Ok, so I know that in thoughts i normally do that funky ... thingy for thoughts, but since one of the signs doesn't work, I desided to put thoughts in italics.
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Alex walked beside Mariam in silence, she looked to the ground, not cracking jokes to make the princess laugh. She was rather a bit too quiet then normal. Amber looked at her friend with simpathey.
" Alex, are you alright?" She asked, and put her hadn on her friend's shoulder.
Alex brushed it off with her hand and started to walk away. " I have to talk to King Johnny. I'll be back soon, I promise." Her last two words rather a whisper.
Amber's eyes flew open and she shouted down the hall as Alex started running. " ALEX! DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID! I'LL COME WITH YOU! ALEX!"
The tiny 'tour' group watched as Alex left, then to Amber, who had tears in her eyes, but her eye's were blank and totally unreadable.
AMBER'S POV
As I watched Alex run away, a new scene flew in front of my eyes. My mind barely having time to grasp it.
Johnny glared at somebody. " If she's being such a nuissance, then kill her!"
Lord Tala suddenly bowed. " But my lord, I can't just kill her, she has showed great strengh to this kingdom. She might be a nuissance, but she means a lot to other people."
Johnny cocked a brow. " But she means nothing to you."
Tala gave that 'kinda' face. " Well, she did save my life my lord. I might hate her, but I still have to show her some respect for her deed."
Johnny rolled his eyes. " Then what are you supposed to do about this situation? She killed another servant! She doesn't deserve to live if she takes another life."
Tala looked to the ground, looking like he was fighting back tears. " Sir, she killed her best friend. And saved my life in return! You can't just take a life for that."
Johnny looked annoyed. " As head gaurd, you are completly under control, and yet still under my command. Kill her by hanging, no matter the cost and pain it gives to others."
Tala let a single tear slip down his cheek, looked to the knig and bowed. " Yes, my lord."
With that, he left the room.
END AMBER'S POV
Amber snapped back into reality, her eyes flooding with tears. She toke one look at Tala and feel to her knee's.
She muttered nonsence to the group. " Don't do it Tala, don't listen to him. He's heartless, you have to regect it. Please!" She let the tears splash onto the stone floor.
She felt a warm hand on her arm. She looked to the side to see Princess Mariam looking at her.
" What did you see?" Was her question.
Amber chocked. " I didn't, I-I didn't see any-, I swear it!" Amber was so scared.
Why was this happening to her? All these visions since she got here? And not to mention horrible ones at that. Ones of death and pain. She rememebred then and there that her mother hed once told her that seeing visions of death ment great happiness. She didn't get that bit of information at all. And in some kingdoms, they killed anybody who could see the future, past or present. A witch or fourtune teller.
Mariam patted her back and pulled her to her feet. " Calm down. My brother is a fourtune teller. I know when he blanks out that he's having a vision. You did the same thing Amber. You can't lie to me, dear."
Amber's knee's gave way and she was soon picked up by Kai, hitching an arm around his neck and just hanging there.
Mariam shock her head. " Are you a witch my dear? You can tell me, you don't have to be afraid."
Amber instantly shock her head. " No, I'm not. I-I don't understand why I'm seeing anything." Why on earth did she just agree that she had a vision?
Mariam frowned. Then suddenly she half smiled. " Your lucky my dear, this kingdom doesn't kill witchs and fortune tellers. In fact, they are mostly aides to the throne. They learn to control there visions and there powers here."
Amber blinked, then stared up at Mariam, putting her full trust into somebody she didn't even know past a name. " My mother is a witch. She went on a trip with a group of soldiers a while ago, and hasn't come back yet. Do-do you think this is her fault?"
Mariam smiled and they brought Amber to the gaurds hall. Mariam sat Amber down and sat in a chair facing her. Tala stood and Kai sat down next to Mariam.
" Now, first of all, don't think at all being a witch is a fault. It's a great gift, Amber. One that not many are gifted with. And for seconds, the fact that your mother is a witch, can very much say that's where your getting the visions from." Mariam confirmed.
Amber relaxed so much under that little bit of information. " But then how come it's only starting now? The visions I mean."
Mariam stared at her. " How old are you?"
Amber blinked, shock her head and rememebred she was talking to royalty. " 16 my lady."
Mariam smiled. " These visions will become a lot more frequent if you don't learn to control them by a trained witch or sorcerer. You are a year away from becoming a woman, Amber. When is your birthday? I'm guessing it's in a few monthes."
Amber thought for a second. She had been so caught up in this whole servant thing, she forgot some of her own personal information.
" Uhh..." Amber couldn't rememebr at all.
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Alex stopped at a familer door with two gaurds before it, one she now knew as Kane.
" I need to speak to the king." Alex spoke softly.
