a/n: wow… I'm updating two chapters in one day and one's the last chapter… wow I never thought this day would come so soon…
Chapter 9: The Epilogue
Kel sighed as Neal burst into the room.
"Kel you did it and -!" exclaimed Neal.
"But he took poison before we could question him, I should have known and checked while he was unconscious," replied Kel dejectedly.
"There's no way that you could have known that he had a poison tablet on him. Don't be too hard on yourself," comforted Alanna who had just walked in with Raoul.
"But know we won't know if there are others!" protested Kel.
"Oh, you haven't heard yet. The Yamani Emperor has sent a messenger to request aid from Tortall to clean up Reash's forces. According to him the key members have already been caught and questioned. From the information gathered it seems that Reash only managed to get one agent into Tortall. Anyway we searched his rooms and found all the information we needed on who helped him," said Raoul. Kel contemplated the information for a moment. Suddenly she was struck by a thought; now that my mission is over I have no reason to stay here.
"That's good," she replied quietly.
"Yep and King Jonathon has agreed to help but on one condition," said Neal joyfully. Kel looked up with a look of surprise on her face.
"What?" asked Kel.
"The condition is that a certain Keladry of Mindelan stays in Tortall," replied Alanna with a smile.
"And as a knight, no less," added Raoul with a huge grin spreading across his face. Kel sat there speechless.
"Of course you still need some training so Jon's letting me take you on as a squire until you turn eighteen," continued Raoul. Wordlessly Kel hugged Raoul as tears of happiness streamed down her cheeks. Alanna and Neal came round and hugged her too. Normally she would be mortified with herself due to this outburst of emotion but who cared?
Her dream had finally come true.
THE END
a/n: well that's it… it's a short ending but it's all I could come up with… thanks to all you people who read this story and I hope that you liked it…