A/N: hey guys, this is a very short filler chapter I am making to disguise my important a/n P. what I really want to know, is two things:

1) wyldon was really wimpy in the last chapter and even though it's funny, I think it's very ooc. Should I make him pull it together in the next chappie?

2) I think it is natural that, having seen some of kel's abilities, alanna will ask kel for a friendly sword match. Unfortunately… I have actually always preferred alanna to kel, and would hate to see alanna lose and also, kel might be disillusioned about her hero…however, kel is supposed to be the mightiest of all and all that jazz, so does that leave me no choice but to make alanna lose? Or maybe they could be interrupted? Ideas! I need kel to retain her near invincibility, but I love alanna! TT

And now, on with the sucky, SHORT filler chappie!

Chapter 7: friendly musings

Late at night, a few hours after the shocking battle between Kel and Joren, as well as the Shang Goddess's amusing and also intimidating verbal spar with Lord Wyldon, several knights gathered in a certain green eyed hearthrob's room. They were gathered there in order to share opinions and to discuss their former page friend.

"Wow," Merric said quietly, his eyes still wide from the amazing events of the afternoon. The others nodded emphatically.

"I know she said she was the best, but I had trouble believing it. I mean, she's so beautiful now, who would have thought?" Neal said. His face was dreamy as he said the last part. Cleon wacked him on the head before sighing.

"She's certainly much prettier than before," he admitted. Neal smirked, and Cleon scowled back at him, flushed from both embarrassment and annoyance.

"Did you see how she defeated Joren? She was like BAM BAM BAM, and then he was like, 'AAAAAHHH', and then she was like, 'don't ever call me a wench!'" Owen exclaimed emphatically, waving his arms in the air and jumping about. "It was jolly good!"

The others rolled their eyes at him. Still, they couldn't help but grin. He had a way of describing it that made it seem much less terrifying and more comical. Besides, they could never get enough of seeing Joren be knocked down a peg or two.

Faleron of King's Reach chuckled, startling the others. When he saw their questioning gazes, he smiled before explaining, "I was just thinking about what she said concerning my sister, Priyanka. Priya always said she'd run away to Shang, but I never really believed she would do it. Still, I could tell it meant a lot to her. I am glad she is realizing her dream, even though I am angry that she made us worry. And to think, Kel says MY sister is one of their best adepts!" he finished proudly. His friends clapped him on the back and nodded approvingly.

After a few minutes of comfortable silence, Prosper ventured to ask, "What do you think Kel actually has to DO for that prophecy?"

"Yes, will she help us win the Scanran war?" Roald added.

The light-heartedness in the air disappeared. And the group solemnly contemplated this question. They all feared for their friend, even though they had seen that she could take care of herself, particularly her green-eyed best friend.

A/N: and cut! So… I am starting to lean away from k/j and towards k/n. I am so fickle1 but seriously, I know k/j can be more interesting, and I don't want to disappoint you k/j fans, but I seriously can't see anyway to set them up anymore… the windows of opportunity are closing…

Poll results for it have k/n in the lead anyway, it's 10 vs. 8

And now for review responses:

NativeWolfCub: as I said above, you're right, I just don't see how it can happen. K/j fics usually pull those two together through sexual attraction or he was only acting that way because his father forced him to on threat of disowning or something. I think both kel and joren have made it clear that neither of those two is the case…

About wyldon's oocness, I am not sure I like it either. The one thing I always admired about wyldon was his sense of honor. Here, he acts more like peter pettigrew from harry potter. It makes for a funnier situation but takes away from his stern and commanding character.

Elentariel: I am glad you think it's funny, I like that people can laugh at my sotries and have a good time reading them, since I am not sure I could right good angst, which means I need SOMETHING to keep your interest, ne? the thing is, (like I said to Native Wolf Cub), wyldon's wimpiness makes him funnier, but I don't think that's how he would act. I can still make him pull his act together in the next chapter, but then he won't be funny. What do you think, should I?

Ti-Ti: I agree about the k/j, and some k/n fics are boring, but I don't like cleon, I think dom is boring and Tammie doesn't tell me enough about anyone else to really make them interesting. So that leaves poor old neal. The only problem with that is that I LIKE yuki, and neal always struck me as a brother to kel. Still, I am hoping I can pull it off. As you can see, it is sort of set up for a k/n fic, so even if I suck at romance, I might manage to make something passable out of k/n.

Leslie: I regret to inform you that a) k/n is winning the polls and that b) unless I take down the last chappie and totally redo it, I don't see how k/j can work anymore. Sorry. I hope you keep reading it anyway.

Mystic Moon Empress: I am leaning towards k/n, as my other review replies show. I too always thought there wasn't much romantic stuff between kel and neal, but with the way the last chapter went, I really can't find a way to set k/j up.

Guacamole13: I agree, neal is a wonderfully funny person. But can my imagination come up with remarks witty enough to be worthy of neal? About joren… As you can see, he is still not a very nice person, however, once kel left, he calmed down more, so the chamber let him through. (probably somewhat reluctantly though! )

Queen-of-sapphires: sorry you think it's overboard. I thought action and emotions keeps it interesting, rather than having kel walk around acting like a piece of cardboard the entire time. I am not sure what you mean by this court face. Could you explain more?

Nima: I am not sure I fully understand your idea, but from the way I understand it, it's a really good idea! I may use that, actually…. Thank you so much, you just inspired me! However, be warned! If peeps don't like the way I use your idea, you get all the blame! Muahahahahaha! Jk,jk!

Wingedrider: about wyldon… yeah. I kinda don't like the way he is so ooc and has none of the honor I admired him for, but on the other hand, it adds humor to my fic, which would be seriously unfunny without it. I dunno. I am gonna wait and see what you guys like better. You have until the next chappie or two to decide which way you guys prefer, cause after that I'll just have to choose…the story needs to move on, whether you guys review or not.

Until next time, peeps! Luv ya!