A/N: Thanks for all the good reviews. I'm not getting many written reviews but people are adding me to their favorite stories. I consider that a good review! Thanks again to 4-eyedDragon for letting me use her characters and plot line. If you follow my story you'll have to begin by reading The Lady of Trebond story by 4-eyedDragon. It contains valuable information that I will use to further my own plot. Not to mention it is a REALLY good story. Please enjoy this next chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of Tamora Pierce's books or the characters Alianne, Jane of Trebond, or any future characters I use from 4-eyedDragon's story.

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"Oh!" Alanna gasped as she realized who was in her vision. Jon had stopped kissing her and was looking at her with a concerned expression. "Alanna, what happened?" Jon said as he set on the bed and sat next to her. "One minute you were so into it and then you just stopped." Alanna looked up at Jonathan, a confused expression on her face. "I saw my mother. I don't know what happened. Sometimes I see things and I saw my mother which is impossible because she died… years ago." Alanna settled on Jon's lap and snuggled close to him. Jon was silent as he stroked her hair. Soon Alanna was sound asleep and Faithful was purring. Jon set Alanna carefully on the bed and climbed in next to her. He stared at her face, peaceful with sleep, and kissed her cheek, before putting his arm around her and falling asleep.

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"WHAT!!!! Call Jonathan and Alanna to see me! NOW!" King Roald was deeply upset. His son's name had been scarred and Alanna, who he was secretly fond of, had been labeled as a whore. Someone had told the villagers that Alanna was pregnant with Jon's child. The only way the information could have spread this fast was if a king had proclaimed the news. But Roald had kept it a secret, not wanting what was happening to happen. Jonathan walked into the king's study confidently, with Alanna, curious, at his side. Roald turned to look at them. "Alanna, have you left Jon's chambers since I last spoke with you?" She shook her head confused. "No, the healers come to me and Jon supplies me with everything I need. The only time I've left was to come here." "Who have you told of your pregnancy?" "No one! I know what would happen if I did!" Alanna exclaimed. Jonathan rubbed her back to soothe her. "Father, why are you upsetting her? You know that the stress is bad for the child." Jonathan eyed his father's reaction as he said this.

"I want to know how the villagers know that she is with YOUR child! The only way it could have spread this fast was if I had announced it, which I didn't!" Roald's face turned red and he began breathing heavily. "Damn George." Alanna whispered so only Jon could hear. Jonathan's eyes lit up with realization. "I will take care of this, Father." Jon said and turned to leave with Alanna. Once they made it to their quarters Alanna burst into tears. "George is determined to ruin our life together, no matter what the costs." Jon said calmly as her smoothed Alanna's hair and pulled her close. "Don't worry, I won't let him." Alanna looked at him. "Will we have to kill him?" She asked, standing straighter. Jon looked down at her troubled. "I will have to kill him. You will have to stay here and rest." Jonathan stated. Alanna looked down. "I'm sorry, I know he was your friend for a long time and at some point he was your lover." Alanna shuddered and Jonathan laughed. "But he won't stop unless I kill him. Which I will do. No one will hurt you."

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George Cooper kissed his mother goodbye and snuck himself out to Port Caynn. There he stayed for the next two months. Alanna had told Jon about his home in Port Caynn and Jon had raided it, looking for him, to no avail. He went on these journeys with Raoul and Gary, his and Alanna's two best friends. Alanna desperately wanted to go with them on those excursions but a part of her was grateful for the excuse not to go, to see George killed. He may be trying to ruin her life but he had been a good friend for years. As her pregnancy progressed, the palace healers were allowed to check on her regularly. Alanna found that she missed Eleni Cooper's examinations. The ones in the palace seemed… harsher than hers.

Jon and Alanna were sleeping when a nudge woke Alanna. This was not a nudge from the outside. It had come from her growing stomach. "Jon! Jon, wake up! It's moving!" She grabbed his hand and put it on her bulge. Jon groggily sat up. He was jolted awake when he felt the kick. "Mithros! There really is someone in there!" Alanna glared at him. "Of course there is! I wouldn't be this fat if there wasn't!" Jonathan laughed. "It's different seeing it all from the outside." He said and pulled her close. They both soon drifted to sleep; each had a hand on Alanna's stomach.

