If only ... wait. She could go to Shang, she's only seven. "Kally, I have an idea. We'll send you to Maren with the Wildcat. Maybe the Elders will accept you. But, we'll need to change your name and disguise you untill you're out of Tortall, but onceyou start training and become a shang it wont matter. Wha tdo you think?" "Ma, you're a genius, father won't suspect this. Look out Shang here I come.