A Herald-Witch! Ch 2
The three sentences that best describe this are as follows, and I quote: "Disclaimer: I really wish that I could say that everything in silly work is my own, but it isn't. All references to heralds, ideas, and characters specific to the world of Velgarth belong to Mercedes Lackey and all characters, phrases, and references to the world of Harry Potter belong to J.K.Rowling. Both are wonderful and creative ladies….please don't sue me!"
I also paraphrased that first part from the late, great Dr. Seuss!
As she looked up to the dreary sky she saw a small blob with wings heading back over companion's field.
:Kora, If you're planning on not being beaten on by the weapon's teachers you'd better hurry, Kantor's just told me his herald is getting impatient…:
:Sheka:
:Watch your mouth young lady:
:Sorry, I've been taking too many classes with Darkwind and Elspeth:
:Well at least you're not skipping like you used to.:
While this conversation with Donni was going on the scar-seamed face of the now slightly grayed Alberich was coming into view.
"Late you are. More punctual you should be."
"Sorry. I got decked by a feathery projectile."
"A likely story… hurry to get your knives."
Soon Kora had forgotten all about the letter in the concentration required to accurately hit the arrow shaft Alberich had embedded in the target at the beginning of lessons. And after that Herald Captain Kerowyn had run her in defensive tactics until she felt as if her body had melted into a puddle of Kora-goo in the middle of the salle floor.
"I suppose I should let you go. Elspeth may come here and fling some Levin bolts at me if you're too tired to focus on your magic…"
"Herald Captain, I don't think she'd forgive you if you let me go out to the internship ride half trained and only able to rely on magic either."
"Off with you."
"Should I take that as a dismissal?"
"Don't ask foolish questions or I may have to work you harder."
Off Kora went back to her rooms to get her now sweat sodden off of her and into the laundry. As she walked she jammed her hands into her pockets and remembered the letter.
:Hey, Donni.:
:Hay is for horses:
:So what are you? A cow? Anyways do you recognize this seal? You're so much wiser than me…:
:Sarcasm won't work, and only kind of…:
:What do you mean kind of:
:Well if I'm right it's from a country beyond even the Eastern Empire.:
:Wow that's a long ways away.:
The letter was really bothering Kora now. What do they mean "Wizard" like a hedge wizard? Kora already knew she had adept potential. That's why she was here as a herald trainee. She was going to be a herald-mage. So she couldn't be a hedge wizard.
:Well, I think you should go:
:Donni, I can't. I have to finish here and become a...:
:I know that and I'm currently working with Dean Terren. He thinks it may be a new gift.:
:What! And how am I going to get there? And what does it mean we await your Owl:
:Obviously it means they want you to confirm that you've gotten the letter and are going to come.:
"Kora! You are going to go to that school aren't you?"
"Do I have a choice Herald Elspeth?"
"You always have a choice but I think it'd be good for you to go. We could use some more allies and you could show us what you're learning and see if any others have this gift you have."
"What about my training here?"
"You've got enough to keep it under control and Darkwind will put a lock on it so it can't go rogue on you."
"Fine, since everyone seems to think I really should go I will, but only because Valdemar may need this "gift"."
"Don't lie, you're as curious as anyone else as to what this is all about."
Just as Elspeth said that a rather large barn owl showed up with a piece of parchment and a stick of graphite obviously filched from one of the students of the collegium. Kora wrote:
Thank you for this generous offer but I do not know where to acquire the required items and how to get there. If you would please be so kind as to let me know how to do these things It would be greatly appreciated.
-Kora Talese
With that Kora fastened the note to the leg the owl offered and watched as it flew off over the city of Haven. And as she watched she wondered what the next few weeks would bring and what all the business with this "Hogwarts" about.
Well, That chapter went absolutely nowhere…I'm very sorry, but it'll get better soon, I promise. Next chapter Kora will get to Diagon alley. Observe Kora in culture shock!
C'ya next time. Please review! And thank you to MaraWeaves. Party for you as my first reviewer!
"Why don't I get a party?"
:Firesong, why should you get a party:
"Because I'm soooo pretty? Or maybe because I'm shaych!"
:Uhh, no.:
"T.T Wait, can I go to MaraWeaves's party?"
:You'd have to ask her.:
"CanICanICanI please!"