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Two Years Later
The past two years they learned alot at each place they visited, knives and archery at Pirate's Swoop, spear and horsemanship at Masbolle, tracking, weather, and whipmanship in the Royal Forest, the axe and healing at Queenscove, the sword, dagger, and mountian survial in Trebond, and desart survail and horse breeding with the Bazhir. They returned to Pirate's Swoop for the summer changed, yet closer. Kelandry quicker in thinking and commading, Ilane quietier, yet loud in mind, Ulasim more spy like and knowable, Prince Jasson became more a leader and commader, Rikash practical and understanding, Ala broader in mind and spirit.
On their last day at Pirate's Swoop everyone gathered in the dining hall were all their techers and parents and some grandparents gave gifts to each of the six.
Baron George of Pirate's Swoop gave them hidden waist daggers, Daine gave bows that shifted to their size and such when they grasped them, Numair rings spelled so that they could talk to each other when sepreated, but hopefully not for pranks. Dom gave them each a special made spear with a 10in leaf shaped blade weighted down, Kel gave each a saddle bag with special pockets, Lord Raoul a set of spell maps, Buri throwing knieves, and a town headsman a whip. Neal a small single headed war axe, Yuki a shukusen(the boys like the excises), Baron Coram of Trebond and his wife Rispah a sword and dagger. The Bazhir sent burnooses, Prince Roald and Princess Shinko gave bruise balm, Sir Myles and his wife gave history books, Aly, Nawat, Junai gave weopons and armor cleaning kits.
"What did you get us, Lioness?" asked Ilane.
"If you all will step outside I'll show you,"she replied mysteriously.
They walked outside into the courtyard to see six macnifigant horses!
"Which one is whose?" asked Rikash.
"Starting from the left I'll call your name and you go get your horse." she said.
"One question before we do, who is to pay for their feed, stalls, and such while at the palace?" asked Ala.
"King Jonathan and Queen Thayet are as their present." said Alanna.
"Oh." replied Ala.
"Now starting from the left, Ilane, Ala, Rikash, Kelandry, Ulasim, and Prince Jasson."
Each went up to their horse slowly, grasped the lead rope, and examained them. Ilane horse was a calm, black mare with a white blaze, about 15 and 3/4 hands tall, and smart. Ala horse was restless blue roan gelding, about 16 hands tall and intellagent. Rikash horse was intellagent, calm, stallion, black with a white mane and tail, about 16 and 7/8 hands tall. Kelandry horse was a tempermental gray gelding, broad, about 15 3/4 hands tall. Ulasim had a smart golden mare with a cream mane and black tail, about 16 hands tall. Prince Jasson horse was a huge, restless yet smart dun stallion with black mane and tail, about 16 3/4 hands tall, and broad.
"What will you call them?" asked Alanna.
"I think Nari." said Ilane.
"Windspirit I believe." said Ala.
"Scholar, will fit." said Rikash.
"Thundercloud will do." said Kelandry.
"Goddess, my beauty." said Ulasim.
"General for this boy." said Prince Jasson
"Each one comes with all the nessacry tack need including for jousting." said Baron George.
"Also they have been taught spoken commands, so you won't have to use the spur." put in Daine.
"They are trained as warhorses and about four years old each." included Kel.
"Their also big for you so you can go into them." said Prince Roald.
"You will get to ride them to the palace and use them for training." Alanna said.
"But for now we will stable them, eat dinner, and pack." Dom told them.
After stabling their new mounts and eating supper, they went to their rooms to finish any last minute packing and try out their rings.
"Hey, Ulasim do have you finish reading my book on the Immortals War?" asked Rikash.
"Yes, do you you want it now?" Ulasim asked.
"Please. Ala do you still want to barrow that book on magical stones?" Rikash asked.
"Not now, but yes. Kelandry have you seen my three Yamani throwing stars? asked Ala.
"You left them in here last night when you sharpened them." replied Kelandry.
"Be over in a minute to get them." said Ala.
"Jasson, do you have my wheltstone for my arrowheads?" asked Ilane.
"Yes, I brarrowed it two days ago, I'll bring it over." replied Jasson.
"O.k. Kelandry do you want barrow my book on immortals? asked Ilane.
"Yes, I'll come get it." replied Kelandry.
This is how it went on well into the night, till Numair came and told them to go to bed.
The next morning they loaded most their belongings into a cart that was being drivin by two servant of the Princess, and the rest into their saddle bags, along with them was their parents or grandparents, in Ulasims case for his parents left after they did, and Sir Myles and his wife.
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They entered Corus a week later, an hour after going through midday heactic, they stop at the front of the palace.
"Me and my boys will take your fine horses." a holster told them as they dismounted.
"Place them in the page stables, please Stefen." George asked.
"Of course." and he help take the horse away.
As they collected their saddle bags Daine yelled, "Hurry up so we can meet your training master, youngsters."
They followed their parents to the training master's office, then took turns listuning to the same speech on what was expected of them.
After sayng good bye and promising to write they were lead to their rooms by Salma, who was head of the pages and squires wings. Their rooms were girls on one side and boys on another at the very end.
While unpacking they talked to each other about what they would do for a month till training starts.
"I think we should get our page uniforms than explore the palace, city, and practice." Ulasim told them.
"I agree. How about we get are uniforms tomorrow morning, explore for the rest of day, then go to the city the day after with haMinch's permission." said Rikash.
"Lets do that and then in the evenings go to one of the indoor practice courts and practice or to the Royal Library." said Ala.
"Alright starting tomorrow that will be are plan for two days than will seperate and work only till the evening." said Prince Jasson.
Thats was their scheduel for next few weeks, helping each other in some ways and not in other, but it work out for the best. Finally the day sponsors would choose them and the day they would meet their enemies...