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Hi, this is written by me and my friend Jess, who I introduced to fanfiction and will soon be writing her own stories. This is about Kel's fear of heights and how her brother Conal bullied her before she left for the Islands.
Kel sat in her room, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she hid her face behind her hands. She tried to block out the memories, the painful memories of what had just taken place, yet no matter how hard she tried, they were still there, as painful and as prominent as before.
She hoped that their separation would've changed things, but no he'd only been back two days and already her life had become a living hell. The four year-old Kel was mature for her age, yet she still saw things through an innocent child's eyes. She had a month an a half to get through before he would return to the palace, yet it would seem like years before he would be gone. Would everyday be as bad as this? Would she be tormented and made to live in fear and pain for the next few months, something needed to be done. Why didn't her parents notice? Her father being a diplomat, was always busy and her mother had five other children to care about and Kel being the youngest, at four years of age, didn't get a look in and was left to the nursemaid.
She supposed she could've stopped it all last midwinter, when her father noticed her black eye. It was unusual for Conal to leave visible signs of violence and when her father questioned her, all she could see was Conal, glaring threateningly across the room. She had been terrified; wanting her father to know the truth was balanced with her fear of her brother. In the end she had put it down to the usual rough and tumble of an active child, but she still paid heavily for it. Later on Conal had cornered her and twisted her upper arm, so badly that she couldn't move it for days afterwards.
She shuddered at the recollection of that incident and more tears coursed down her cheeks. Then she heard a knock on her door, Kel hurriedly dried her eyes on her sleeve and opened the door. It was Ingrid the old nursemaid. She bustled into the room carrying hot water and soap for Kel's bath. Ingrid fussed around, checking the temperature of the bath. Kel tried to sidle out the room, but Ingrid spotted her.
'Oh no you don't' she said grabbing Kel's arm on a particularly nasty bruise. Kel bit back the yelp and allowed Ingrid to lead her over to the steaming bath. Ingrid undressed her and gasped at the sight of Kel's body, which was covered in bruises and dried blood from fresh scratches.
'Oh Keladry, what happened?' She asked in a scandalized voice.
Kel mumbled something about falling out of a tree and allowed Ingrid to fuss over her, bathing her and seeing to her bruises and cuts.
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confused knight and jess(yet to set up an account!)