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CHAPTER 6- Powers and Plans

We have two, Numair thought. The midwife brought the children over, they already had some dark fluff on their heads. The midwife thought it was sweet of Numair to help his student through this hard time. She brought the children over to Daine. She finished cleaning up the room and she and the attendants left the room.

"Magelet, did you know we would have two children?" Numair asked.

"Well I had felt them in my belly but I did not know for sure. Is it not wonderful, love." she replied. The babies started to cry in hunger so she started to feed them.

"Of course it is wonderful! Daine I know you are tired so you should rest I will watch over the children." he said and Daine nodded, handed the children to Numair and went to sleep.

When she woke up two hours later Numair was walking around the room singing softly to the children. His voice was deep and melodic, he sung a soft lullaby. He soon noticed that she was awake and walked over to the bed and sat down.

"Did you have fun?" Daine teased. She had a feeling that pretty soon these children were going to be a handful.

"So much fun, we walked around and played poop in your diaper so daddy has to clean you, and then had a great time playing poke daddy in the face." he replied in a soft loving tone. He handed the children to Daine and got up. He stood, warded the room, and Daine knew that whatever he said next was going to be serious.

"Daine the king and I agreed that when I return to Tortall you are coming with me no matter. It has all been planed, the simulacrum's are all ready to go. We just have to wait for the boat that Jon is sending, it should be here is two days."

Daine was stunned, taking her away literally meant war, and to think that Tortall would do that for her, was a very shocking news. She nodded "okay". Numair took off the ward.

They sat talking of the future and the children when Ozorne burst in.

"Where is my child?" he demanded. Numair flinched when he had said my child.

"You mean the children." Daine corrected softly. Ozorne was shocked and didn't notice that Daine had said the not your.

"Two I have two sons?" he asked going over to the cradle.

"A boy and a girl." Numair stated.

Perfect, thought Ozorne. A son to rule and a daughter to give as an alliance prospect.

"You have done well, my dear." he said. Daine paled at his words because she knew what he was thinking. Ozorne took one last look at the children and stalked out of the room. The children slept on.

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As Ozorne walked out of the room he thought ,these children will give me more power then ever before. He walked into a dark chamber, with a large pool of Chaos bile in the middle. Uusoae appeared out of the middle. He knelt before her.

"Is everything ready?" she demanded.

"Yes"

"Good, you know what to do." and with that she disappeared.

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Two days later in the dead of the night surrounded by magic cloaks, everything set in place and the palace, Daine, Numair, and the children boarded a Tortallan boat. Numair was carrying Celeste and Daine carried Leto. They talked to the captain, who was Sarge, and set sail. Once they were below deck they found a great surprise.

"Alanna, what are you doing here?" Daine asked.

"You think I would leave your rescuing to just Numair?" she teased.

Numair smiled "I was doing a pretty good job if I do say so myself. Here Daine Hold Celeste for a moment, I have to check on something." he said. Alanna's jaw dropped.

"You have twins?" she exclaimed!

"Yeah a surprise for us too!" Daine said "but not a unpleasant one." she smiled.

They arrived at Tortall soon and stayed in an inn then reached Corus the next day. As they entered the palace They were greeted by Thayet and Jon and Ouna. They were all shocked to find out about the twins. And for a moment time was suspended, all was right and everyone was happy and carefree. But it would not last soon it would seem as if there would never be a time of happiness again.