After the War
By Daughter of the Black
Disclaimer: I do not own The Immortals series, I am only butchering it. Forgive me, if I did own Numair, oh god drool. I am not making any money etc.
Chapter One
Two months had passed since the end of the Immortals War, and only two weeks since Tortall had recovered. It was the end of summer, and the palace was flooded with people, new pages and other young men on their way to becoming knights. Everyone was very busy, even Numair Salmalín, who was the magic teacher, found he had barely enough time to do much else than prepare for the lessons which started in two days time. Although he had much to do, he was almost caught staring at a small painting several times.
Just over the Tyra border, two Tortallans rushed their progress towards Corus. If the market had not been delayed because of a very bad flood, the pair would be only hours from home. Instead, the lovely 16 year old, and the older woman had been forced to wait. The younger one's thin yet curvaceous form caught many a stray eye, and delicate featured features were off set by a stubborn chin, and full red lips. Smokey dark brown curls that fell to her mid back fell into her startling swirling blue eyes, which were framed by long dark lashes. With her pale skin, she was the picture of natural beauty, and that only seemed to attract the wrong attention.
It was a week later than they were expected, and the pages had already been going to classes for near two weeks, while the rider trainees' had been waiting for mounts and practicing hand to hand combat and archery. Daine swung off her gray pony, Cloud, and pulled a sleeping Kitten out of a pouch; she quickly tended her mount and went to her rooms. No one was up yet, and she washed her curls, rinsing a weeks worth of grime from her skin, she rose and pulled a towel around herself. Once dried, she slipped into an empire waist blue gown with a low square neckline, and pulled blue slippers from a trunk out to compliment the gown.
When she heard Sarge's voice booming for the trainees to wake, Daine smiled and slid catlike from her room, her curly hair bouncing with each and every step. Several people grinned as he sat down in the mess hall, a tray of food before her. Everyone ate, and then came the introductions, it was explained that Daine would come to help as she could, and that Onua, the horse mistress, and Daine's companion for the past several weeks, would be around more often. Daine watched from behind a fence as the trainees chose two mounts and took them to the stable to be groomed.
When Daine was finally released, she walked purposefully across the pasture towards the palace. It took all her willpower to keep from galloping like a stallion to her destination. With her Wild magic, Daine silently greeted all the animals she could, and a bright smile lit up her face when they called out various greetings. It was nice to be home, she walked happily through the corridors, coming to a familiar hall. It had been a month since she had walked this hall, and she eagerly and silently ran down it.
Sorry this is so short, I just had to see if anyone would read it. This will deal with Daine, and Numair hiding their relationship from their friends, and with the new pages. Snowsdale will also come up. Read and Review, I need encouragement. I have plenty of ideas; they just tend to flat line if I don't know what others think of my writing. So please review!