Sunhat
Disclaimer: I disclaim all anyone did before me. I know this is kind of out of character for Alanna, but I love to embarrass her.
Alanna straightened the wide brimmed hat on her head. She had loved the hat when she first saw it, bad bought it extremely cheaply off a hat vender in the city. Feeling confidant, she strode out into the hall, smiling uncharacteristically at the passerby. A couple pages snickered, but instantly went silent when they saw her looking.
Queen Thayet walked by on her way to the archery practice courts, one-year old Roald in a sling on her back. "Goddess, Alanna, your hat!" Thayet burst out laughing. Her body shook and Thayet couldn't control herself. She walked away muttering "Alanna…hat…too wide…" and laughing.
Seeing the Queen, Raoul heard "Hat" and "Alanna" and went in search for his short friend. The hat was too much for him, too. He became tilt-silly without even setting eyes on his horse.
The King saw Raoul lying on the ground. "What's wrong, Raoul?" Jon asked, concerned.
He got a vague answer. "Alanna…hat…queen…" Raoul laughed.
Jon took off down the hall at a run. 'Oh, Mithros!' He thought 'What is she up to now?' Seeing her, it took all of his kingly self control not to end up like Raoul. "Alanna," he panted, "Where did you get that hat?"
"The market." She answered, straightening it.
"Did you know that the Queen can't see straight, Raoul's on the ground, and you're the laughingstock of the entire court?" Jonathan said to her.
Alanna turned beet red and mumbled something under her breath. She ran back to her rooms and stored it in a drawer, vowing never to wear her wonderful sunhat again.
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Klehmenteen: Thanks for reviewing! I hope more people will do so. You're probably right about the loneliness thing.