This is my version of how everyone finds out about Daine and Numair.

This is my first fiction so please do not judge too harshly. All comments are welcome

Disclaimer: the immortals series are not mine blah blah I do not own them I am simply adding on to some parts that tamora pierce left out.

Numair heard a rap on the door to his bedchambers. Removing his arm from the waist of Veralidaine Sarrasri, he pulled on some breeches and opened the door. Standing in the doorway was Alanna Cooper, the lioness, of Pirate's Swoop, Olau, and Trebond.

"Numair I was wondering where –" She broke off noticing the shape of a person under Numair's blankets "Who's that?" She asked suspiciously.

"Who does it matter. What was your question?" Numair retorted. He and Daine had agreed to keep their relationship private.

"It matters because that person has the same hair as Daine, who I am looking for. She's not in her bedchambers. Is that Daine, Numair?" Alanna looked somewhat angry but also amused.

There was no need for Numair to answer. At that moment, Daine rolled over, awakening.

"Numair?" She asked sleepily, realizing that he was not at her side. From the doorway where Alanna stood her face and bare shoulders were completely visible.

Daine sat up, clutching the blankets to her chest. Seeing Alanna, she blushed crimson and looked at Numair for an explanation.

Alanna was visibly fighting fits of laughter and, after a few moments, was defeated.

"Alanna, shut up d'you want the whole castle to hear you?" Daine asked crossly. She had already bgun to dress and was rather disgruntled by waking up to have her secret relationship revealed.

"Right. Um, then, I will be on my way." Alanna gasped, fighting to keep a straight face.

When she was gone Daine turned to Numair. "How long d'you think until the whole castle knows about us?"

"I give it 'till sundown." He replied rather grimly.

Alanna ran through the halls of the palace, towards the private quarters of King Jonathan and Queen Thayet. Her face was red from surpressed laughter

She knocked five times before Jonathan answer the door. "Hullo, Alanna. Why is your face so red?" He said, stepping aside to let her in. Within the chamber were the king, the queen, and Onua the horse mistress of the Riders.

"Did you find her?" Onua asked, worry etched on her face. When the lioness nodded, her face washed over with relief "Where was she?"

Alanna opened her mouth only to have laughter come out. It took several deep breaths for her to calm down. "In Numair's rooms." She stated simply. The king and Onua seemed that this was and answer enough, but not Thayet.

"Where in his rooms?" When she saw that Alanna began to laugh again she asked "In his bed?"

The king looked at his wife harshly

"We should not make any assumptions." But then he saw Alanna nod.

Alanna's words spilled out very fast.

"I went to his rooms to see if she was talking to him and he answered with only breeches on and that was strange enough but there was a figure under his blankets so I asked him who it was and he said it didn't matter but then she rolled over and spoke and it was Daine and then Daine blushed redder that my shield and looked annoyed and I think that they have been having a love affair for sometime." Alanna said in one breath.

"Well said the queen. "This is most interesting."