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and don't worry, I have a bunch of chapters still...
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For the favorite story!

It will get funnier, I promise! Sorry for the chapter, had to show that the convent women were

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"I think it's time for you to meet my sister, Alanna."

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The boys looked at him and he looked up again at someone they couldn't see.

"Need a hand down sis?" he asked the person.

"I am not an air-headed frilly court lady Thom, I can get down myself." A curt female voice replied. And with that a young lady around Thom's age dropped from the tall tree branches to reveal herself to the other squires. She landed crouching and then raised herself and brushed off some twigs that littered her shirt and breeches.

Thom's friends looked at each other open-mouthed and then looked back to the girl dressed in boy's clothes who had jumped down from the tree.

She curtsied mockingly in breeches and said;

"I am Alanna of Trebond and if any of you think of calling me 'lady' I will personally make your life hell." She said the last with a grin.

Thom looked at her and mumbled; "You already do."

She mock-glared at him; "Do I need to remind you that it was once I who dunked you into ponds when we were kids? I'll have you know I can still do that."

Thom gulped visibly then laughed and hugged his sister. The other squires were still standing there dumbstruck, one of them finally snatched out of his reverie. He had jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes.

"Jonathan of Conté" he smiled his irresistible smile which she shot back at him. She curtsied mockingly again smiling, while grabbing the sides of her breeches.

"Ah, the prince, the one everybody at the convent fawns over, well except for two people that is."

Jonathan raised a black eyebrow; "And who would those two be?"

"Why my best friend and I of course, I don't fawn over strangers and she says you're nice but she doesn't like you that way." she shrugged in answer.

"She knows me?"

"Yes, you met her at her home fief, Naxen."

Thom's and everybody else's eyes widened.

"You're friends with Lilia?"

One of the un-introduced squires said. He resembled Lilia slightly;

"And you would be her brother? Gary-eth of Naxen?"

He nodded his head and then gave a short bow.

"How did you figure that out?

"You look slightly like her, it doesn't take a genius. Plus she told me you were tall and annoying, not that I would know about the latter."

The boy went slightly red and the others laughed. She looked at the last two expectantly. The dolts finally realized what the girl wanted and both went into small bows.

"Alex of Tirragen, my la-." she shot the boy a look of death and he quickly corrected himself "-Alanna of Trebond."

The other boy with dark hair and dark eyes added;

"Raoul of Goldenlake, your Trebond-ness."

Her eyebrows shot up and she grinned back to the grinning boy.

"Lady Alanna!? Where are you?" A shrill yell echoed around us. Her insides froze. Sister Mary. If she saw her she would never let her live with it, they might make Alanna fast for the remainder of her time here.

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Thom saw his sister's eyes widen in horror and he turned around to see an old lady stride towards them. He saw his sister run away, as fast as her legs could take her.

"You young gentlemen haven't seen a young convent lady? Red hair? Purple eyes?"

"Um, no, no we haven't sister." Jonathan bowed low to her. The old woman sighed and went away.

Thom shot Jonathan a grateful look and he smiled slightly, shrugging his shoulders. Their attention was taken away again from the opposite direction the convent sister had gone to the way that Alanna had gone. Alanna was in the distance and wearing a small yellow gown. The boys looked at each other in wonder again, how did she change so fast? They walked closer but not so much that they'd be seen. One of the convent ladies was near Alanna, not a convent sister, but almost as bad as one.

"You are out of breath and sweaty, lady Alanna. Your hair is un-kept and your dress is wrinkled. You are a disgrace to the convent and to your family. Its bad enough that your only family is your brother, but do you have to disgrace him as well? Well, lady Alanna? Do you have an explanation for your tatty clothes and lack of beauty? Perspiration is not only disgusting but forbidden to a convent lady. I don't know how you'll get an escort tonight but I know that no boy in their right mind would offer you their arm. So? Explanation?"

Thom's fists clenched as his insides boiled. Raoul grabbed his friend's arms to stop him from killing the convent lady. Not only had the lady been incredibly rude and mean but she had also insulted the twins family and emphasized the point that their father was dead. Thom was using all of his self control not to go and yell at the monster/lady.

"No lady Amelie, I have no explanation for my behavior or clothing. But you have no right to insult my family nor brother as I am under the impression that your father is injured by an attack to the fief and if he died I would not be insulting you. It is not my fault my father is dead and neither will it be yours if your father dies as well." Alanna looked the older girl in the eyes,

Amelie looked at Alanna in all fury and was about to say something when Sister Mary came up.

"Lady Alanna where have you been? And what are you wearing? Lady Amelie you look splendid. What is the matter young ladies?"

"Lady Alanna just insulted my family and fief." sniffed Amelie.

Sister Mary looked at Alanna sharply. "No I didn't! Honestly!"

Amelie started fake crying. What an air headed convent lady! Thought Alanna viciously. But there was no doubt who's side sister Mary was on.

Sister Mary's hand whipped back and then forwards again slapping Alanna hard. Very hard. Alanna stumbled back from the impact.

"Lady Alanna meet me in my rooms before the lunch bell." Sister Mary snapped around and strode off. Leaving a smirking and no longer crying Amelie behind. She looked at Alanna disdainfully and shoved her back into the dirt, leaving at a brisk pace to catch up to Sister Mary.

Alanna stood up looking after them with all the hatred in the world, she turned around and headed back towards her rooms not noticing the group of gaping squires hidden by the shadow of a tree.

Thom looked after the convent lady and sister with a look of hate and disgust and then gulped when he saw the intense amount of hate on his sister's face. His friends were looking between the convent Lady and Sister and Alanna. Their faces clouded with confusion and mild disgust at the 'Lady's' behavior.

They stood in shock for a little while and then they heard the lunch bell and trooped off to lunch wondering if Alanna was okay.

"Well I know which convent Lady I won't be asking to dance with." commented Alex dryly as they sat down with their trays at their favorite table.

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Lilia's coming up in the next chapter, and it gets funnier I believe...

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15/06/08