Chapter 2: Troubled Thoughts

OK, this time I am determined that the author's note will not take up more room than the story! Here it is:

There was a blinding flash of light, and when Alanna was at last able to see again; the after images gone from her eyes, she could see the Great Mother Goddess standing in front of her.

Maliaphire: sorry speech marks take too long so I'm going to write speech from now on in script form or whatever you call it.

Alanna: Greetings, my Mother.

Great Mother Goddess: So we meet again my daughter, you are in need of guidance. You have defeated the sorcerer duke and leave for your adventures tomorrow, what is it that troubles you so?

Alanna: It's just that; why can't I be a warrior and a lady? I am an accomplished swordswoman but I cannot even burp a baby, or card wool. The only teaching in magic I have is Maude's guidance, and Duke Roger's trying to hold me back and probe my thoughts, it would be great to learn from a proper teacher ………………..

GMG: Mistress Cooper is teaching you some of the things about being a lady is she not?

Alanna: yes but I cannot ask her to give up any more of her time to teach me and the teachers at the convent are the best.

GMG: You wish you could have gone to the convent as well as training to be a knight?

Alanna: I just want to learn more about being a lady, and I can't help wondering whether Thom would be less lonely if he had undergone knight training.

GMG: There is one way for you to go to the convent at the normal age and so forth without hampering your plans to go adventuring………… Thom could do the same for training as a knight."

Alanna: What is it?

GMG: You could go back in time …………………………..

Maliaphire: oooohhhhh cliffie! Not for long though I will update as soon as possible, much sooner than I did this time anyway lol, sorry it took so long!

DarkAngel2210: Yeh I know, see I'm not really writing it to see how she would adjust to learning in a convent just more to show how it might have changed their (Alanna and Thom's) characters and that it would be good if Alanna could get along more with girls who want to and like being court ladies and that its good for them not to hate her because she's a cross dresser, lol and whether Thom would be good at making friends and be less lonely and stuff. Does that make sense?

Elfsquire90: yeah sorry I know what you mean it's really short and you can't say much about it lol

Eowyn the Flamer or CCer: I know all my stories are really short in this one the author's note is actually longer than the story! Sorry about the grammar, I really should get someone to preview it but my other friend who reads these books won't because she doesn't like Alanna goes to the convent fanfiction.

Lil Spice: Thanks the cat does die in the 4th book. But I like the cat:(

blue mariposa: Sorry it took so long to update, I am going to try and keep it as much in character as possible.

AussieLover: Well in this version they're not exactly cancelled yet it depends what happens the events may change slightly though.

maria: See I did make it back in time! She won't keep all of her current abilities though, because she won't have all the muscle she built up when she was training because she has gone back to when she was about ten? It's hard to explain and I don't want to give too much away. I can't promise it won't be A/G it all depends on what happens…..

gIggLIngIrL3001: Yeah thanks, I have read yours lol, I'm gonna miss you so much when you move :'( well done on the 400m!