Disclaimer: (see previous chapter)
A/N: sorry it took so long to write this. I've had a LOT of homework. Hope you enjoy it.
10 Years later:
Arita of Ciran waited for her parents to respond to her request. She was of medium build, with brown hair and jade green eyes. She was generally a quiet type so her request had surprised them. Her father sighed.
"So you're telling me you want to be a page?" he said.
"Yes" she replied, exasperated.
"You know it's not going to be easy,"
"I know that papa. It's a perfectly reasonable request. There are two lady knights already and Sir Nealan of Queenscove's daughter is entering her second year as a page."
"Your father and I need to discus this," her mother said, "If you'll excuse us for a moment?"
"Of course mama." After what seemed liked hours her parents finally came back into the room.
"We will write a letter to the training master, Padraig haMinch." Her father announced, "Do not be to upset if he refuses. He's a conservative and may not take kindly to having to train two female pages."
In Corus, several weeks later:
Arita, the other pages assembled in the pages wing. Padraig haMinch, the training master, looked at each of the pages.
"For those of you who thought this would be easy," he said, "you're in for an unpleasant surprise. Each of you first years will have a sponsor to show you around." He looked at a gangly, black haired youth. "What's your name and fief?" he demanded.
"Gabriel, sir. Gabriel of King's Lake."
"Who here will sponsor Gabriel?"
"I will, sir," said a redheaded youth.
"Very well, Patrick of Alton, you are his sponsor." One by one each of the first year pages got paired with their sponsor. Last came Arita.
"You're name and fief?" Padraig asked.
"A-arita, sir," she stammered, "Arita of Ciran."
"Which of you will sponsor Arita?" he asked. For a while no one answered. Finally a boy stepped forward. He was a bit older than Arita. He was tall, with emerald green eyes. He looked like he was part Yamani. Then it dawned on Arita. This page was a girl. She remembered overhearing her father commenting on how Sir Nealan of Queenscove's daughter, Katlyn, had started page training the year before.
"I'll sponsor her, sir," Katlyn offered.
"Alright, you're her sponsor. Now go to dinner," Padraig said irritably.
"Well," Katlyn said, "it's nice to have another girl page to talk to around here. Let's go to dinner. I'm hungry."
"Me too," Arita said. "Which way do we go?"
"This way," Katlyn replied, "follow me." The two pages walked quickly towards the dining hall.
A/N: Yay! I got my 2nd chappie done!! Yipee! By the way, a lot of you are probably wondering who Padraig haMinch is and why he's training master. Well, in Squire, Wyldon resigns and recommends Padraig to take over as training master for the pages. They never say if he actually got the job but just put him there anyways.
Until next chapter, R&R!!!!!!!!!!!