Kel sighed and stretched. After having read the letter at lest ten times by candle, she was honest-to-Mithros tired. The aforementioned letter read;
Dear Keladry,
I hope this letter finds you well. To be blunt, Jon just told me that a new girl is at the palace training to become a knight! And she doesn't have to go through, probation, either. I know that after you, that shouldn't come as a surprise, but at my age, surprise does pounce so. Her name is Vereiwing of Citadellyan. She also lived on the Yamani Islands for a while. Hope you get the chance to talk to her; being the "Gifted Lioness"(quoting Raoul), I'm not allowed within a mile once her official training begins.
Regards,
Alanna
Lady Knight
Baroness of Pirates Swoop
Despite not being of Lady Alanna's age, Keladry of Mindelan was surprised and delighted beyond her wits when she received the news. Vereiweing of Citadellyan was a nice girl, as far as she could remember. Kel had met her at a public function, and now, as the young woman reflected, she should have known that Vereiwing was to become a knight, or at least page. There had been an unquenchable fire in those dark eyes.
Kel sighed again and flopped on her bed. Suddenly, she grinned.
Wait till she told everybody.