"Greetings, Thy blessed training Stump." Keldery taunted.
"Keldery I admire your stubbern head." Wyldo said loftily. "I myself would not go through the trouble of hiring Shangs just so I can prove myself. I wouldn't scam the King of Tortall" He sneered. Keldery stiffened. She had expected Wyldon to at least admit she was a warrior. Wyldon backed down a little. He had never seen such fierce determination. Kelderys eyes went completely ice blue in a mere second.
"If you do not beleive me then I challenge you to a duel. As the defendent, you may pick the weopon." Kel said with a shrug. Although she appeared less angry, her eyes were still the piercing blue. Wyldons mind scrambled. Then he grinned.
"A Joust." He said with a smile. For a second Keldery stiffened but then she relaxed and laughed.
"Clever Stump." Keldery pointed. "The one weopon Shangs don't train with." Keldery mused. "One weeks time is when I will challenge you." Wyldon smirked. He was the best of the best. Even if she was Shang she couldn't learn tilting in a week.
"What are the stakes?" He questioned sarcastically. "100 gold nobles perhaps." Keldery laughed.
"My dear, We both know money is not what I seek." Keldery said. "If you win, the probationary year for girl pages may continue as planned." Then she smiled. "And if I win... Before you kick any girl page out, it must go through Lady KNIGHT Alanna, and Lord Raoul." Wyldon looked like he was hesitaiting. Alanna and Raoul nodding, they agreed with the terms. "It's not like it matters," Kel said twirling her hair. Then she looked up. "Unless you think I will beat you." Wyldon began to protest. Keldery smirked at him. "Great then you agree to the terms." Wyldon nodded hesitantly. Kel held out her hand. He grabbed it and shook it firmly.
"Great," Kel said enthusiastically. She turned away from the Stump. The second she did her eyes returned to the brown with the multicolered specs. "Sir Raoul, I hear your the best at jousting." Raoul nodded. "Will you please teach me?" Raoul smiled broudly.
"Of course, my dear." Raoul said. "Meet me in the practice courts tommorrow morning." Kel nodded and skipped off towards the practice courts. Kylaii shook her head. Neal and his buddies looked at her questioningly. Kylaii looked after her glare.
"Shes going to the practice courts." Kylaii said. The squires looked at eachother grinning.
"I wonder who's at the practice courts?" Neal said sarcastically.
"I wonder who's in the mood for a rude awakening." Merric said with a laugh. The others looked at eachother, then they all sprinted towards the practice courts laughing.
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Kel sauntered to the practice courts thinking of the days events. When she saw who was their she smiled.
Joren and his cronies were all sitting, lazily swinging practice sword through the air. Kel headed over to them.
"Who is this beautiful lady that had come to greet us." Joren said politely.
"Oh Joren have you already forgotten me, I thought I had layed quite an impression." Kel said with a batter of her eyelashes. Joren looked quistioning at the girl in front of him. The beautifully girls eyes blazed like ice. " Keldery of Midlean you scum, Shang sunbird." Joren growled and began to advance on her.
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Neal rounded the corner to see Joren, Vinson, and Garvey advancing on her. In three kick quicks, she hit them square in a very sensitive area. Then in one fluid motion she had them down to the ground. Neal and his buddies merely gaped and Kel walked out of there without a single scratch on her.