Ok… Well, I'm making this up as I go along, so I apologize in advance if it doesn't make sense, or there are mistakes, or it's just generally crappy. I tried, and were I in 2nd grade, I'd get a gold star for that at least!
Neal caught up with Kel outside of Lord Wyldon's office. "C'mon Kel, we only keep badgering you because we care about you. Yes, even me, though I might stop caring, if you keep being so mean to me."
Kel met his joking threat with a blank stare. "I have to go, Lord Wyldon hates to be kept waiting." Without another glance at her best friend's baffled face, Kel entered the study of one of her least favorite people in the world.
After his friend's departure, Neal simply stared at the door, as if he could see through if he looked hard enough. Who kept hurting Kel? There was only one person so foul. Joren of Stone Mountain. Neal resolved to kill him next chance he got and headed out to the practice courts before he got in trouble too.
"What's this Mindelan? Been fighting have you?" queried "the Stump".
"I've not fought anyone sir. I fell."
"You've fallen nearly every day in the past few weeks."
"I'm very clumsy sir. Especially on those stairs."
Lord Wyldon studied Kel carefully, to be sure she wasn't mocking him. Her face was clear of malice or mischief, or emotion of any kind, for that matter. "I've also noticed," he continued, "that Joren, Vinson, Zahir and Garvey are sporting injuries. I assume you wouldn't know anything about that?"
"I'm sure I don't… sir."
The whole exchange was rather irritating to the man, who sighed angrily. "Very well Mindelan, another week of stable duty."
Kel bowed and left, hurrying to join her year-mates in the practice courts. She had no idea that she was about to meet someone who would change the rest of her life.
Oooh, what'll happen next? Who's our heroine going to meet?? I'll tell eventually, but I might be motivated by some reviews!
Sorry it's so short, I wanted to put everything that happens next all in one chapter.