The gaurd beside Kane nodded. " State your name and your purpose for talking to the king."
Alex would have rolled her eyes, but she really didn't feel much like being snappy right now. " Alexandra Moren, I need to speak to him about the summer games." She lied.
Kane nodded. " I'll give you ten minutes." He moved his spear aside. " Make it quick."
Alex nodded and followed the other gaurd into the room, where she was introduced then left with the king and prince before her.
" Some how I don't belive you came her to talk about the summer games." Johnny stated, not even looking up from his papers.
Alex shock her head and sat down on a chair. " Not at all. I really came here to ask about Lord Tala."
Johnny looked up at the name, as Prince Max's ears twiched. " Is this gonig to take long? I am very buissy right now."
Alex glared at the king. No kidding, you couldn't even greet your own guests. " Not that long, just to a few questions I'd like to conferm."
Johnny, sighed and put down his pen. " Then make it snappy."
Max didn't even do anything about his father's rudeness, just continued to write down notes and other things.
Alex cleared her throat. " First off, I'd like to ask if Tala was ever supposed to be head gaurd."
" Yes." Was all Johnny replied.
Alex nodded. " But he was choosen over Kai, why's that? Tala had nothing to lvie for, Kai did, why would you choose that over Kai?" She smirked at the fact that she refered to Tala as 'that'.
Johnny cocked a brow. " You have no buissness asking these type of questions. If that's all you came here for, then I suggest you leave."
Alex sighed. " Why? It's not like it's that important! Why did you pick Kai over tala? Tala's a lot stronger then Kai and I got the bruises to prove it."
Johnny glared at her. This girl wasn't about to give up. " I picked Kai simply because he has a family to raise. He needed the money. He needed the job. I gave it to him, end of story, now leave!"
Alex didn't mvoe an inch off her seat. " But that still doesn't explain why a cold hearted son of a bitch like you would give a family man a job like a gaurd, when clearly you like all your soldier cold hearted and emotionless. Seems to me like that fits Tala's decription perfectly!"
Johnny stood up and slammed his fists on the table. " I will not have to speak to me in that fashion, or about anyone higher then your ranks for that matter!"
Alex cut him off, standing up as well. " Answer my question and I'll leave!"
" I don't have to tell you anything! You have no right to barge in here and demand information. Maybe you should learn your position and you wouldn't come to me with stupid questions like this!" Johnny growled, clenching his fist tighter on the table.
Alex glared at the king, her quiet, calm state clearly out the window. " Look who's talking! You had no right bringing Amber here when all she did was try and help me! You can't hold somebody prisoner for something like that! So looks like right about, where I as low as your level! In other words, giving me ever right to know!"
Johnny looked shocked, and Max looked up from his papers, a scret smile on his lips. He thought Alex was a very coragous woman for standing up to the king. Either that or really stupid!
Johnny suddenly glared at Alex. " I am higher then you Alexandra! I'm not a thief, I've not broken any laws-"
" And what would happen if you did? Nothing! Because the kngdom doesn't kill there knig for him making a mistake like people do!" Alex cut in, growling.
" Theft is not a mistake!" Johnny snapped.
Alex glared. " My theft was not a mistake, your right. But sometimes people get framed and killed for something they didn't even do! So you take that back!"
Prince Max stared in awe at how this conversation had turned into an argument and had changed subjects so quickly. Alex clearly wasn't about to give up, and his father wasn't a very nice person when he was angrey.
" Not the least bit! You will leave now! GAURDS!" The king called.
Kane and the other gaurd stormed in and grabbed Alex by the arms, but Alex didn't move, she stood her ground and pulled the gaurds back.
" I'm not done here, and I'm not leaving till I get my word and answer in and out of you!" She snapped, growling as she fought against the strong tugs of the gaurds.
Kane finally pushed his spear into the back of her knee cap, it buckled and Alex fell to the ground. A bit of blood oozing out of the cut.
Suddenly Prince Max stood up. " She does have the right to know father. Everything she says is true."
Johnny stared at the prince as the gaurds stopped and Alex smirked. " What did you say?"
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" Do you have any idea who the two were talking about?" Mariam asked, Amber just finishing telling her vision.
Much to her relief, Tala and Kai left to help great some more guests as they arrived.
Amber shock her head. " But I think it might have been Alex. I mean, Tala did say that he didn't like the girl. But what I don't understand, is that Alex would never save his life, even if her life depened on it! And what's worse is that this girl killed another servant!" Amber held her head in ehr hands and sobbed. " It just doesn't make any sence."
Mariam smiled. " I noticed. If you'd like, I could have my brother help you out. He'd be able to help you a lot more then I can. He is qualified for the job."
Amber nodded with a forced smile. " Thank you my lady, thank you."
