The sun was just coming up when a young girl walked out into the yard.
She was shorter, had reddish blonde hair and hazel green eyes. She looked sightly similar to George.
"Excuse me miss," She said timidly. "I was wondering if you were Mistress Kel?" Kel looked her over
"Why are you here to look after my retainer sent by His majesty to inveigle me into partiality towards him?" Kel said in a lofty manner. She didn't usually use her vast vocabulary, but she wanted to test the young girl's integrity.
"Yes I am your servent, but though I was sent by the king, it was not to flatter you into liking him." The young girl said. Kel sighed and went back to her sword play.
"Sad day for Tortall, when the spy master has to send his daughter as a spy." Kel said. The girl made a noise as if to correct her but Kel interrupted her. " George come out of the bushes." She said as she pointed her sword a rustling bush. A grumbling man exited.
"I see how you found out she was a spy," George said wiping himself off. "But how's you know she's my daughter?" Kel turned to him and made a puppy dog face with batted eyelashes.
"She's got daddy's eyes." She said in a sugar sweet voice. She then went back to practice. "Plus I figured daddy would be scared sending his baby girl on her first real job so I knew you would be she knew that I prefferred to be called Kel." George cursed and Aly smiled. Together they were walking off the feild when Kel called after them. "O and the Shang Hyena, hasn't been the one giving information to you. His letters never made it out. It was me, so might want to get a new spy with the Shang, because I've been feeding you loads of horse dung." George turned and glared at her and Kel smiled and went back to practising.
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Nearly two hours later Kel was still practising when a yound page came running into the courtyard panting.
"Mistress Keldery a group of people are out in the front to see you. They were asking for you and Master Liam." Kel smiled at the young page who went running back in the direction he came from.
Kel decided that if she couldn't finish her warm up then at least she could go on a run. She took off in a full sprint towards the incoming Shang group.
When she reaced their she was slightly flushed but other wise unfased. Liam was standing with the king arguing with him. The shang were jouning in on Liams side while the nobles were stood behind the king yelling at the top of their lungs.
Kel brought herself up and walked between the two of them.
"You see your majesty," Kel said. "Usually they save the fighting for _during_ the negotian. Or were you not taught that in "How to be a great king 101?" Kel said mockingly. The king turned bright with anger. Kel put on a fake shocked face. "O my! Have I insulted you?" Kel said shocked but then put on a face like she was thinking very deep. "But then again, I have heard that insulting the other place without "seemingly" realising is a common power play." Kel said then she smirked. "And as I am the one insulting and you are the one who seems obviously mad, I must be the one winning the debate." Kel said, the Shang and the more Progressive Tortallians smiled. One of the man began to speak.
"You can't speak to the king like that your a...." The man began. Kel held her hand up.
"Hmmm..." Kel said faking thinking hard. "Let me guess, women who just went into Shang to sleep with men." The man blushed and looked down. "Well let me tell you I've heard that one before. So I will tell you that you are still have the least power in this negotiation and I still have the most." When the man shut up Kel turned to her party. "Hey Masters." She then gave the three masters infront a hug at the same time. She waved to the 10 people behind them. Then turned to the King.
"I hope you and your people will be able to control yourself now. " Kel said relativey happily. One of the men came up from behind the King.
"Last I checked you were one of the King's "people."" He said tauntingly. Kel stepped towards him her eyes turning and ice blue.
"I stopped being one of your people the day you said I had to leave." Kel said. James stepped forward and put a protective hand on Kels back. The moment he touched her her eyes went back to normal color. " As I have heard it is polite, you are invited to the celebration on the large feild over their." she said pointing.
"Don't worry we will be there." The King said smiling trying to win his way back into the Sunbird and the other Shangs good graces. Kel stood to her full height then smiled at him.
"That's actually what I'm worried about." She gave him a sugar sweet smile and began to walk off, the other Shang following her like puppies.