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Chapter 3
Explanations And Guests
Kel opened her eyes to a worried Neal leaning over her. He looked tired and slightly scared. Neal seeing she was awake said, "Thank the Gods you are alright. You have been unconscious for a week. Why did you have Tobe fetch me instead of someone closer?"
Neal helped Kel sit up before she said, "I knew you would come as fast as possible, and that if I got hurt you could heal me. I also didn't know who had sent the assassins, so I wasn't going to get help from someone I didn't know or trust. I couldn't let Tobe get hurt either. He isn't trained, so I had him do the next most useful thing, fetch you."
"How are you feeling?" Neal asked concerned. "You look as pale as Tobe did when he came to fetch me."
"I'm alright, honest. My side and stomach are still hurting quite a bit, but I'm still in one piece. I think," Kel said trying not to let her face show how much pain she was in. She didn't want him to worry.
Neal knowing Kel all too well commented, "I think I'll bring my father in to see how you are doing. Before I go get him though, what do you remember about what happened with the assassins?"
Kel pondered a second the replied, "They came in the front door I think. I heard them so I grabbed my glaive. I knew Dom still had Jump and the sparrows from when he took them for the mini spidren hunt they were on. So I ran out into the common rooms. Tobe heard the noise and was already there. I told him to go fetch you. As Tobe was running out of the rooms I got cut slightly on the head. I killed several of the attackers as they slowly forced me towards my bedchambers."
Kel stopped a moment to catch her breath then continued, "There was only one assassin left when I was forced into my bedchambers. I slowly backed around my bed when he attacked with a Long Sword. He cut down my left side and a crossed my stomach before I gutted him."
"Do you remember anything else? Lord Raoul is on a search to find out who told those men to go after you," Neal said.
"I don't remember anything else because after killing him everything went black. Then I had an odd dream. I saw you telling Tobe to go get Duke Baird. Tobe ran out of the room while your green fire spread over me. Then you leaned down and kissed me on the forehead saying, 'Everything is going to be alright, Lady Knight.' It all went black again after that," Kel said looking down to hide her slight blush from having such a silly dream.
Kel didn't see the blush that Neal was wearing as he said, "I think I'll go get Alanna or my father to see what they can do about your side and stomach."
Neal walked out just as his blue-eyed cousin, Dom, walked in. Dom looked at his cousin and said to Kel, "I just got back. Raoul told me what he knew. Jump and the sparrows are being looked over by Daine. She says she'll be done in about an hour. That is if they don't need any healing."
"It's good to see you," Kel said as the fluttering in her stomach started. Why does this always happen when he's around? Why does he have to be so magnificent with those great blue eyes? Silencing her thoughts she said, "So how was your hunt for Spidrens?"
"Oh it was much easier than other things we've done in the Own. You've been busy haven't you. I've killed over eleven men in a fight, but my Lord Raoul never let me sleep for a week," Dom said with a twinkle in his eye.
"I suppose you were too fast to get injured, or were you shooting arrows at them from behind a rock," Kel said jokingly.
"Dom, I must insist that you and Kel here play nice until she's better," Kel's former Knight master said from the doorway. "I know you need your fun but that's what your cousin is for."
"Okay, then I think I will go find Meathead and irritate him," Dom replied smirking at Kel as he left the room.
"I couldn't get any information from the bodies," Raoul said.
"Do you have any leads at all Sir?" Kel asked quietly.
"No, but I'll find the person who paid them, Kel," Raoul replied as he patted Kel's shoulder.
"Raoul, you should say, 'I'll try to find the person who paid them.' With Kel having killed all the assassins, finding out who sent them will be hard even for you," Alanna said as she entered carrying a smelly mug. Neal followed her carrying a tray of food.
"Well, Kel is a smart person. She knows what I mean," Raoul stated with a scowl.
"Eat," Neal said setting the tray of food down on Kel's lap.
Kel, hungry ate the meal set before her. "Now that your finished, drink this," Alanna said as Kel sniffed the putrid smelling cup. "I know it smells bad, but it will help with the pain. It will also make you sleep."
"Are you trying to poison me?" Kel choked out after she had swallowed the disgusting concoction. The potion made her yawn as she glared at Alanna. Taking one last look around the room she fell asleep.
A/N I know this took a little bit longer to post but it is longer than the other chapters. If you want this to be continued please review. Thanks so much to all you who have reviewed my previous chapters. It means so much to me. Until next the next chapter.
