For years now, Kel had been living a lie. First it had been running from herself, then it had been pretending to be someone else, then it had been lying to Dom, scared she would lose him again. She had never had nothing to worry about. There was always something that was the difference between life and death, love and loneliness.

But now, there was nothing standing in her way. She had recovered from her mistakes, she had apologized for all she had done, and she had been forgiven. She was never going to make those mistakes again.

Weeks passed. Spring turned to summer, and the pages disappeared from the palace on their year end trip. Kel didn't have much to do. She thought about taking a squire that autumn, but she didn't know if there would be anyone she wanted, nor did she know if she was going to have very many assignments for the next while.

The palace thinned out over the summer. Raoul took a few of his squads on the trip with the pages, though he left Dom's squad behind. Merric and Neal, along with a few of Kel's other friends, were sent to the north to help rebuild three towns that had been destroyed in a forest fire.

Summer, the time for travelling and the time for assignments. Everyone who was not assigned with either the pages trip or the fires in the north went home to their own fief. Dom couldn't go home unless he was given leave, because he had a squad to command, and Kel wanted to wait to find out if there were any female squire this coming year.

So, they stayed at the palace. It was a quiet summer, but they didn't mind. They spent hours every day practicing, building up the skills that Kel had slowly lost over years of staying in a small palace instead of out fighting battles where she belonged. They would spend days wandering through the city, looking in shops and grocers, strolling through parks and streets.

But something was happening in the city of Corus. Something dark and dangerous, that Kel and Dom and the royal family did not know about.

A revolution was brewing.

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Yes, I do indeed realize that this is the shortest chapter I have ever written, but I don't care. It makes me happy, and I will write more as it comes into my head. I haven't decided quite what I'm doing, but it will come, and hopefully it will be soon.

Annmarie Aspasia: yay for waking! And no worries, I would never go R on yo ass. (jokes)

Soccerchick-08: It's true, it is sad that we missed that. But I am thinking of writing a story about Andrea, so we'll see if I work that in, or if I even write the story.

Wake-Robin: dude, it's hilarious! And I'm glad you liked it. And no, it's no where near the end. I just had one of my better ideas, I think.

Alannalovingwriter: yay!

Jennyvre Moss: thanks! Mm… fluff…

Gray Eied Fighter: Glad you liked it!

Charlies Luvr: Dude, you can't have them all. That's totally not fair. You can have Frodo and Legolas (as much as I love them) but I claim Aragorn, Merry and Eomer. Those dudes are seriously lacking in the love. Well, not Aragorn, but still. Oh, and I get Harry Potter too. I think that's a fair deal. And I'm done…

Lady Crystaline of Jewel Cove: more more more!

Smiles28: thanks!

PsychoLioness13: thanks! The chamber wasn't really on about anything, sort of. I haven't decided if it told the truth or not, or if it is just wacky. I'm kind of leaning towards wacky. I like wacky.

Pinky: eyy, long time no see (I think)! Dude, it's not over! Don't worry!

Allimba: thanks!

Caremel: Wait, what did she do on a whim? Oh, chapter 4… I see… well, it kind of explains it later. Keep reading!

"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what is I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."

-unolimbo