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Star Kingdom was a powerful kingdom and carried many affluent people like Sir Arthur of Curry, Sir Victor of Stone, Sir Bart of Allen, Sir Roy of Harper and Lady Dinah of Lance.
King Oliver was rich and he used his money to improve his kingdom, unlike King Lex. Even though King Oliver was notorious for courting many young women he was well loved by the citizens of his kingdom.
The major problem of the near perfect city was the crime rate. Supposedly, a green knight would fend off the thieves and save the innocent. Instead of using a sword, the green knight strictly limited himself to using a bow and arrow, hence the name 'The Green Arrow' bestowed to him by the local folk. Stories of the Green Arrow have reached the four corners of the world.
Kara, along with many other children, had been put to sleep at night by stories of his amazing heroics. Even if he was real, Kara didn't need a knight to save her in shining green armor to save her, she was perfectly capable of doing it herself. Or, at least that's what she thought.
It was night when Kara reached the outskirts of the Star City, the capital of Star Kingdom. She had been hearing voices for the past two miles, so hopefully that would be a good thing. The crime rate of the city was common knowledge, which Kara knew of. No one was around, so she stopped her horse and let Lara rest. Kara removed the hood of the cloak, revealing her beautiful features.
Kara dismounted from the horse and removed a carrot from her bundle, feeding it to her valiant steed. Before she knew it, she was surrounded by thieves and she stiffened. She put her bundle back in the horse and got into fighting stance.
"Give us your gold and we'll leave you alone, lady," one of the thieves commanded.
"I don't think so," Kara unsheathed her sword and started fighting off the criminals. The Green Arrow heard a cry and rushed to its source. By the time he arrived, a cloaked man had fought some of the thieves and the remaining had run off. The Green Arrow approached the cloaked figure and it immediately drew its sword.
"I don't want to hurt you," the figure growled.
"Okay, I just came to see if you needed any help," the Green Arrow responded, somewhat offended.
"You're the Green Arrow aren't you?" it asked in a curiously feminine voice. It dropped it's hood, revealing a beautiful, young blonde woman's face.
"That's what they call me," he said cockily. "You're… a girl"
"Hadn't noticed?"
"I've just never met a swordswoman as accomplished as you. I really must get going, nice to meet you…"
"Kara- and you?"
"You already know that milady," the Green Arrow nodded and disappeared on his horse. Kara smiled until a piece of parchment on the ground caught her eye.
The light was too dim to read what the parchment said, so she placed it into her bundle to read later. Kara got on her horse and left to find a place to stay for the night.
Kara stumbled upon a tavern and paid the innkeeper for one night. After she placed Lara in the stables, she went up to the room to rest.
Mother had a friend in Star City, Sir Samuel of Lane. He told her that she was always welcome in his household. 'I hope her daughter is too' Kara thought nervously.
She would have gone to his house directly, but she didn't want to bother him during this ungodly hour. The next morning, when Kara got up she went downstairs to the kitchen and got a bucket of water. If she was going to stay in the city, she needed to change her appearance.
Kara dumped some roots she found into the bucket of water and soaked her hair. When she was done, her hair was a dark brown. Kara took her bundle, left the room, got breakfast and took off on Lara to find Sir Samuel of Lane's abode.
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When Kara arrived at the two-story thatched house, she was stunned by how beautiful the house, gardens and surrounding areas were. Kara knocked on the door and was greeted by the butler. She explained that she needed to talk to Sir Samuel, but the man was wary. Kara looked very ominous in her cloak, so she removed the hood and revealed her face. The butler led her to the office where Sir Samuel was signing parchment.
"Can I help you, young lady?" Sir Samuel asked her as the butler exited the room.
"My mother, Martha of Kent said I'd be safe here," Kara said firmly.
"You look nothing like your mother, miss" Sir Samuel said. Kara tossed the letter that Martha wrote to him. She was standing a few feet away from his desk, so he easily caught it.
As he read the letter, he smiled. "Adopted, eh?" Kara grimaced. She hated to be reminded that Clark and she weren't blood children of their Mother. "You're welcome to stay here, Kara. I suggest you find a profession and I don't mean sword making," Sir Samuel said with authority.
"I have a daughter and niece that live here. You girls should get along fine," as he said this, a tall brunette woman walked in with a shorter, petite blonde at her side.
"Father, why is there a horse outside?" the brunette asked sharply without acknowledging Kara.
