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Kel stood at the top of the staircase, she was in a daze, just wait till she got her hands on her friend, Evelyn was in so much trouble! Dom looked across and couldn't help but smile, Kel was chewing her bottom lip and her grip on his arm was growing steadily stronger...
He crouched down a couple of inches until his eyes were even with hers, "Kel don't panic it's going to be grand, you'll blow them away, I can't wait to see the look on Meathead's face."
Just then the Herald stepped forward and proudly announced, "Sergeant Domitan of Masbolle and Lady Keladry of Mindelan."
Neal, standing in the crowd almost snapped his neck like a dry twig in his hast to look up, what he saw almost made him spill his tray of drinks, 'gods that can't be Kel, she looks amazing, and what the hell is she doing with Dom!'
Kel floated down the staircase, and curtsied to the monarchs, if Dom noticed that she curtsied slightly more to the Queen he said nothing.
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Kel laughed, Dom was trying to impersonate one of the conservative's expressions as she had walked down the staircase. "He turned purple and then ashen white, he looked like someone had just told him that his favourite dog had died!" Just then they reached the door, Kel turned round until she was looking up into Dom's eyes, 'you could get lost in those eyes so easily' she thought.
Dom studied her face carefully, she was driving him mad, was she aware that she was sucking her bottom lip? As he looked up and into her eyes, he couldn't help but smile as he watched a slow blush spread across her cheeks. He took a deep breath and uttered a prayer to every god he could think of before leaning down slightly and capturing her lips with his own, Kel gave a slight gasp before, returning the kiss with equal rigour.
They broke apart at last, both slightly out of breath, Kel smiled shyly up at him, he wrapped his arms around her and buried his head in her hair, "you have no idea how long I have wanted to do that", Kel gave a wry smile, "I think I have a fair idea…"
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"Is that all milady?" Evelyn, turned to look at the porter who had been carrying her bags, "Yes thank-you," she paused and was about to enter the carriage when she remembered something, "Oh wait, please, could you deliver a letter for me?" The man took the letter, and stepped back just then the coach man urged the horses into a swift trot, after all he had a ship to catch…
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Kel opened the door the next morning after her glaive practice, to find a small rather rotund porter standing there, "Morning, miss I was asked to deliver this to you by, the lady of Naxen." That said he turned and walked rapidly of down the corridor.
Kel broke open the wax seal with a smile and began to read the letter, as her eyes scanned down the page her smile slowly vanished, when Dom came to find her she was just sitting quietly. "What's wrong?" "Read this…" in saying that she chucked the letter towards him….
'Dear Kel,
I know this isn't the best way to tell you but I tried earlier in the week and I just couldn't do it. I always wanted to be a knight, but like Kally I was to close to the throne to be a chance. Meeting you was great, it gave me a chance to see what it would have been like and to be honest I don't think that I'm strong enough 'mentally' to go through all that you endured.
Still I want to help people and I can't do that by marrying some Lord who believes that a women's place is in the home. So I took the only other feasible option available to me and decided to leave Tortall. I set off for Carthak late last night, I intend to go to the university and study healing magic, and then when Kally comes over I'll become one of her attendants. Who knows, perhaps one day I'll even be able to return home….
I'm so sorry I didn't get the chance to know you better, and that I never said goodbye, I wish you the best of luck in your Knighthood.
P.S. I knew you and Dom were the perfect couple!
Your favourite Court Lady
Evelyn xxx'
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Finished, I know the ending is pretty awful but I ran out of ideas, I think I'm better at one shots. Please review one last time xxxx
Eruanna Eire
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