~Krissy~
Chapter 3
Explanations And Guests
Kel opened her eyes to a worried Neal leaning over her. He looked tired and slightly scared. Neal seeing she was awake said, "Thank the Gods you are alright. You have been unconscious for a week. Why did you have Tobe fetch me instead of someone closer?"
Neal helped Kel sit up before she said, "I knew you would come as fast as possible, and that if I got hurt you could heal me. I also didn't know who had sent the assassins, so I wasn't going to get help from someone I didn't know or trust. I couldn't let Tobe get hurt either. He isn't trained, so I had him do the next most useful thing, fetch you."
"How are you feeling?" Neal asked concerned. "You look as pale as Tobe did when he came to fetch me."
"I'm alright, honest. My side and stomach are still hurting quite a bit, but I'm still in one piece. I think," Kel said trying not to let her face show how much pain she was in. She didn't want him to worry.
Neal knowing Kel all too well commented, "I think I'll bring my father in to see how you are doing. Before I go get him though, what do you remember about what happened with the assassins?"
Kel pondered a second the replied, "They came in the front door I think. I heard them so I grabbed my glaive. I knew Dom still had Jump and the sparrows from when he took them for the mini spidren hunt they were on. So I ran out into the common rooms. Tobe heard the noise and was already there. I told him to go fetch you. As Tobe was running out of the rooms I got cut slightly on the head. I killed several of the attackers as they slowly forced me towards my bedchambers."
Kel stopped a moment to catch her breath then continued, "There was only one assassin left when I was forced into my bedchambers. I slowly backed around my bed when he attacked with a Long Sword. He cut down my left side and a crossed my stomach before I gutted him."
"Do you remember anything else? Lord Raoul is on a search to find out who told those men to go after you," Neal said.
"I don't remember anything else because after killing him everything went black. Then I had an odd dream. I saw you telling Tobe to go get Duke Baird. Tobe ran out of the room while your green fire spread over me. Then you leaned down and kissed me on the forehead saying, 'Everything is going to be alright, Lady Knight.' It all went black again after that," Kel said looking down to hide her slight blush from having such a silly dream.
Kel didn't see the blush that Neal was wearing as he said, "I think I'll go get Alanna or my father to see what they can do about your side and stomach."
Neal walked out just as his blue-eyed cousin, Dom, walked in. Dom looked at his cousin and said to Kel, "I just got back. Raoul told me what he knew. Jump and the sparrows are being looked over by Daine. She says she'll be done in about an hour. That is if they don't need any healing."
"It's good to see you," Kel said as the fluttering in her stomach started. Why does this always happen when he's around? Why does he have to be so magnificent with those great blue eyes? Silencing her thoughts she said, "So how was your hunt for Spidrens?"
"Oh it was much easier than other things we've done in the Own. You've been busy haven't you. I've killed over eleven men in a fight, but my Lord Raoul never let me sleep for a week," Dom said with a twinkle in his eye.
"I suppose you were too fast to get injured, or were you shooting arrows at them from behind a rock," Kel said jokingly.
"Dom, I must insist that you and Kel here play nice until she's better," Kel's former Knight master said from the doorway. "I know you need your fun but that's what your cousin is for."
"Okay, then I think I will go find Meathead and irritate him," Dom replied smirking at Kel as he left the room.
"I couldn't get any information from the bodies," Raoul said.
"Do you have any leads at all Sir?" Kel asked quietly.
"No, but I'll find the person who paid them, Kel," Raoul replied as he patted Kel's shoulder.
"Raoul, you should say, 'I'll try to find the person who paid them.' With Kel having killed all the assassins, finding out who sent them will be hard even for you," Alanna said as she entered carrying a smelly mug. Neal followed her carrying a tray of food.
"Well, Kel is a smart person. She knows what I mean," Raoul stated with a scowl.
"Eat," Neal said setting the tray of food down on Kel's lap.
Kel, hungry ate the meal set before her. "Now that your finished, drink this," Alanna said as Kel sniffed the putrid smelling cup. "I know it smells bad, but it will help with the pain. It will also make you sleep."
"Are you trying to poison me?" Kel choked out after she had swallowed the disgusting concoction. The potion made her yawn as she glared at Alanna. Taking one last look around the room she fell asleep.
A/N I know this took a little bit longer to post but it is longer than the other chapters. If you want this to be continued please review. Thanks so much to all you who have reviewed my previous chapters. It means so much to me. Until next the next chapter.
~Krissy~