Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they are all Tamara Pierce unless I make them up then they're mine.
Summary: a what if story, what if for a un-thought of reason yet Alanna isn't married to George. Now 7 years later, she is unmarried and Jon, happily married to Thayet, pressures her to marry someone.
Authors note: wow! This story is the craziest of the stories ever and I have loads summing around in my head. If you've read my other story what happens when Alanna runs then you'll know the kind of crazy person I am. This story came to me well reading another fic, I forget the name too. Sorry. Anyways so tell me if you think it's too weird for me too continue. This is randomly off the top of my head and I've never written it down so it'll be long between uploads. Sorry. And no as much as I like Jon I think he's a prig and probably won't end up with Alanna, but maybe I'll be crazy enough to make it happen. No one knows what goes on in my head. Now that's I've wasted about 6 minutes of your time I'll start this insane idea.
Chapter 1
The dreadful news
Alanna picked up the letter she had dropped moments before and re-read its continents with tears trailing down her stubborn face. It can't be she thought over and over. He isn't allowed to be... No, she thought forcefully, it just can't be. He was here two days ago. He just left to sort out some things in Corus. George, my love, were are you? It isn't possible for you to have... to have... she broke down in tears refusing to even think the words.
Her children and friends found her on the floor crying her eyes out. Each of her family and friends also had tears rolling down there cheeks. But none as much as Alanna, her children tried to help her but they couldn't, after her friends tried to soothe out the pain by talking softly to her it had the opposite effect and left her weeping unashamed beside her bed. Finally Jon asked every one too leave and let Alanna rest, with his gift he made her sleep, it wasn't hard to push sleep in her mid for the weeping left her dreadfully tiered. Jon left to the sitting room to site with the others, they we're discussing in low voices the dreadful news. Jon joined the conversation and occasionally added his thoughts.
Hours later they were still whispering about it when Alanna stormed in and said loudly, "George is dead!" and left no doubt to cry again. When Thayet pressed her ear against the door she heard sobs.
The others, including Thom, Gary, Raoul, the 4 children, Thayet, Jon, my lord provost, Duke Braid, Myles and the Duke Naxson, decided to retired to there own rooms and rest for several hours.
Authors note: there the first chapter. I know its extremely short but I just wanted to get the basics out of the way. Oh1 and other then the fact that Thom in alive, I like him and there for kept him alive, this is the world after LR nothing except Thom has changed well again after the fact that George is dead.