That night, as Kelady of Mindelan gazed at the stars, there was a slightly sad look in her eyes. realizing what she was doing, Kel quicly snapped herself out of it, disgusted that she should be acting just like the typical noblewoman that she didn't want to become. Even when she had been rewarded by King Jonathan for the defeat of Blayce the Gallan, she still wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. Her assignment for the slaying of the mage, was to take charge of a new refugee camp, after her first one had been nearly completely distroyed. Now, the camp, New Hope, was small, but thriving. She looked across the room she was staying in.
Currently she was being housed by 2 of her best friends, recently married. Neal, who she used to know as constantly falling into unrequited love and full of an extremely sarcastic sense of humor, and Yuki, one of her closest friends from her years in the Yamani islands had been married for just over a year now, and had a baby boy, they named Nealan, after his father. Yuki could only hope that Neal Jr. wouldn't be as much of a handful as his namesake. Kel visited Neal and Yuki often, now she was on her way to report to Lord Wyldon, her old training master, now her supervisor, or so to speak.
Things were going well for Keladry, she was part of a tranquil town, that she helped to develop, and she was well respected, even though she might not have been well liked. Because she was the first girl to train as a page, at least knowingly. Her heroine, Alanna the Lioness, had trained secretly dressing as a boy, for 8 years until she could let the kingdom know that she was a girl, and had earned a shield the same as any boy. Jump, her constant canine companion, trotted up to her, as she looked out the window of her bedroom. "Oh jump, it's not that I'm jealous of Neal and Yuki's happiness, it's just that, I feel like i'm not quite up to par in some ways. I am a good knight and commander, butt as far as being a lady, label me clueless, and ship me to Corus. I like it better when I have real assignments, it can take my mind off of trivial things." she finished, smiling wryly.
She then realized what a fool she was being. She knew she was becoming depressed; she was on the way to Cleon's wedding to a noblewoman from another fief. Even though she and Cleon had shared many kisses in the dark while she was a squire, she hadn't seen him for an extended time, except for when he told her that he would marry as his mother wished. In a way Kel was relieved, when she saw Cleon again, she realized that she didn't feel the same spark she did when they were first in love. Still, it hurt a bit to be going to his wedding, but she knew it was the right thing to do. She and Cleon would always be friends, lovers or not.
The next morning she, Nealan and Yuki would depart for the fief of Kennan Cleon's home, where he and Rosine, the heiress, were to be married. Lucky for her, she would be meeting many of the boys she trained with, she was starting to miss them. They would definitely keep her mind off of what she was missing, they helped her out when they were together, they would want to keep her busy while she needed it. She was indefinitely grateful for her friends.
"Oh well Jump, we'd best get back to sleep, we've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
Currently she was being housed by 2 of her best friends, recently married. Neal, who she used to know as constantly falling into unrequited love and full of an extremely sarcastic sense of humor, and Yuki, one of her closest friends from her years in the Yamani islands had been married for just over a year now, and had a baby boy, they named Nealan, after his father. Yuki could only hope that Neal Jr. wouldn't be as much of a handful as his namesake. Kel visited Neal and Yuki often, now she was on her way to report to Lord Wyldon, her old training master, now her supervisor, or so to speak.
Things were going well for Keladry, she was part of a tranquil town, that she helped to develop, and she was well respected, even though she might not have been well liked. Because she was the first girl to train as a page, at least knowingly. Her heroine, Alanna the Lioness, had trained secretly dressing as a boy, for 8 years until she could let the kingdom know that she was a girl, and had earned a shield the same as any boy. Jump, her constant canine companion, trotted up to her, as she looked out the window of her bedroom. "Oh jump, it's not that I'm jealous of Neal and Yuki's happiness, it's just that, I feel like i'm not quite up to par in some ways. I am a good knight and commander, butt as far as being a lady, label me clueless, and ship me to Corus. I like it better when I have real assignments, it can take my mind off of trivial things." she finished, smiling wryly.
She then realized what a fool she was being. She knew she was becoming depressed; she was on the way to Cleon's wedding to a noblewoman from another fief. Even though she and Cleon had shared many kisses in the dark while she was a squire, she hadn't seen him for an extended time, except for when he told her that he would marry as his mother wished. In a way Kel was relieved, when she saw Cleon again, she realized that she didn't feel the same spark she did when they were first in love. Still, it hurt a bit to be going to his wedding, but she knew it was the right thing to do. She and Cleon would always be friends, lovers or not.
The next morning she, Nealan and Yuki would depart for the fief of Kennan Cleon's home, where he and Rosine, the heiress, were to be married. Lucky for her, she would be meeting many of the boys she trained with, she was starting to miss them. They would definitely keep her mind off of what she was missing, they helped her out when they were together, they would want to keep her busy while she needed it. She was indefinitely grateful for her friends.
"Oh well Jump, we'd best get back to sleep, we've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow."