Stupid Lalaith!

Chap 16

Lalaith yawned loudly then sitting up noticed how quiet it was. Where is everybody? she thought. Looking out of her cell she saw the knights guarding her cell had disappeared. I don't like this she thought. Shuffling over to the door she stuck her head out between the bars as far as it would go and saw light coming down the staircase, it was gone midday.

Hmph, that means it's to late to be swapping duties. Ha they must of finally cracked with all my singing. Sensing no evil she smiled and collapsed against the wall. "Hmm..." she mused. "I wonder how mortals survive down in places like this they gotta die of boredom".

Sat contently for the next hour Lalaith just stared at the ceiling with blank eyes until coughing brought her back to reality.

"Huh, Cammi...Oh, its you" she replied glumly seeing the Councillor from before outside her cell with two guards.

"What do you want?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest and slouching down the wall.

"I'm taking you to the Councillor's Tower" was all he said as he signaled to the guards to get her.

Lalaith really didn't like this, this Councillor had already been too nosy for her liking and now he was leading her to the tower, that couldn't be good.

The knights walked in slowly edging towards her before quickly diving and shackling her wrists. Lalaith just remained sitting and gave them a strange look when they looked up seemingly wondering why she hadn't resisted. What none of them knew was she had created a telepathic link with Cammi.

"Cammi, where are you" she practically screamed in his mind.

"Aaauuuggghhh!" was all she received in answer"

"Oooppppssss, sorry!"

"What do you want?"

" One of the Councillor's has come to get me to take me to there tower"

"Why?"

"I don't know that's what I want you to find out so, where are you?"

"The library"

"WHAT, your even further away than I am"

"Don't worry I'll get up there you'll just need to stall them a little"

"Hey, no problem"

A sharp pain in her arm made Lalaith look to her left and see a knight trying to pull her up. Standing up so quick and suddenly made the knight fall over while inside Lalaith was finding this amusing she had to create a few stalls so leaning over the knight she offered him her hand to which he shuffled seemingly terrified out of the cell.

"What did I do?" she said obviously acting stupid and like she didn't know what she'd done.

The other knight slowly using his staff nudged her to move out of the cell.

Falling over acting as though that little nudge had been a great big shove she went down with the knight in a mass of arms and legs. Looking like a complete klutz and idiot before the Councillor she moved into a kneeling position and with her hands over her mouth to smother her laughter she said, " Oh, dear I'm so sorry. Stupid Lalaith your such a klutz"

"Enough, hurry up and bring her along, QUIETLY!" said the Councillor.

Jumping up each knight took one of her arms and lead her out of the cell and up the stairs towards the tower. Looking around she saw Cammi running as fast as he could towards the Councillor's Tower, both of their eyes met and Lalaith decided to stall again. Seeing a bucket not to far away she began to whistle and look around before placing her foot in the bucket and getting it stuck.

"Huh, Oops" she said waving her foot around in the air. Pivoting around nearly smacking the knights with the bucket she began to call for help. "Are you just going to stand there or are you gonna help me get this bucket off my foot?"

"Stop stalling" the Councillor said obviously getting annoyed.

"Hmph, fine" she said moving her leg like she was kicking a ball the bucket went flying off and hit the wall smashing into a million pieces only a couple of inches from the Councillors head. The knights stood stunned before slowly moving their heads to look at Lalaith who stood there with her mouth wide open imitating a fish then just replied, "Oops!"

The knights using their staffs guided her for most of the way without any more trouble until they reached the empty training grounds.

"Hey" said Lalaith running off and jumping on one on the beams.

"Get down" shouted one of the knights as both of them charged to go and get her.

Dancing along the beam the knights chasing after her she gracefully maneuvered so she dodged the spinning thing and the knight got hit. Dancing long the beam again and doing a similar thing on the other side she looked round and saw the two knights heads emerge from under water in the trough they landed in.

"Oh, my goodness what have I done now. I'll come and help you out" exaggerated loudly.

"You will not" said the now very angry Councillor.

Taking hold of her arm he told the knights to get out of the water and follow and they obeyed.

Unknown to the others Sir Plucki had been watching the entire scene below from the castle wall on his way to the Councillor's tower where he'd been summoned. Chuckling at Lalaith's antics and delays he went on his way knowing that this meeting must have something to do with her. Walking into the tower he joined the knights that were standing in line and waited for the Councillor to arrive. Looking round he also noticed that the entire city's residents were in the hall and he suddenly realized what was happening, that Councillor knew what Lalaith was and he going to reveal in front of everyone. He noticed Cammi look right at him almost panicking then zone out.

"Lalaith, the halls full"

"Great, you know what that means"

"What do you want me to do?"

"Nothing"

"WHAT?"

"Cammi, if I'm revealed then I can help you and the residents will know I'm not a threat"

"If you insist"

"I do, but wait till I get in it'll be a site to see"

"What do you mean Lalaith"

"You'll see"

"Lalaith, Lalaith"

Cammi seemed to jump when he felt someone grab his shoulder, looking up he saw his father. "It'll be all right, Cammi" he said smiling.

A flying quick car arrived in the tower and landed revealing the fifth and very annoyed looking Councillor, two completely drenched knights and Lalaith who sat grinning like an idiot in the back reclinded in the back seat.

"What the..." said Cammi as he fought a losing battle not to laugh.

His father squeezed his shoulder and he looked at him again and saw he too was smiling, Cammi then looked back at Lalaith who was now stood by the Councillor and bowed rather stupidly to the others.

"Greetings" was all she said before she and several others in the hall burst out laughing.

TBC…

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