A/N: I hope you all have read Lady of the Wolves' *wonderful* story entitled "Why Numair is Great!" I helped with it, and I'd just like to express my own sentiments in a slightly different form.
Consider it disclaimed.
Oh, Numair Salmalín, I adore you.
May the whole, wide world bow down before you.
But that simply won't satisfy me,
I must be as close as can be.
How I long to caress your smooth cheeks,
I wish I could live with you for weeks,
And I'd sleep in your bed every night!
Because you are my only light.
So if you let me live in your tower,
I could not only witness your power,
But the flame, too, that burns in your eyes,
Promising only the truth, and no lies.
You'd say truly you'd love me forever,
We'd have love even Daine could not sever,
Yes, that girl would be jealous of me,
But I wouldn't know, I would be free…
To enjoy your sweet touch and caress,
And enjoy even more, no, not less,
All the info your mind has retained,
You'd tell me by the fire as it rained,
And I'd hear of the lands near and far,
And how did the Gods make that star?
When I listen to you I will try
To focus on your words—you ask why?
Your voice alone can carry me away,
To a land that is always as day,
But even if night winds did blow,
You'd be there to shield me from the snow.
So Numair, I thank you in advance
For giving me just a small chance,
That your arms might wrap around my waist,
And your silky black hair brush my face.
But for me, I know this will not be,
For you live in a land to which we
(And by "we" I mean readers, you know)
Will never be able to go.
So I'll never fight with you in battle,
We won't dine on the fruits of the cattle,
Never we'll see a meteor shower,
Or kiss for the length of the hour,
And your love, just as fierce as can be,
Though administered quite gently,
I know it will never be mine.
So please, whisper to me this line…
"Galia, my sweet, there is no couple in this world as fine as the one we make. In a different time, a different place, a different universe, we could have been happy, but alas, Tamora Pierce has not ordained it to be so. I will always love you, and I shall think of you every day. Goddess bless, my dear, goddess bless…"
*Sigh…*