Post by Muse on Apr 1, 2011 14:13:32 GMT 10
Title: Over Thinking
Rating: PG
Word Count:
Pairing: Jonathan/Keladry
Round/Fight: 1F
Summary: Jon over thinks things. (“You over think, always speak cryptically” Part of the series: Hot ‘n Cold; lyrics by Katy Perry.)
Gary knocked on the door to Jon’s study; when there was no answer, he let himself in. He knew Jon wouldn’t mind it, and moreover, Jon knew that scarce little would stop Gareth the Younger of Naxen, much less a simple wooden door whose lock Gary had learned to pick decades ago.
“Yes, Gary, why don’t you come in and make yourself comfortable?” Jon offered, but his sarcasm was absentminded.
Gary, noticing what paper Jon was currently moping at, shook his head. “I told you, you should have talked about that to her face; Kel’s a very blunt person.”
Jon tossed the document onto a pile. “It doesn’t matter; Kel was just here. She didn’t take it very well in person either.”
“Jon, you can’t just order Kel not to ask Squire Fianola to consider her as a knightmaster. Raoul said that she’s been waiting since the girl first showed up at the Palace for page training.”
“Oh, so now Raoul’s in on this too?” Jon scowled. “So you all think I’m wrong.”
Gary rolled his eyes. “Stop it, Jon. We’re not against you. But she’s right; there isn’t a good reason to prevent her from squiring Fianola and you know it.”
Jon’s jaw unclenched. “But the conservatives have already made their opinions known, and if I allow it—“
“—The conservatives just want to stir up the Court, Jon. Wyldon’s alright with it, especially since it’s Kel we’re talking about. Get him to say something.”
Jon looked Gary in the eye. “You really think I should let her squire Fianola.”
Nodding, Gary tapped the parchment that had the Royal Seal on it that Kel had left behind earlier that day. “I think that you’re over thinking this too much.”
“Half the court will be up in arms about it.”
Gary sighed. “So some people will complain because they have nothing better to do. Someone will always find a reason to complain, and if they don’t go to you with it, they come find me; hence, this stack of papers I need to talk to you about.” He plopped the pile onto Jon’s desk. “But you’ve allowed girls to try for their knighthood; potentially someday there will be equal amounts of male and female pages and it will be silly to insist that no Lady Knights have female squires. You might as well start now.”
Tugging the first document towards him, Jon inclined his head. “You have a point, Gary.”
“I know I do,” Gary replied. “You should think about how you’re going to bring this up again to Kel, Jon. She’s not happy as it is.”
Jon raised an eyebrow before dipping his quill in ink. “I didn’t say I was going to allow it, did I?”
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Rating: PG
Word Count:
Pairing: Jonathan/Keladry
Round/Fight: 1F
Summary: Jon over thinks things. (“You over think, always speak cryptically” Part of the series: Hot ‘n Cold; lyrics by Katy Perry.)
Gary knocked on the door to Jon’s study; when there was no answer, he let himself in. He knew Jon wouldn’t mind it, and moreover, Jon knew that scarce little would stop Gareth the Younger of Naxen, much less a simple wooden door whose lock Gary had learned to pick decades ago.
“Yes, Gary, why don’t you come in and make yourself comfortable?” Jon offered, but his sarcasm was absentminded.
Gary, noticing what paper Jon was currently moping at, shook his head. “I told you, you should have talked about that to her face; Kel’s a very blunt person.”
Jon tossed the document onto a pile. “It doesn’t matter; Kel was just here. She didn’t take it very well in person either.”
“Jon, you can’t just order Kel not to ask Squire Fianola to consider her as a knightmaster. Raoul said that she’s been waiting since the girl first showed up at the Palace for page training.”
“Oh, so now Raoul’s in on this too?” Jon scowled. “So you all think I’m wrong.”
Gary rolled his eyes. “Stop it, Jon. We’re not against you. But she’s right; there isn’t a good reason to prevent her from squiring Fianola and you know it.”
Jon’s jaw unclenched. “But the conservatives have already made their opinions known, and if I allow it—“
“—The conservatives just want to stir up the Court, Jon. Wyldon’s alright with it, especially since it’s Kel we’re talking about. Get him to say something.”
Jon looked Gary in the eye. “You really think I should let her squire Fianola.”
Nodding, Gary tapped the parchment that had the Royal Seal on it that Kel had left behind earlier that day. “I think that you’re over thinking this too much.”
“Half the court will be up in arms about it.”
Gary sighed. “So some people will complain because they have nothing better to do. Someone will always find a reason to complain, and if they don’t go to you with it, they come find me; hence, this stack of papers I need to talk to you about.” He plopped the pile onto Jon’s desk. “But you’ve allowed girls to try for their knighthood; potentially someday there will be equal amounts of male and female pages and it will be silly to insist that no Lady Knights have female squires. You might as well start now.”
Tugging the first document towards him, Jon inclined his head. “You have a point, Gary.”
“I know I do,” Gary replied. “You should think about how you’re going to bring this up again to Kel, Jon. She’s not happy as it is.”
Jon raised an eyebrow before dipping his quill in ink. “I didn’t say I was going to allow it, did I?”
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