"The irony." Kel said through he giggles. "You said 'Goddess Kel,' it shold have been 'Mithros Kel." Kel laughed. Kylaii's mouth twitched. *Only Kel would find that funny.* Kyliaa mused to herself.
"Kel," Kylaii said with a small laugh, "You are unbeleivabley weird. Go to sleep." Kel began to protest. Kylaii grabbed something out of her pocket and stuffed it under Kels nose. Kel scowled.
"Sleepdust," She said fowly. With that she fall back into her prevoius teachers arms.
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Kel awoke to a gentle hand shaking her. Out of instict she jumped up and grabbed the hand in a painful. She looked into the eyes of her smiling teacher. She immeadiately let go.
"Sorry," Kel said quickly. Then her memory came back and she scowled. "I will kick your butt in the training courts for drugging me. " Kylaii smiled.
"O that you will do, but know you have your ceremony." Kylaii said happilly. Kel groaned. "Now clean yourself up." Kel nodded and began to run water for the bath. Kylaii walked out.
Once the bath was ready Kel began to quickly scub herself. She was pink and shiny when she got into a pair of black breeches and a green shirt. She combed out her hair and atached a small raven armory dagger on her belt.
She walked out of her room and to the courtyard where the ceremony was taking place.
The crowds had doubled. By now they had heard that Keldery of Midlean was back at the palace. Kel nervously walked to the front of the line of people to where Kylaii was already standing.
"Keldery of Midlean. Do you agree to always help those in need, not attack unless provoked, and stay true to all the Shang ways of life." Kylaii said. That was the most common shang promise. Kel nodded.
"I do." She said. Suddenly her neck began to throb. Her body seemed to explode with sudden heat. Her eyes also stung. She shut them too.
Suddenly the sting in her neck subsided. She was still hot, but it was more natural. She opened her eyes, and the world around her was seen to a new depth.
The world seemed a little more defined. The images were all more defined. She could make out the smallest detail. Although the only thing she could see was everyones shopped expressions.
"What is it?!" Kel said eghsasperated. "Do I have horns?" She said suddenly worried. She patted he head. It was clear of horns. Kylaii smiled.
"It's your eyes." Kylaiii said with a laugh. "Their very pretty"
"God's curse it!" Kel exclaimed. When she saw Kylaii's confused look she explained. "They picked the one part of me that I can't see." Kylaii laughed driely.
"They are a golden brown with a whole bunch of flecks of green and blue and purple and then like mixtures of those colors. It's very pretty." Kylaii said. Kel nodded. Then remebered something.
"What animal thing am I?" She asked. Kylaii turned around and began to lift her hair to reach her neck but stopped suddenly.
"Mithros, Kel." Kylaii said. "Your boiling!" She pulled her hand back from Kel. Kel turned to face her.
"Why do they have to put on your neck _where you can't see it yourselfs_ ." Kel said emphazised the last words. Kylaii laughed and lifted up her hair. Again she gasped and dropped Kels long brown blomd hair.
"Okay," Kel said eghastperated. "I could really learn to hate gasping." This time she was not rewarded with a grin or a laugh, Kylaii just stared at Kel. Kel sighed and tapped her foot impatiently. In the sky a booming laguh sounded.
"Keldery, Keldery, Keldery." Mithros boomed. Everyone but Kel dropped to their knees. "It amuses me that your freinds only gawk. They don't even tell you your warrior name"
"Well," Keldery said. "You haven't really done much to help." Mithros laughed.
"Keldery, my dear." Mithros said in a kind voice. "You are the Shang SunBird, Mithros own warrior. You are the first Shang SunBird in existence. I was thinking about Dragon, but it was not enough so I made and order higher. You will do well." The voice and the godly power seemed to vanish with it. In her mind a picture of the Sunbird that dwells only in the divine realm circling around the bright sun. Unlike most of the other Shang Tatoo's it was in color.
The room was dead silent.
OKAY.... woopee a chapter I just want to make some things more clear.
Some of the things that happened in Kel's second year as a page, i made happen in her first year.
I am a terrible speller but i will fix what I can
And i won't like update it for a while because i am going sailing in the carribean for two weeks then I have Midterms so yea busy bee. I will try to update though
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