Alanna finally confronted Thom. It was rather awkward, as the events recently seem to be.
"Er, Thom?" Alanna stood in the doorway in a strange position.
Thom, who was working on a report, looked up, mildly surprised. He put down his quill and backed up in his chair.
"Alanna, hello." He greeted.
After a moment, Alanna asked, "Is it okay if I come in?"
Thom's head jerked back a bit, and replied distressfully, "Yes, of course."
Anxious, Alanna sat down on his bed. Without giving Thom a chance to speak, Alanna quickly spoke.
"Thom, I'm sorry, I reacted too quickly. I didn't know, Lucy told me. I sort of spoke to George too, and yea, he told me to think about it. And so I did, and," Alanna took a deep breath.
"Canyouforgiveme?"
Thom caught on in an instant, and thought about his answer for a minute. Satisfied, he answered, "Yes, Alanna, I can forgive you, and I will."
Alanna grinned at Thom. "Thanks Thom." After a moment or so, Alanna asked, "So what are you going to do about it?"
Thom's eyebrows furrowed in a frown. "Well, all I've been doing is ignoring it, or denying it. There's not much I can do."
"I'm sure there is an alternate way."
Both turned in surprise at the new voice. It was Lucy, standing outside the closed door.
"Can I come in?" Came the muffled voice.
Thom got up quickly and opened the door for Lucy.
"Hi," Lucy grinned impishly. Thom blushed. Alanna cleared her throat.
"So," she said, "as we were saying… or as Lucy was saying,"
"Right. As I was saying, there should be an alternate way."
"How?" Thom wanted to know.
"Well, we obviously know that Duke Roger of Conte is the bad guy here, falsely accusing Thom of a nonexistent crime." Lucy stated.
She continued, "So, it is clear that we should find a way to prove that Roger was wrong. All we need to do right now is to watch him closely. If he does not act within the week, we will try to think up something."
Suddenly, Thom sprang up in alarm.
"Hush! I have forgotten something fatally important!" Thom cried. Fear could be seen visibly on his face. The girls watched in silence as they saw his magic search the corners of his room. They felt themselves pale along with Thom as he worked his magic.
Finally, when Thom was done, they inquired, "What happened?"
Thom shook his head, his body shaking. "He overheard us. I forgot to put the barriers up."
Alanna and Lucy exchanged glances. "So what should we do now?"
Thom looked terribly forlorn. "Just steer clear of Roger, and lay low."
Alanna and Lucy, clearly heeding Thom's advice, exited through the door with apprehension.
I'm sorry to say that this story is most likely to be discontinued. So I apologize to all thosereaders who were looking forward formore.
However, I am planning on starting a new story, and most hopefully will be able to finish it.
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