Chap.
Disclamier: It still does not belong to me. Sadly...
Chapter 7: Can I talk with…?
Reminder: '"Betrothed? And I thought you said he was dead?"'
Alanna looked down. "Erh, which question do you want me to answer first?" She looked shyly up at Jon a short moment, then looked down again.
"What about the first question first? That would be logically." Betrothed? It can only be George. Of course is it George, they have loved each other since we broke up. Realize it Jon! You've lost you're chance with her! You have Thayet! He realized she had asked him about something. "Huh? Sorry. I didn't get it…"
She sighed and asked again. "I said: why do you want to hear about my betrothal, before you hear about the problem we have at hand? Because, yes, I'm betrothed, and everyone should hear about it at the first banquet at hand."
"Where's your ring?" Alanna showed him her hand. "Well, okay, to whom? And then over to the problem."
"George. And yes I was to his, Alan's, funeral when I was 14. I have no idea why he's here. And neither have I any idea about how he got here." She looked at him. "Do you have any ideas?"
George. Why are you so surprised Jon? "No, I have no ideas," He looked at Alan and caught him staring confused at them. He turned back to Alanna. "I think he'd looked at us throughout the whole conservation. Maybe we should go back to him?"
Alanna looked over at Alan. "Yeah, maybe…" She turned and went over to Alan. "So, you say you're Alan of Trebond. According what we've heard you've should be dead the last six years…"
"Since I left for looking after the story about the real Domion Jewel you must mean!"
"The – the Domion Jewel!?" She looked at Jon and mouthed 'what shall I do?' He just shrugged and she turned back to Alan. "The Domion Jewel you said?"
"Yes, I don't believe it actually is there somewhere, but I wanted to hear the first story about it."
Alanna smiled, "Did you look after it? And did you leave Trebond to you're children, without help?"
"How did you know that?"
She shrugged, "I have my ways. Answer my question."
"I did look after it. And it would be good training for Thom when he will take over from me. And he could ask his teachers for help. Do you know how he maked the Ordeal, and training? I've always knew he would be a good knight"
At that point Alanna looked at Jon for help, with a look who clearly said: 'Help me!'. Jon smiled. "Where did you look after the jewel Alan?"
"The only place it could be if it existed. But of course it wasn't there. I looked after it in the east side of Maren. But there wasn't anybody who knew more about it than I do and did." Alan looked at Jon a moment then bowed his head when Jon smiled and looked at Alanna.
Alanna answered his smile with a grin. She turned to Alan. "You looked after the Domion Jewel in Maren?"
"Yes of course. But I didn't look after the Jewel, but after the story, so I could bring the story home and…"
Alanna nearly couldn't hold her grin anymore. "You looked after the Jewel in Maren?!" She couldn't stand it anymore. She laughed. "The Jewel –"
"The Domion Jewel, does not exist! It is a fairytale! My good lady," Alanna stopped laughing and started to glare at him, "and you shouldn't laugh, it isn't prober for a lady." He turned to Jon and bowed. "My king I didn't come because of the story of the Domion Jewel, but because of my children –"
Jon looked at Alan. "The Jewel exist my good lord. The lioness," he nodded towards Alanna, "brought it home to Tortall not long ago."
"What?! Where was it?!"
Alanna looked at him with a smirk. "It was at the roof of the world, in Sarain."
Jon smiled at Alanna, but turned to Alan. "So the Jewel exist."
"Oh, but it was my children I would ask about. Do you know if I can talk with them, Your Majesty?" He bowed deeply.
Done with this chap.
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