Chapter One
"I yield!" Her opponent gasped
Kel, now seventeen years old, stood, her face showing no expression and pulled her sparring partner off the ground.
"Don't feel bad, it was a good bout. You were doing well, but you lost concentration and focused on my weapon. Watch my torso, it will give away my movement…maybe."
Her partner nodded, unable to talk, then turned and limped away. Feeling better than she had in a while, Kel shook herself off and followed; she had actually had to work with that one, granted not much but still work was work.
After leaving Tortall Kel had become a part of the Emperors Imperial Army. Her skill with the glaive had been recognized and trained. She had been moved from the Army and trained to be the best at all weapons: knives, glaive, throwing stars, archery, sword even the delicate deadly Shukusen. She was known as the Yamani Star, beauty, power, grace and death. She could not longer be called a lump. Her years of intense training had provided her with a lithe, powerful, well-defined body, her face was as though carved from stone by a master of his work, her eyes were now an intense fiery auburn, her soul and passion shone through them giving them their light. She was quick, faster than anyone had been before, and therefore earning the title of the Yamani's finest warrior.
Soon after her practice, Kel was called to the audience chamber where she was told that she would be accompanying her long time friend to Tortall to be wed. Her soul tore at the order but she knew better than to argue it. Besides she had shown them…she had shown them that she could fight.
The journey took longer than Kel cared to think about, she shared a carriage with Shinkokami and Yuki, her friends from when she had been a small girl. Every night while they stopped Kel would train as not to lose her abilities. Sometime she was even able to train while moving, practicing riding and moving on her horse Peachblossom. Other times you would see her standing on top of the carriage – while it was moving - working on her balance (not that it needed work) Finally they reach Corus, the capital.
It was impossible to be able to tell what Kel was thinking, her perfect features set in an indifferent expression. Peachblossom however, who pick up on his mistress's slightest mood, was snappish and jittery. The procession continued down the street, drawn the eyes of the many people in the streets. One girl, with blonde, nearly white, hair and deep blue eyes darted away from the crowd and headed through the ally that became darker and darker as she went.
"Her Imperial Highness, Shinkokami…Lady Yukimi noh Daiomoru, Keladry, the Yamani Star" The herald voice rang out strong and clear. Collective gasps ran round the room…the last name had been familiar to many in the room. A crash rang out in the room as one of the squires dropped a plater of glasses. His eyes stared in shock at the beautiful women standing at the top of the stairs. One…one of them was his Kel…
Hehehehehehe...its onli short but yeah...who is the mysterious squire? It cld be Neal? Could be Cleon...it cld even be Roald! Oh btw, no one say she wld get into da army...she does smehow, i the all might authoress say so! lol im so full of bull...
Mwahahaha im evil...anyway shoutoffs ( i stole this frm smeone else cause i thought it was a mad way 2 say thanks 4 reviews heeheehee)
jumping-jo - heeheehee im in a vengeful mood...
queen-of-sapphires - as u see she goes in with the army so they pay for him shrugs
Scottish Wish - i had her not saying goodbye because i feel thats how she would have taken it...she wld have felt like it was complaining, which is un-yamani-iss...and yeah...
lady-of-tormentdeath - thank u :)