Prologue

Author's Note:

So, this is very similar to Alanna's Loss, but aside from the same destination, the plot takes a rather different turn.

-Klehmenteen.

In the predawn hours, Alanna stood beneath the Palace Gate, alone. None of her friends had come to see her off. She hugged herself, shivering in the cold. The past two weeks had been a nightmare. When she was wounded during the Tusaine War, Duke Baird had discovered her secret. He told Duke Roger who told the King. He was very upset and asked that she leave Court. When her father finally arrived, he was shocked to discover that the child training to be a knight was Alanna, not Thom. Ignoring her pleas, he took all of her belongings, leaving her with a dress. He told her never to come home to Trebond again, on pain of death. As the sun rose, Alanna set her slippered feet on the Great Road South and began to trudge to Tusaine.

Author's Second Note:

Sorry, the last chapter I posted was ages ago. It was just supposed to be the prologue as well. The second chapter is coming. In about 10-20 minutes.