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Ch.12 Dresses


When Aly, Kat, Daine, and Alanna got to the stables, Alanna brought out Darkmoon, her horse, and Daine; Cloud "Oh I almost forgot you two need horses."

"Oh no we don't. We'll be right back."Aly smiled at Alanna and Daine and followed Kat.

"What do they mean they don't need horses?" Daine looked to Alanna for an answer even though she knew her friend didn't have one.

"Maybe Kel found them horses to keep."

"Maybe."

A few minutes later they saw Aly and Kat leading a mare and gelding over to them.

"These are our horses. Mine is Blazer and Aly's is Lovely. They came with us from our home. Coughworldcough."

"Oh, okay what kind of saddles are those?" Daine was talking to Blazer who was complimenting his treatment and was referring to Kat and Aly both.

"Aly's is an English saddle meant for fancy riding and jumping and mine is a western roper saddle. It's for comfort and riding hard but mostly it's used to round up cattle. You tie your rope with the straps when your not using it."

"I was wondering if you can ask Blazer if he's happy with the way I treat him or is there something I can do to help him? I would ask myself but I don't know how to use my magic yet." Daine looked at Kat and asked Blazer if he was being treated okay.

Yes and I especially like the carrots!

They had been walking through Corus stopping at various dress shops when Aly picked up a deep red gown with golden threads woven into the fabric so it had a bronze affect when you moved. It had a moderately low neckline with no sleeves and a criss-cross pattern on the back. When Aly went to pay, she realized she didn't have any money so Alanna paid for it.

Kat had a bit more trouble, not liking dresses as much as Aly. She was discarding any that were purple, pink, or any pastel color but she finally picked a bright royal blue gown with a moderately low neck line, refusing anything that showed more than an inch of her chest. The dress had silve threads woven into it giving of the same effect of Aly's dress. There were blue sapphires in the hem. The sleeves cascaded from the tip of the shoulder to the elbow to add an elegant flare. Again Alanna paid for the gown.

Daine had gone back to the palace earlier to do some work while Aly, Kat, and Alanna continued to look around at various things.

"Kat, you said you have been learning how to fence, is that right? How good are you?"

"Yes. I'm not too bad. Can we look at some weapons please? Dresses really aren't my thing and I'd like to get a sword."

"Sure." Alanna led them to a stall that had a wide and valuable selection of swords, daggers, and throwing knives.

"Look over here, Aly, this sword has my birth stone on it." Kat was looking at a long double sided sword. It was light weight and the hilt had two snakes intertwined together and their eyes were made of amethyst.

"Wow, it looks cool!"

"Yeah, I wish I could own something as fine as that."

"Done." Alanna handed the shop keeper a purse and handed the sword to Kat.

"Alanna, I can't afford to pay you back. I can't keep it."

"You don't have to. It's a gift."

"Kat, just take it. You will probably be able to pay her later."

Aly was eyeing another sword, but instead of snakes there were two horses back to back rearing. Their manes were made of sapphire with strips of obsidian.

"Kat get over here! Look at this! The horses look like blue roans."

Alanna watched the two girls and signaled the shop keeper "Here give that sword to the taller girl and say it is a gift." Alanna handed the man his money for the sword and slid in behind Kat and Aly to look at the sword for herself.

"Here, miss, you look like you need a good sword. It's a gift."

"Thank you, Sir."

Kat, Aly, and Alanna left the marketplace and headed back to the palace to get ready for the ball with Kat and Aly protesting that they didn't need more than two hours to get ready.

"Really, Alanna, at home just before dawn when I get up it only takes me fifteen minutes to get my makeup and hair done. Ask Aly."

"Yeah the same here."

"No protesting."

"Great. This will be worse than being a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding." Kat stared off into space caught up in the memory.

"Kat! Kat!"

"Oh, sorry Aly, just remembering."

"Lets go get ready"

"Oh, alright."


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