Then Rhodric finishes and just stands back up and looks Bob in the eyes and says. "I am glad to be alive," he coughs and, spits while saying. "so I wanted to thank the ground and ask it for our continued survival. Haven't you seen any movies? When people survive a plane crash or a boat sinking they kiss the ground."

Bob just nods with his eyes wide. "Ok, whatever you say Rhodric." Then putting a hand to his chin in thought. "Now I don't claim to know much about these things but isn't the ground the reason we almost died?"

A look of horror crosses Rhodric's face and he spits on the ground and starts swearing at it, then he starts kicking the ground, yelling. "Damn you!! Trick me! How dare you! Die ground, die!!!"

Bob just shakes his head and enters the Hold while Rhodric's tantrum continues to rage. Inside Bob sees a vast Hold built into a side of a hill. A Maiden of the Spear runs up to Bob, and Bob checks her out appreciating the site.

Bob winks at her and gyrates his hips and says "Hey baby.".

The Maiden stops in front of Bob, and just stares at him flatly "Come with me SK, the Queen Caleyna wishes to see you in her Silly Court.". The maiden beckons Bob to follow.

A bit put off by the seemingly dismissal of his come on Bob sighs and says. "I am not SK, I am Bob." Then catching onto something the maiden said. "Since when do Aiel have Queens and courts?". He gyrates again to catch the Maidens attention.

Maiden shrugs seemingly not to notice Bob's gyration and says. "Ever since Her Silliness came and gave the old chief Humdrum a sticker saying 'I'm special' on it." The maiden shrugs and says. "Truthfully I don't know it all, I just work here. Now follow me S, eerr, Bob."

Bob sighs again at his failure to catch her eye then nods and says "Lead the way, fair Maiden.". Then sighs yet again at the lack of acknowledgement and follows the Maiden.

A few hours later, because the maiden got lost on the way, and with much grumbling from Bob about people and there apparent lack of direction, and taste, Bob is admitted into the Silly Court. Where he sees Caleyna sitting on a bed of cushions while huge muscular Aielman fan her to keep her cool. She sits there dreamily, not noticing the comings and goings of the court, until Bob is announced and her eyes lock onto Bob.

Caleyna jumps and yells "SHADEY!" and the sound echoes through the Court.

Bob looks around a little confused and then says. "Yes there is plenty of shade in here, thank you. Might have some water, my throat is parched from the long walk to the hall.". This is punctuated by more grumbles of the Maidens lack of direction and taste.

Queen Caleyna laughs. "You silly boy, you." Giggling she adds. "I knew you would come back to me, I know how you want come back to be my love slave once again, Shadey" Then she purrs. "This time I'll makes sure you'll never want to leave. I'll show you new ways to feed me, ones that you never thought possible." She shrugs and gives Bob a wicked grin "I am not even sure if all of them are even legal.".

Bob blushes and says. "I am not "Shadey", but whoever this 'Shadey' person is he sounds like a person you would want to avoid." Continuing to blush Bob adds "Thank you for your offer though, but I will have to decline. You see there is a girl back home that would be put off if I accept your advances." Bob looks around worriedly.

Caleyna giggles and hands Bob some grapes. "You silly boy you." She sits down on the cushions and looks at Bob expectingly.

Bob looks confused at the grapes Caleyna gave him, then Bob shrugs and begins to eat them, seeing how he was hungry from all those days without food because Rhodric burnt all there food up. Caleyna looks at Bob in shock.

Then Caleyna gasps and cries out "What are you doing?!? Your supposed to be feeding them to me!"

Meanwhile.....

Rhodric's ire for the ground was beginning to fade, so he decided to enter the hold himself. Before entering he turns and shakes his fist at the ground and gives it a dirty look. He also gives it a good kick for good measure, in doing so he stubs a toe and begins to limp.

Inside of the hold Rhodric is met by the same Maiden that led Bob to the Silly Court, but this time she is holding a top hat and a scarf. "Queen Caleyna wishes for you to wear this, Jimminy. She also requests your presence in the Silly Court."

Rhodric looks at the Top hat and scarf then takes them and puts them on. While doing this he asks "The Silly Court? Has the sun been affecting Caleyna?" After putting on the scarf another question comes to Rhodric's mind. "Isn't it a little hot for a scarf? I feel as if I am burning up already. Caleyna's brains must have turned into a Baked Lay, that has flaked."

The Maiden just shrugs, like she is wont to do and says "She is no sillier now then she was before."

"Ok, lead the way, fair Maiden." Rhodric does shooing motions to start the maiden on her way, which he gets a dirty look for, but she leads the may and Rhodric limps after her to the Silly Court, this time the Maiden makes it there without getting lost.

Rhodric enters to the Silly Hall to the cry of "But I am hungry!" Followed by a high pitched whine "I have been starving since I have fallen in with Rhodric. He set all our food on fire!"

Queen Caleyna stands and purrs "Oooohh, so your hungry. Well sit on the cushions and I'll feed you." She begins to push Bob towards the cushions.

Bob frees himself of Caleyna and backs away raising his free hand, the one not holding grapes, to wave Caleyna away "Ummm, I can feed myself, I've been doing it since I was 20.". Bob clutches the grapes to himself protectively.

Rhodric gives out a hoot of laughter then bellows "S, eerr, Bob, what have you gotten yourself into this time? You and your big mouth!" His laughter only gets louder.

Caleyna, seeing Rhodric stops trying to push Bob to the cushions, so she can feed him, and runs and jumps clapping her hands together and yells "Jimminy!" and grabs him into a huge hug. She pulls away and looks Rhodric up and down and smiles "Now you look a cricket."

Rhodric crosses his arms and gives Caleyna a stern look. "Why did you want me to wear a scarf? It is hot as h, e, double hockey stick out there! Do you want me to fry alive? Just so I can look like some stupid Disney character who is probably on acid!"

Caleyna giggles and says "You silly boy, now behave." She follows her statement with a smack. "You don't know how I have missed that, Jimminy."

Rhodric rubs his cheek and looks at Bob who is stuffing the grapes into his mouth as fast as he can while shooting Caleyna worried and hunted looks. The two huge muscular Aiel just stand at there ease idly holding the fans ready for when there mistress calls for their service. All of a sudden Rhodric's sight goes dim as a Caleyna puts a sticker over his eyes, then he is bound with the power.

Caleyna laughs and says "Jimminy, oh Jimminy, your not a very good conscience, you give good advice every now and again, but you never take your own advice. Shame on you, you silly boy. Why do you run away from Aludra?" She follows her question with another slap "Oh, I do so love smacking you. Now answer me, you silly boy!" She smacks him again, this time Rhodric grunts in pain.

"Aludra who? I don't know what your talking about." Caleyna smacks Rhodric again "Oooohhh, that Aludra. I am running from her because she wants to introduce me to some fire sticks, and she said the next time we meet there'll be some fireworks.". Rhodric shivers in fear "Help my Caleyna, she tortures me mercilessly, and I like it!"

Caleyna smacks him again "You silly boy you." She turns to her muscular Aiel servants and says "Take Rhodric away, he'll be awaiting the arrival of Aludra." Rhodric gives off a loud moan of fear. Then Caleyna looks at Bob who has just finished off the grapes and is trying to escape "And take Shadey to, I don't want my love slave escaping."

Both men moan at the fortune that has befallen them as they are drug away to the dungeons of the Silly Court.

To be continued.....
 
 By Shadowkiller