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The young red-head glared at the brunette with the familiar face. The brunette smirked and showed a Daughter some needlework. The red-head scowled and suddenly she was sitting across from a younger Duke Gareth of Naxen the Elder. He was giving her an ornate jewelry box. Then the beautiful red-head was crying in his arms under a tree they were surrounded by a younger King Roald and Queen Lianne. Suddenly the red-head was dressed in white, standing across from Alanna's father. She stared into the eyes of Duke Gareth, who was standing near the door, before she turned and said, "I do."

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Alanna woke with a start. Jonathan stirred but continued to sleep. Faithful jumped onto her lap and Alanna absentmindedly petted him. Faithful looked at her with his deep violet eyes and snuggled into her belly. Alanna processed her dream. She had recognized everyone except the beautiful red-head and the spiteful brunette. As Faithful purred, Alanna racked her brain. She finally remembered the brunette, it was her Aunt Jane, but the red-head still puzzled her. Suddenly she remembered the night that she had a vision. It had been two months since she had had the vision but it burned brightly in her head. The woman in the dream was her mother, Alianne.

Alanna didn't know why but she kept her new visions to herself. She pondered them when Jon and her friends went searching for George. She now received snippets of Alianne's life. What she couldn't understand was how she was receiving these visions. If they were true, and she wasn't sure about that either, she was getting glimpses of the past. She only saw the future and even that was only occasionally. She had decided to go pay Duke Gareth a visit, to ask him about her mother, when a new visitor was announced at court. It was her aunt, Jane of Rapid Falls, formerly, Jane of Trebond.

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"Aunt Jane. What are you doing here?" Alanna said, keeping her voice level. She had never liked her aunt and she knew that her aunt had never liked her and Thom. Jane smiled. "I heard the rumors. I want to see if they were true." She eyed her niece critically then smiled. "I can see they are. Well, I guess I really want to know if you need any help. I was the best at the convent." She evaluated Alanna's expression. She kept it innocent. "Actually, I'm fine. Jon keeps me quite safe and well cared for." Alanna smiled at the thought of Jon. He would be home soon and could save her from her aunt's clutches. Jane looked at her with an odd expression on her face. "Well… I was just thinking that because you don't have a mother to share these joys with you might like your dear Auntie to be with you. I never had any children of my own and I've always been fond of you." She faltered before the word fond. Alanna raised her eyebrow. "The Crown Prince of Tortall has returned." Timon called as he opened the door to the library Alanna was sitting in.

Jon sighed as he put away Darkness's tack. It was another false lead. They had found no trace of George in Naxen. Soon they would have to head south and he did not want to leave Alanna alone for that long. Trips to the south could take as long as a month and Alanna was already almost six months along according to the healers. Thinking of Alanna made him smile. For a while she had been the crankiest person in Court. She was always hungry, tired and tearful. She seemed to be getting to be her old self though. Jon entered the palace and walked to his chambers. He walked inside to find Alanna and an older woman sitting on the couch looking uncomfortable.

"Jon, I'd like you to meet my Aunt Jane of Rapid Falls. She heard the rumors and decided to check up on me." Jon racked his brains but had no recollection of Alanna mentioning an aunt even when she was known as 'Alan'. He looked at the way they sat at polar ends of the couch and decided to pretend he had heard of her. "A pleasure to finally meet you." He nodded to Jane and moved to kiss Alanna. When they broke apart Alanna moved her hand to her stomach and pulled his to a spot. They baby kicked his hand. Jon smiled brightly. He could never get over how amazing it was that there was a little baby in Alanna's stomach. His baby.

Jane observed the couple throughout her stay. She saw how Jon carefully caressed Alanna's face and took her hand at every opportunity. She noticed how Alanna cradled her stomach and kissed Jon in corners when she thought no one was there. Jane envied Alanna. Her mother had embarrassed her and she had never really gotten her revenge. She decided to get revenge on her daughter. Alanna would pay for her mother's mistake of underestimating Jane of Trebond.