I am so sorry I haven't uploaded sooner. I had really bad writers block and then life got in the way, I started a new job... But anyway, if anyone has any ideas for me I would be glad to hear them. I love reading your reviews. Just seeing a new teview made me feel bad for not writing faster and kept this story in my mind at least for an hour or so.

Numair sat in the lubrary trying to concentrate. But for some reason he couldn't help but think that he was forgetting something. He was currently searching for spells that might be able to help Daine and her parents see each other more often. It wasn't that he was hopeful, these were god rules after all, but he couldn't stand to see Daine looking so down whenever she had to say good bye to Sarra. So he was researching to see if there were any other recorded cases of demigods and their once human spouse. So far he hadn't found anything but he had only been searching for a couple of hours, ever since he had been surprised by Varice kissing him. Instead of letting Varice know that he was taken he had made an excuse and proceeded to hide in the library, one of the only places Varice never really visited.

It had been quite a shock for him to have his ex lover practically accost him in his own room but he had been expecting something similar happening. Varice had left Carthak for a year to as she said "travel the world and gather recipes from every place she visited". It was her goal to make Emperor Kaddar's table the most interesting and sought after in all the realms. When the Tortallans had finally left Carthak under to capable hands of Emperor Kaddar, he and Daine hadn't yet gotten together, as he still assumed she was to young for him, and he to old for her. But now, finally after years of looking at Daine as something that was always just after his reach, they were finally together and he couldn't be happier.

Varice, he knew was a problem, and he knew that he would have to break it to her that she would never have a chance with him again. His heart was no longer his, it was Daine's. At this thought he smiled, glad Daine had finally talked him into their relationship. He couldn't be happier.

He looked up from the book he was searching through when he heard the bell chime for dinner. He was surprised. Normally Daine would make sure he would take breaks as he was normally so engrossed in his work that he wouldn't notice anything but her. Thinking nothing of it, she could have after all gotten engrossed in her own work, Numair stood up and stretched, working out all the kinks in his long, lanky body that had accumulated after sitting in a chair that was to small for him for an extended amount of time, before leaving his sanctuary and heading toward the mess hall.

When he reached the mess hall the first thing he did was look for Daine as he always did. She was the light of his existence, a breath of fresh air for his stale book self. Looking around he frowned. Normally Daine arrived for dinner earlier than he did, that is if she didn't come to get him herself, but he couldn't find her. Still frowning he saw Thayet looking over at him a sad look on her face. Slowly he made his way toward her.

"Thayet have you seen Daine, I haven't seen her all day and I'm worried that she got lost in her magic again".

Pausing before answering Thayet studied him for a minute.

"You might not have seen her but she saw you".

Frowning a bit he looked at her questioning for a minute. Then Varice came up behind him.

"There you are Numair, I was beginning to think you had gotten lost. I missed you at lunch today".

When Varice started talking Thayet abruptly turned away, for once forgoing good manners and not even greeting Varice.

"Honestly Varice I just got caught up in my books. Daine usually has to force me away from the library. Today it seems like she too got caught up with her work".

"That's not what I heard. I heard that Daine decided she had enough of the palace for awhile and left this morning. No one knows quite where she went but all the animals were quite agitated about something. Then around mid-morning then suddenly became more calm".

As Varice prattled on Numair thought back to what Thayet had said. Daine had seen him but he never saw her. Face turning white, Numair thought about what she could have seen. It was around mid-morning When Varice had cornered him and kissed him. Is that what Daine had seen? If so she never came to speak to him about it instead she just left.

Not even bothering to say goodbye Numair raced away from Varice, headed back to Thayet, knowing that she knew what was going on, even if he didn't. Thayet would know what to do and where Daine had gone.