Note: Thanks to people who reviewed that one. Yeah, I know it's cruel, but I hate him! Anyway, r&r the next chapter. Hope you like it!
Chapter 21 Two weeks later…Alanna buried her face into Jon's chest. It was George's funeral and the day was quite sunny; a light breeze rustling Alanna's skirts gently. Jon wrapped one arm around her, wiping his streaming eyes with the other. His shirt got wetter as the minutes passed. Time seemed to come to a standstill as they stood beside the grave of their friend, King of the Thieves. Unnoticed to them, the funeral ended and the small tide of people gradually ebbed away. Alanna pulled back after a while, and wiped her eyes on her sleeve. She walked over to the freshly dug mound of earth and knelt beside it, her skirts fanning out around her.
"Alanna?" Jon asked quietly. Alanna nodded and he turned and walked away reluctantly, leaving his wife alone.
Alanna stared at the headstone, which read:
Here lies George Cooper,
King of the Thieves, friend and son,
Baron of Pirate's Swoop,
Rest in peace.
Alanna remembered asking Jon to make him baron, and Jon agreeing. She felt more floods of salty tears cross her cheeks and drip onto the earth.
"Goodbye, George," she whispered, and left the grave.
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Alanna pushed the food around her plate with her fork. She couldn't eat; she had just been to her best friend's funeral! Alanna sighed.
"Alanna, you have to eat," Jon whispered in her ear.
"I'm not hungry." She replied, and jumped up, running to her room.
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Jon found Alanna pacing upstairs. She looked pale and tired; it had been days since she had eaten a proper meal.
"You're going to make yourself ill," he said quietly.
"I don't care!" she snapped angrily. Jon sighed and brushed some hair away from her face.
"Alanna, you-" he began, but was cut off when Alanna collapsed into his arms. Jon sighed again and put her to bed. She was going to eat, like it or not.
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Alanna and Jon sat at breakfast the next morning.
"Alanna, please eat something!" he begged. Alanna submitted and took a bite. She couldn't resist any more; she was starting to get hungry. Jon relaxed. Finally, she's eating, he thought. She ate until her plate was empty, then sat back with a sigh. She was wearing black from head to foot, as was Jon. Jon smiled at her and she managed a weak smile in return. She had to get back to normal. For her sake. For the people's sake. And for Jon's sake.
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