Goodbye to You
Chapter Three:
Letters
Dom sank down onto his bed, the letter falling to the floor. The words repeated themselves over and over in his head.
Sergeant Domitian of Masbolle, we regret to inform you that your cousin, Nealan of Queenscove, was captured when pirates attacked the Diamond, the ship he was on.... cousin....Neal....captured....pirates....attacked....
He shook his head, trying to clear away all the thoughts. What was he going to do? What could he do? He had to tell his family. Uncle Baird, his aunt, all his little cousins....what would they do?
Suddenly, a face flashed in his mind. Kel. How was he going to tell her? She loved Neal. He was her best friend...She wouldn't take the news well at all. She'd already been through enough, with Neal leaving her like he had.
Dom, who had never been in love, could only imagine the pain she had been in. She had loved him, more than anything. And she had watched him leave to get married to someone else, after telling her he loved her too.
Would this be any better? She would have still had him as a friend at least, before. She would've had to watch him day after day, happily married to someone else. But wouldn't that have been better than him being gone completely?
Dom stretched out on his bed, trying to think of how to tell everyone.
"Could you give this to Keladry of Mindelan?" He handed the man the note and a coin before once more shutting the door.
Lord Raoul stared at the door in front of him, humor clear on his face. Obviously his young sergeant had a lot on his mind. Shaking his head, Raoul walked towards his old squire's rooms to give her the note.
Answering the door, Kel looked up and smiled at Lord Raoul. Her smile disappeared when she saw the worry etched into his face. "What is it?"
"Dom gave me a coin and asked me to give this to you."
A laugh escaped her throat. Silently, she read the note.
"He wants to talk to me about something." She informed the older man.
"Oh. I think I will tag along. Maybe I can get another coin from him."
They both laughed and walked towards the Own's Barracks.
"Come in!" Dom shouted from his place on the bed. He sat up as they entered.
"Oh, hello my lord." Dom said to his commander.
"Dom." He inclined his head.
"What are you doing here?" His voice was confused.
"After delivering the note to Kel, I thought I'd come back and see if you had any more need of my services." Raoul gave nothing away in his voice, but his eyes danced with mischief. A grin spread across his face when Dom blushed.
"Sorry, sir. I have a lot on my mind. Could I talk to Kel alone?"
Raoul said nothing, just nodded his head and walked out of the room, leaving the two alone.
"What's this about, Dom?" Kel asked, concerned for her friend.
"Maybe you should sit down." He told her. She shook her head, and sighed as he got up and poured them both some cider. She really wished he wouldn't dance around the subject.
After he handed her the cup, he said to her, "Kel, somethings happened to Neal."
Her face went blank. She was gripping the glass so tightly her knuckles were white. "What is it?" Her voice was calm and serene, just as it always was. If he hadn't known her better, he would believe it. However, he did know her.
He took a moment to collect his thoughts. "He was returning home, and, well, the ship was attacked by pirates. He was captured."
Her face grew pale, paler than he had thought possible, and the glass fell to the floor.
Was that a cliffie? And you wont get any answers from the next chapter!!! HAH!!! Well, the next chapters another in between. I swear, I'll have another up soon....