"Kara, I'd like you meet my daughter, Lois of Lane and my niece, Chloe of Sullivan. Girls, this Kara of Kent, one of my friend's daughters. She'll be staying here for an undecided period of time. Show her the guest room," Chloe smiled at Kara and Lois glared at her father. The two girls took Kara upstairs.
"Hi Kara, I'm Chloe," Chloe introduced.
"I'm Lois. Here's your room. If there's anything you need, ask my cousin," Lois said lightly.
"It's nice to meet you guys," Kara said honestly. "Just curious, but aren't you wed?" Kara asked confused. Kara was the right age to get married and the girls in front of her must have been at least Clark's age. Clark was three years older than her.
The girls laughed. "I will laugh on the day that a man can talk to Lois without running away," Chloe laughed. "So many suitors have come to see Lois, but not a single one can stand her," Chloe smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh at me," Lois said sarcastically. "I'm not the one that sends guys away because of my snarky comebacks, cuz"
"What about you? Shouldn't you be wed?" Chloe asked with curiosity.
"Well, I'm not going to get married." Lois and Chloe laughed. "Seriously, my mother isn't making me wed unless I want to," Kara said.
"Then you're really lucky, Kara" Lois told her and she left the room with Chloe.
Kara unpacked her bundle and sorted through her clothes. 'Mother must have accidentally packed my baby blanket' Kara thought as she ran her hands through the soft material. The crystal white blanket had an emblem in the corner of it- a pentagon with an S in the middle. Martha once told her about how she arrived on the Kent's doorstep.
An old woman had come to their house from far away, bearing Clark who was three and Kara who was new born. In the woman's old age, she forgot whose children she had to deliver to the Kents. All Kara had left of her home was this baby blanket.
After Kara unpacked, she removed her cloak and sheath, with the sword inside and placed it on her bed. She removed the parchment letter and started to read it.
King Lex the Magnificent-
Star Kingdom is at the right point for a siege. The Royal Court has enough of our spies and provisions for the castle won't come in for two weeks. The window that we have now won't come again for another few years. If we can attack the capital city and assume the throne by executing the king Oliver the kind, then the rest of the kingdom is yours to control. After we conquer this one, conquering the rest of the land will be a piece of cake.
-Lady Tess
'Does this mean that Lex is going to take over Star Kingdom? I will not let him kill the King I have pledged my allegiance to' Kara thought.
Kara went to the stables to check on Lara and then walked to Queen Manor, the castle where King Oliver the Kind lived.
At the castle, she asked for a job as a servant. Kara had skills cooking and cleaning, but the real reason she wanted a job at the castle was to keep an eye on royal affairs and look for the so called spies. The head maid oriented Kara on what her duties were and Kara got started dusting the statues immediately.
Kara went through all of the hallways and cleaned the art until the day was over. She got her pay, three pieces of silver and left the castle. On her way out, she took the scenic route, through the courtyard.
Kara sat down on one of the stone benches and started to cry. She missed her mother and brother, her home, her friends, her job and the list goes on. Kara was oblivious to the fact that someone had sat down and put a comforting arm around her shoulder.
When she looked up, she saw a handsome, blonde man in regal attire smiling at her. She weakly smiled back until realization dawned on her.
"I am so sorry, I was just going home. I'm really sorry." Kara apologized and got up to leave.
"Wait, will you be okay?" he asked considerately.
"It's nothing really. I'm sorry," Kara said embarrassed.
"Do you want to talk about it?" his eyes pleading.
"I'm just a castle maid, why do you care?" her hard cover had come back on, hiding her true emotions. He looked hurt at her comment. Kara softened "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that," she apologized, once again.
"You don't have to apologize for everything, you know" he said playfully. She gave a laugh.
He seemed somewhat familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. "I should get going," Kara said as she motioned to the city in the background.
"Will I see you again?" he asked.
"If you're around the castle," Kara smiled and started walking away.
"I never got your name!" he called out to her
"I'm Kara! How about you?" she said from the other side of the courtyard.
"Oliver," he gave her smile and went back into the castle. Kara turned to face the city and paled. 'That was the king, wasn't it?' she thought. Kara walked back to Sir Samuel's bungalow reflecting on what had just happened.
Okay, folks that's the end of chappie number 2. I plan on having eight chapters in the story, so I'm 25 done! I decided on a shipper name too. Kara/Oliver is now karollie! The other option was oliverara, but that sounds like something you'd order at an Italian restaurant. I'll update this as soon as I can. Please leave a review, they make my day!