Chapter Six, Silvereves.

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"She was the one who saved me?" Jon repeated, "So Silvereves belongs to Alanna."

"Eh? What's this about Silvereves?" George asked,

"King Roald gave the fief of Silvereves to the person who saved me. Duke Baird only told us it was a girl and that she would return when the time was right. Gary and Raoul here were always secretive about it." He sat back in his chair, taking it all in, "So Alanna owns a small fief to the North. Sir Myles of Olau is managing it at the moment."

"Well." George leant on the table, "That's one thing I didn't know. Mind you, the gal never told me much about how she cured you."

"I'd leave it for a while if I were you Jon," Gary advised his cousin, "she's fiercely protective of her secrets and she has a lot of them. George here is the only one who knows anything about her past. We only met her a year ago, and she only told us the basics, like her age."

"Why didn't she tell me? Why didn't you tell me?"

"She made us promise not to." Raoul spoke, "we wanted to, but that was part of the deal, she'd cure you if we kept it quiet. She doesn't like people, especially nobles knowing about her. And you have never seen her angry, really angry. I tried to convince her to tell you and she nearly lost it. I wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley at night when she is in a bad mood."

Jon glanced over at the girl. Alanna was talking raptly to the old doorkeeper; Solom, her fiery hair tamed by a headscarf. She felt his eyes on her and looked around, she grinned slightly then turned back to her conversation.

"Looking at her, you wouldn't think she could fight as well as she does would you?" Gary voiced his friend's thoughts.

"No. Quite honestly," Jon spoke absently, his eyes still fixed on the redhead, "She surprised me in the alley. She took down three armed men in an eye blink. How can she fight like that?"

George smirked,

"If the three of yeh will turn up here at six in the mornin' tomorrow I'll show you."

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