ModernGeek

Some of you might have thought that we were getting to the end of story but we're not ANYWHERE near the end. I'm guessing this will end up to be about 30 parts long. I've got a busy week so I'm probably not going to be able to write much so just a heads up. Wish me luck with my softball game tonight!
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The Fiery Princess
Chapter 10: Trouble begins
     Ardara walked back to Lehana's house with her head spinning. Jaiden was a nice guy but the whole reason Ardara had run away was to escape marriage. Ardara firmly put mental barriers up to guard her mind from any instrusion. She decided that although Jaiden was a nice guy she didn't want any sort of special relasionship with him. Ardara walked into the house where Lehana was still with her head whirling. As she walked in she barely noticed Lehana. Lehana immedetly saw that Ardara was disturbed and said
"Celestyn what's the matter?" Ardara heaved a large sigh and sat dejectedly by Lehana
"Oh I'm sorry Lehana if I seem to grouchy. It's just that Jaiden asked me today if I wanted to marry him.....and.....I don't want to but at the same time I don't want to hurt Jaiden's feelings." Lehana turned and look Ardara straight in the eye
"Celestyn" she said
"The choice you make will be the right one no matter what. Jaiden will not brood forever on the fact that you turned him down. You have to do what you feel is right."  Ardara felt that this was true and decided it was finally time to let Lehana in on her greatest secret.
"Lehana" Ardara said hesitantly
"You have been so kind to me and I feel that you deserve to know the truth." Lehana cut her off here saying
"It is alright Princess Ardara. I've known who you really are for a long time." Ardara gaped at Lehana then recovering her voice said
"How did you know?!" Lehana chucked slightly saying
"oh it wasn't that hard. No one but a princess would have been so unable to take care of herself!" Ardara suddenly felt a rush of love for Lehana who had been like a foster mother to her. To overwhelmed for words Ardara just gave Lehana a big hug before going to her room.
     The next morning Ardara went to town intending to tell Jaiden how she felt. But when she reached the town square she immedetly saw that something was wrong. Girls about her age were being herded into a large wagon(they looked happy to go) by about twenty rough looking soldiers. Ardara saw that she had to get out of there fast and turned to run. When she had gone about ten paces she felt her arm being grabbed and a large soldier said
"Where do you think you're going missy? By King Soren's orders all pretty young ladies have to come with us  and you're the prettiest one we've seen by far." Ardara paniced saying
"oh no! I can't go! My grandmother is at home and she'll worry where I am!"
"I'll get a villager to tell her where you've gone" the soldier said gruffly dragging Ardara to the wagon. Though she kicked and struggled the soldier overpowered her and pushed her in the wagon and with the other soldiers drove away. For the second time in her life Ardara was being forced to go somewhere she didn't like. Only this time the prospects would be much more grim.
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