AN: I am so sorry guys… life has a tendency to get in the way. I dedicate this chapter to QuidditchGal88 because her review finally made me get up the gumption to start on Ch 4… Well, here is the story.

Last time: As Raoul walked away, Kel heard a voice behind her she hadn't heard in a while. "Well, well, well, looks like the Lump finally found someone who would have her." Kel turned and saw…

Quinden of Marti's Hill sneering at her.

"Hello Quinden, I didn't expect to see you here. I heard that you were patrolling the border of Tyra, pity King Jonathan called you back," said Kel as she looked at Quinden's sunburned face, "apparently the sun agrees with you."

Quinden sneered at Kel again. "Well, I would love to stay and chat with you Lump, but I don't converse with whores who seduce the weak men we have in power around here, so I'll take my leave." stated Quinden as he turned to walk away from the group.

Kel grabbed both Neal and Merric's arms, as they began after Quinden. "Let him go, it is not worth it."

"But Kel," protested Neal, "you heard what he said, he insulted your honor."

"Neal, people have been insulting my honor since I was ten, if I haven't gotten used to it yet, I never will. Let it go." stated Kel as she released Neal. She looked at Quinden, who was still very close. "It is a shame you don't talk to whores, Quinden," she softly called out, so only the group and Quinden could hear her. "because then you must never get any."

Kel's friends and family looked at her in shock, all wondering if they had heard her correctly. Kel's brother Anders looked at her shocked, and Yuki blushed and covered her face with her fan. Quinden whipped around and began to answer her when a voice cut him off.

"What is going on here?" inquired Raoul, who had just returned from talking to Sir David.

Everyone looked back and forth between each other, everyone wondering who would be the first to speak. Neal opened his mouth, but Quinden was the first to speak, "Nothing, I was just leaving." Quinden walked away from the group.

Raoul looked between Kel and Neal, not believing a word that Quinden said. His gaze settled on Kel. "What did he say?"

"The same old line about I have no honor." answered Kel, with a falsely cheerful voice as she released Merric, feeling that he would no longer chase down Quinden and beat him to a pulp.

Raoul raised an eyebrow and looked Kel straight in the face, knowing that those comments hurt Kel, even if she says that they don't. "Kel, Her Highness would like to speak to you now, I ran into Shinko on my way back from taking to Sir David, shall we?" inquired Raoul as he offers his am to Kel in an overdramatic fashion.

Kel smiled, knowing that Raoul is going to hate the next twenty minutes or so, of nothing but wedding plans, Kel turned to her friends and said "Well, if her Highness wants to see me, then I better go." Kel took Raoul's arm and they walked toward the raised dais to speak to Thayet.

AN: I know it is short, but it is the best I can do right now… I hope to have more up soon!