A/n: Sorry about the Britney reference. I'll try not to do that anymore, but I'm not making anymore promises. (After all, it's my prerogative, and I'm not a girl, not yet a women!) I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I'm such a comedian. Okay, here's the chapter, because I know you're not laughing.
Chapter Fourteen
The room was cold and drafty, and a large line of blank faces stared at her, waiting, in front of the large banner. It was hung behind a arrogant-looking man, sitting in a high-backed chair, conferring with the people around him. After what seemed an eternity, they'd reached a verdict.
"Lucinda!" the man sitting in the high-backed chair cried. "As you know, we, the Order of Fae and Fanciful Creatures of Kyrria, have called you hear to discuss your use of magic within the country."
Lucinda nodded. "Yes, your excellence," she said.
"We have found you guilty of using magic without considering the consequences, and bestowing upon people "gifts" that become hazardous and ineffective for the good of the human."
Lucinda felt her stomach drop. "But, your- your excel-"
"No," the man said. "Our decision is final. You may beseech your case no longer."
She gulped. "Yes, your excellence," she whispered.
"Lucinda, you are hereby banished from Kyrria, and you are not permitted to use magic anymore," he said.
"Never?" she squeaked.
He shook his head sternly. "By orders of the new king and queen, Charmont and Eleanor, you are forever expelled from the Order of Fae and Fanciful Creatures of Kyrria. Be on your way."
The burning hatred within Lucinda caused her to stir. She suddenly sat up and looked around, breathing a sigh of relief. She'd dozed off, she was just reliving something, and she was still in her room. However, the repulsive hatred in the pit of her soul remained as she prepared herself for what lay ahead.
"Hu-bert!" she screeched.
The nervous man came lumbering into her room. "Y-y-yes, Lady L-l-lucinda?" he asked.
"Where might I find Captain Marcellus, Hubert?" she asked.
"The in-in-infirmary, L-lady," he mumbled.
"Thank you," she replied, sweeping out of the room.
"So you didn't catch her," Lucinda said, pushing the doors to the infirmary open.
Captain Marcellus sat up in bed. "No, my Lady, we didn't," he replied, shaking his head.
Lucinda folded her arms angrily and thumped into a nearby chair. "Well, what happened?" she cried, exasperated. "How did you not catch her? I just don't see how it's possible, Captain. You must have gotten yourself a troupe of bumbling fools…"
"My Lady, allow me to explain," Marcellus said, wincing in pain, holding his side. "Princess Nora Rose, and seven others, were supposed to be lodged at a tavern in Jenn. We burnt it, hoping to draw them out. When we did, myself and eight others attacked them, using the darkness you'd given me. They scattered, but I followed Nora."
"So why didn't you catch her?" Lucinda cried. "You're supposed to be the most able of the Oderians, Captain. That is why you're captain."
"She stabbed me, Lady. I was working into her too -the cold from your spell was starting to take effect- but she stabbed me," he replied. "Luckily, the cold didn't affected me, because of the cloaks you'd given us."
"What cloaks?" Lucinda sneered. "I didn't give you any cloaks."
"Yes, you did," Marcellus replied. "They were full of a blue goo-"
"-that's not goo, you idiot," she snapped. "The cloaks, which I now remember giving you. had a layer of giant blood in them, to keep you from getting cold."
"Of course, my Lady, forgive me," Marcellus said, falling back onto his pillows. "The giant blood kept me from getting chilled, but it didn't help me when I got stabbed. It leaked into my wound and poisoned me, and now I've got to be healed."
"That's it?" Lucinda mumbled. "Right. Well, lucky for you, Captain, I did a bit of my own assault. On Sidney."
Marcellus smirked happily. "Do tell, my Lady," he said.
"Well, they escaped, but I know where they are," she explained happily. "While with Sidney, I truly outdid myself. Nora saw that something was wrong with him. She won't forget it, either. I made sure to be extremely rude to her. She won't forget that either. Divide and conquer, I always say!"
"Where are they?" Marcellus asked eagerly. "Near here?"
"No," Lucinda replied. "But they're nearing Frell. They should be there within a day!"
"Why don't we attack them then?" he cried, sitting up again. "We could besiege the whole town!"
"No, no, dear Captain," Lucinda replied. "I've a much better idea."
A/n: Hope that answered some questions for all of you. Review!