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Chapter 3
In Steadfast, Dom had received a similar letter from the king. He was already on the road with his squad, wondering who the two knights were that the king said would be leading him and his men. I hope it's Keladry! He thought desperately 'Cause if I get stuck with Meathead and Cleon, I will kill myself. After I kill Cleon, that is. Gods I hate that man! Dom shook his head, ridding himself of the mental picture of punching the living daylights out of Cleon his mind had come up with. Wolset noticed his head shaking and silently pointed it out to the rest of the men, who began to snicker silently. They had realized something was going on with their commander, and were determined to find out what it was.
The group was almost at an inn, were they were going to eat a quick lunch, then get back on the road to arrive at Corus for the evening meal.
When Kel arrived at the palace, she was exhausted. Her and Neal had ridden hard get to Corus that night. So when she saw Dom and his squad waiting for them at the gate to the palace, it didn't even register to her that they were supposed to be in Steadfast. Neal, however, went over immediately and demanded of Dom,
"Where's Yuki?" Dom merely pointed, trying too hard not to laugh at his cousin to trust his own voice. Neal rushed off, and Kel finally realized exactly who was at the gate.
"Dom!" she cried, jumping off her horse and giving him a hug. He stiffened, then relaxed and hugged her back, while his squad looked on. Kel stepped back regretfully and said,
"I thought you were in Steadfast! Why are you here? Not that I mind!" She added quickly, then blushed. Dom laughed.
"We got a letter from the king. Apparently he's sending us on a mission with two knights. I take it that would be you and Meathead?"
"I don't know." Kel replied. "The king didn't say anything. But Neal did get an interesting letter from Yuki, and we got a letter from Lord Wyldon. I'll have to show it to you later. It's pretty weird."
Kel and Dom started walking towards the residential wing of the palace. Suddenly Kel stopped.
"Actually," she said excitedly. "I have something for you!" Dom grinned at her enthusiasm.
"Oh? And what, pray, is this?" He asked as she pulled Neal's letter that she had pickpocketed from him out of her belt pouch. Kel grinned wickedly.
"This," she said importantly. "Is your blackmailing advantage. It's a letter from Yuki to Neal. He's already blushed three times, involving this letter, so it's bound to contain some pretty intimate stuff." Dom glanced quizzically at her.
"You mean you haven't read it yet? After having it for what, 20 minutes, you haven't even peeked at it?" Kel grinned.
"Actually I've had it for at least a day, but no, I haven't looked. As much as I wanted to, I was saving it for you to read first. Unfortunately, I have to go, so read it, then tell me what it says later. Bye!"
She walked down the hall to her rooms. She's so. . so. . perfect. Dom thought. I'm not sure if I could have lasted 5 minutes not reading a letter like this! This time I will though. For Kel. He nodded, then walked to the Own's barracks to get ready for supper.