Then she left through her door, and crept silently into the hall ways and out into the hallway. Once at the jousting field she was not suprised to find that Raoul had not arrived yet, it was still an hour before the sun rose. She walked to the stable and began to sadle Peachblossom. She was done quickly so she led Peachblossom out to the field. She mounted up and faced the quiantains.
She whispered "Charge" quietly to Peachblossom. Peachblossom began to race full speed towards the dummy with a sheild. She raised her already weighted wooden lance and headed straight towards the quaintain. She had her weopan faced squarely towards the blackdot on the sheild. At the last second she swerved alittle and barely missed the black dot. Frustrated she tried again. This time she hit the black dot square in the center. She smiled and tried again.
After five rounds of hitting it square on, she decided it was two easy. She went into a shed and found a small willow ring. She smiled and walked back out to the yard. She reset the one of the quantuns so it had the willow circle.
At first she barely skimmed it. It was enough not to get hit by the dummy, but not good enough for kel. Once she had it dead on she practiced about three times before she heard someone enter the court, she spun Peachblossom aroung and pointed her weopen at th aproaching figure. It was Raoul.
"Jeese, Kel. I thought i was supposed to be twaching YOU." Raoul said. Kel smiled. "Okay Girly show me what you got!" Kel nodded and faced the quantain.
"Put up you hand so I can show off." Kel said. Raoul smiled and raised his hand. Kel turned her atention back to the quaintain. "Charge" she whispered. Peachblossom and her package went charging towards the dummy. She hit it squarely on the black dot she had drawn. Then with a flick of her wrist she threw the ring in the air. It flew straight and true and landed on Raouls wrist. Raoul smiled.
"I thought you told wyldon they didn't teach this at Shang." Raoul said. He had expected Kel to reply with a simple "I lied." But she didn't.
"They don't." Kel said. Raould choked. "I woke up an hour ago, I practiced while I waited for you." Now Raoul just stared.
"Okay then I better mount up so you can joust against me." Raould said. Kel nodded. Raoul left muttering softly to himself. He came back shortly with two sheild on his horse. He was dressed in white quilt, in his hand he held another set of that clothing. He also managed to hold to long metal lances with plastic tips. He tossed Kel a sheil lance and a quilt padding. Kel hurried to get prepared when she did she mounted.
She raised her sheild and Raoul did the same. On Raouls word they began to charge at eachother. They both hit eachothers sheild. Kel and Raoul both hit the back of their saddles hard. On impact Raoul twisted his wrist. The movement almost sent Kel flying from the saddle. Now she knew how to do it.
On the next way around at eachother. Kel twisted her wrist up and as a surprise to Raoul sent him flying cear of his saddle. Kel smiled. On the groung Raoul groaned.
"Aww.. second try. I haven't been deseated since you were born." Raoul groaned. Keldery dismounted and helped Raoul up.
"I think I'm going to go find Wyldon." Kel said with a smile. Raoul nodded.
"Now this is something I don't want to miss." Raoul commented. Together they tied up their horse and headed of to the pages wing. Once they enetered The whole room turned to look at them. Kels trained eyes scanned the room. She was happy to find both the ing queen and alanna all sitting there. Her freinds smiled at her from the squire table.
"Wyldon, I was wondering if you wanted to move the time of our challenge forward to... well right now." Kel said sarcastically. Wyldon smiled.
"Come then." He stood as did the rest of the room. "This is between me and Keldery, no one else." Wyldon snarled. Kel smiled sweetly. Her pure white teeth glistening.
"Oh but stumpy." Keldery pleaded batting her eyelashes prettily. More then half of the boys in the room sighed audibly. Neal came up and stood next to her he batted his eyelashed in a similar manner.
"Yeah stumpy. I want to see you on your..." He stopped. Wyldon growled and walked out of the room. The boys happily followed. The adults did so more elegantly. Once they were out of the room they were out of the room Alanna aproached her.
"Kel, I have no doubt in your talents. But Wyldon has de-seated Raoul." Alanna reasoned. When she said that Raoul joined them.
"I have too." Kel said quietly. Alanna gaped, as did Neal who had been walking with her.
"Second time she's ever joasted against a person before. 1 hour after her first joust against a target." Raoul piped in. They all stared at her. They would have continued staring but they reached the jousting court. Kel hopped easily over the fence and mounted Peachblossom. Wyldon came a moment later from the stables mounted and ready to go. They mounted their horses across from eachother.
"Do you both agree to the terms." The king said seriously. They nodded. "Then let the joust began. On your mark ge set go." Wydon and Kel charged at eachother. They raised their lances and charged. When Kel's lance hit Wyldons sheild square on. She wrenched upwards and Wyldon went out of his seat nearly three feet. Kel merely slammed into the back of her seat. They went back into their places on Jons command they went back at eachother.
On inpact, Kel found strength in her anger and wrenched upward with all her might. Wyldon went flying to everyones astonishment. He hit the ground with a thud. A very loud thud. Everyone cheered and wyldon and Jonathan looked utterly shocked. Kel got down and turned to everyone else.
"See you at the ball." Kel called over her shoulder. Leaving many eyes trailing after eachother. "