Hey
everyone, the other chapters are now edited so I'll get them posted
for you guys. This might be long but I think it's good. If you
think I should add more detail just tell me. But I think it's good
though.
LOUISE
Chapter
8: The Kiss of an Angel.
"Commander, five riders are dead and 100 bandits are dead form the
battle."
"Thank you, Rabe."
"Alanna?"
"What now, Rabe"
"Umm...when we barged in on you and the prince were you going to
kiss him after he walked you back to your room after the ball?"
Rabe asked her.
Alanna
was mortified by her question and the only thing that she could say
was, "uhh..." With that, Rabe began to explain very fast and
quick to Alanna why she had asked her that question.
"Oh my goodness, Alanna, you like him. Your face says everything.
How the only guy you danced with all night was him. You do, you do,
you do! The Lioness likes the prince!" She sang as she danced
around the room.
Alanna remember the thin walls of the tent as Rabe sang. With that,
Rabe had to duck a couple times because of things Alanna was tossing
at her to stop and be quiet because the whole camp could hear her and
it was quite embarrassing to see a grown woman act like a child. (It
was more like she was trying to hit her. She succeed a couple
times.) As Alanna was going to debate on this issue they heard
the three cries of a ram's horn.
...........
"Squire
Thom, why do you blow that Ram's horn?" the Queen Asked.
"So
they know we are coming, Your Majesty."
...........
"I-
Oh my Goodness I forgot about them. Where are all my clothes? Rabe
help!!!!"
"
For God's sake, Alanna, your clothes are in the duffel. Who is
coming and what business do they have?"
"
Rabe, don't ask questions. Just go and meet them. You will know
them when you see them."
"But..."
she answered.
"No
buts. Get going," Alanna answered. "I have gotten soft. If that
was a month a go I would have blown her head off." She thought as
Rabe left to go get her sergeants and two of her top riders under
her.
As
Rabe left she said to Alanna, "All right keep your pants on" and
had to duck because of the flying box coming her way.
..........
"How
do you know where they are, Thom?" asked Raoul.
"Sir
Raoul, I believe that Alanna and her mages put up a shield to protect
themselves."
"Not
a bad idea if you asked me," he answered
"Plus
Rabe is down the road in front of us." As he said this he pointed
down the road. As they stopped in front of Rabe, she bowed in her
saddle to the Queen and then Thom spoke to her.
"Nice
to see you again, Imperial Ladyship." "Good to see you, too, Your
Imperial Highness."
As
they joined them, two of the Riders went behind the Knight's party:
one on each side and Rabe at the front, with the Knight's party,
Queen, and Thom in the middle of them.
"How
far out is the camp from here, Rabe?" Thom asked.
"About
.5 of a kilometer"
As
they talked, Thom's friends saw a sparkle in his eyes and they were
flirting between himself and Lady Rabe. "This girl must be special
to him, more then what he felt at his crowning, for her." Jon
thought.
"Hold
on here a moment," Rabe said and rode forward a little then
whispered three words.
"Omyge,
Tryology, Para-no-mas." With that a silver magic flew from her
finger tips and split the tree in half to reveal the camp and a
purple shield at one end. "Hurry in. We don't want anyone to
see." With that, they all went in at a fast pace.
As
the knights dismounted, their horses were taken to the tent stables
and put into the coral with the other horses. Then each knight was
taken to a tent to put their things way and to rest in until dinner
was served by a rider and what appeared to be pages. They later found
out they were Squires or Yugess. Yugess were martial arts students
serving under their masters, who were riders. They were mostly form
Bystine and the Squires were some of the riders because some of the
women were Knights, because in Bystine they could become Knights, but
Alanna's Father wouldn't let her go to become one. The Queen and
Thom were each taken to a bigger tent.
...........
"Alanna?"
Thom asked as he entered the moonlit clearing of the water fall with
Gary, Jon, Alex, and Leman. He hoped to the Gods she was not swimming
with out her black clothing on, that was the last thing he needed.
"Huh?"
was the answer given back. With that, she turned around to see Thom
and his friends there with her. She wore long pants in violet and a
white full sleeved shirt under a violet bodice. Her bodice had silver
trim and ivy climbing up the bodice. Her hair was pinned and put up
and she wore gloss on her lips. She also wore a silver, amber, and
amethyst hilt and long thin silver blade, knee high boots in black,
and a single diamond on a sliver chain which went across her
forehead, to show her rank. Plus Thom noticed a necklace that looked
like a coal from a fire.
She
was beautiful to Thom's friends and Jon thought with her hair
sailing in the wind like it was and with her silver sword shining in
the moonlight she looked like a Goddess. "Alanna are you coming to
dinner?" Thom asked.
"I
will go in a minute, so go on with out me."
"All
right then."
With
that, everyone left but Jon. He wanted to ask her talk to the
Princess and to see what they had done with all the bandits. Why they
had set up camp instead of going home to Trebond?
"Prince
Jonathan, why are you still here?"
"Ummm...to
ask you something. I though you were calling me Jon by our letters we
sent to each other, my friend?" Jon asked
"Oh
I forgot. But what do you need to ask me?"
"Princess,
will you join me, Gary, Raoul, Alex, and Thom for morning practice
tomorrow after breakfast?"
"Yes
I will, Jon, and it is Alanna, not Princess..." Before Alanna could
say anymore Jon took two steps and put his arms on Alanna's waist
and kissed her softy and yet it had passion Alanna never felt before.
It sent a warmth though her entire body and made her spine tingle.
Then he let go of her and went for dinner, leaving a very confused
Alanna in his wake.
...........
"Oh
my Goodness, I want to slap him but yet I don't. Rabe, I'm
scared. What do I do?" Alanna cried out to her friend sitting
across the room who was playing cards with her cousin, Countess
Ambika, which means Goddess of destruction, which fit her to a tee
because she was always breaking stuff.
Rabe
laughed, she hated to see Alanna like this, but it was funny. All
night at dinner the Prince asked her questions and at each one she
would blush and then answer them. Then she dropped her spoon and as
Alanna went to pick it up the prince did as well. They both blushed
and hit hands. All this was done out of the sight of everyone, yet
she still saw. Then the prince kissed her again.
From
her shocked face, Rabe knew she didn't know what to do. Then the
bell rang to tell them that the nightly partying would begin. That's
what got them through Alanna's ranting and raving and trying to
choose an outfit for the party.
"Alanna,
wear your gypsy skirts, a bodice, and a full sleeve shirt." Ambika
said. "I have to go get dressed myself. Good bye."
"Bye"
"I
got to go get dressed, too. Bye, Lanny," Rabe said
"Bye"
WHAT
DO YOU THINK? GOOD? BAD? OR THE UGLY? LONGER THAN MY OTHER CHAPTERS
BUT IT'S GOOD LONG. LOUISE
