Have you ever wondered what might have happened if Alanna had never become a knight? All these possibilities enter ones mind when your reading Tamora Pierce's work, and it is recreated over and over again with the same plot lines. Many try to recreate the story, but few succeed. Who knows where this will go.
Disclaimer: Y'all know the drill, but just for the record, I'm not Tamora Pierce, I don't own any of the characters, but I do own the plot!!
Violet eyes stared out at her brother, as he refused to help her. Anger showed on her red face, matching her flaming red locks. "Thom, he doesn't care for us, you don't want to be a knight and I don't want to be a lady, what's the problem? No one would ever know the difference if I cut my hair, and I'm sure we could pull it off. No one knows what we look like at court."
"No Alanna, as much as I want to be a great sorcerer, I can't let you jeopardize your reputation! What happens when you start to develop? How would you hide that?"Thom looked grimly at his sister, hoping beyond hope she would agree to go the convent, and not do anything drastic, but of course that was too much to hope for, he would find out years later.
"Please Thom," Alanna whispered begging for her brother to relent.
"I must go pack if I'm to leave tomorrow. I'm sorry Alanna, but I can't let your reputation be ruined if anything happened to get you discovered. We'll see each other when you come to the palace, I promise!"
With that Thom exited the small room they had been sitting in, with a finality that made reality seem like a death wish.
If anyone had walked into the room at that moment, they would have seen the determination, and the coldness in her eyes. If Maude had entered that room, she would have tied Alanna to a chair, never letting the child out of her sight, but fortunately, no one walked in. Never, would she step foot in the convent, and although she would never become a knight, she would always wield a weapon, even if it killed her.
"Goodbye Thom." Silence closed around the empty room as she made her way for the exit.
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Alanna sighed, thinking about the man she had killed when he had tried to overthrow her from the throne of the rogue.
Then there had been the meeting with Sir Myles of Olau, who had asked her for the help of watching over the prince. She would never had agreed to meet with a noble, but of course she was well acquainted with Myles, whom had offered her several missions with the crown in the past. Most had been easy, spying in Galla, alerting the Tortallan knights during the war with Tusaine, and such things, but always disguised as a boy. This assignment though, was completely different. Apparently he wanted her inside of the palace, disguised as a court lady. Of course there were two major obstacles included. One was Thom, she wasn't sure if she could face him again after so many years apart, without feeling the scorn and the hate that had developed over the years, as she thought of what the pages would be doing, of who would be her knight master.
The other factor was Prince Jonathon, whom she had never met, though she had observed him many times at a distance, even during the war where he had barely escaped death, and only just barely. Rumors told that he was an arrogant man, who toyed with woman, giving them his heart one night, then breaking it off once he'd slept with them. Myles wanted her to protect him, which most certainly meant letting him sleep with her, but it not likely that was going to happen.
The Mistress of the Rogue, or better known as the Lioness was no soft woman, but a well known assassin, and also the co-ruler of the rogue, working alongside of George Cooper, the one and only. George had helped her get through the loneliness, teaching her all he knew, until they were of equal strengths, working together, taking challenges from anyone who was daring enough to challenge them.
She had told Myles yes, although she didn't plan to bed the prince, she would find other ways to protect him, but she would try to befriend him.
She was worried about Thom finding out her true identity, for he might even recognize her without the red hair and violet eyes. That was half the fun though, staying disguised, and she was ready for a new adventure!
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