Chapter 8
When I woke I could not hear the sounds of battle or feel the wind that should have been coming through the tent flaps. I also noticed that I
was not on ruff canvas of the cot I had been on but soft sheets of a bed. I heard someone crying, after a few minutes I recognized the crying
the sound of the sobs it was Tamina and she was close by. She was asking Tus "What happened, how was he hurt and why has he not
woken yet?" Tus spoke up and I heard a bit of a growl in his voice as he talked about what had happened when the spikes from the
Hassansin had pierced my skin and how they had been dipped in viper venom. But then he started to describe what happened after I had
passed out "After Dastan was wounded the army was angered and started to fight even harder. It took many hours but we defeated the
Hassansins and Kosh. All the Hassansins are dead and Kosh has nothing but a few stragglers from his army that survived so he will not be
able to do anything to avenge his defeat for many, many years. But as to Dastan not waking up yet we do not know the poison is out of his
system but he still remains comatose. We do not know when he will wake but he does we will all be here." That was when I finally was
awake enough to open my eyes. I blinked a few times as the light pouring in from the window in Tamina and my chambers then I looked
around till I saw Tamina and Tus still talking. No one had noticed that I was awake so I smiled and tried to lighten the mood with one of my
jokes "What is everyone so sad about it was just a battle?" Tamina jumped while spinning to face me with a shocked exclamation as she ran
to my side saying "Dastan you are awake thank the gods. I thought we were going to lose you." I lifted my hand to caress her cheek as I
said ""I told you I would come back from you it would take more than viper dipped spikes to make me break that promise." I wiped the tears
that streamed down her face as she cried. I sat up stretching my sore muscles that had cramped up during the fight and had not relaxed
because I was unconscious. I popped my back in a few spots. When I was finally still Tamina threw her arms around me and started to cry
into my chest. As I held Tamina as she cried I looked at Tus and asked "How long have I been out?" Tus smiled at me as he said "You have
only been unaware for two days but because you found the proof of the Hassansins and how they had allied with Kosh, and then set up the
defense of Alamut. We were able to killed every last Hassansin and destroy Kosh and it is all thanks to you Dastan." With that Tus bowed to
me a little I smiled and dipped my head in return. Tamina had stopped crying but she was not letting go and neither was I. It had been
almost a month since we were married and all this had started to unfold. I looked at Tus and asked "Do you think we could have some time
alone." I saw the mischievous smile spread across my brothers face and I heard a small laugh sneak into his words as he said "Of course
Dastan have all the time you need I sure it will be enlightening." Tus turned away laughing. Once we were alone I turned to Tamina and
looked into her eyes as I asked "What was that about? Tus was a little happier than he should be about me being alone with you right now."
She looked down but said nothing "Tamina tell me what you are hiding from me." I said sternly afraid something had happened when I was
out. She looked at me again with a look that said do not try me as she said "Dastan calm down nothing bad happened. It is just difficult for
me to say this because I never suspected it would happen." I knotted my brow into a frown of confusion because Tamina was never this
tentative or nervous she always said what she wanted and said it bluntly so this was not normal for her and it confused me. "Tamina what
are you talking about?" "Dastan I'm pregnant. I found out when I was in the temple I started getting sick and a healer was called he
confirmed it." My mouth hung open as I stared at her not wanting to believe it but at the same time is seemed plausible that she was
pregnant I only got my voice back when she said "Dastan are you alright?" "Yes I'm ok just stunned I don't know what to say. I am afraid
that all this will disappear just like it did before." I replied as I looked down Tamina put two fingers under my chin pulled it upward till I was
looking in her eyes. She smiled at me as she said "I am not going to disappear I'm not going anywhere. I can understand how you feel at
times I thought you would disappear to but now with all we have been through I at least know that I was always meant to be with you and
nothing will stand in the way of that." I smiled at her. I kissed her, slowly at first then I built it up till it was a passionate kiss that we shared
for many minutes before she pulled away and said "I am glad that I found you Dastan and nothing will ever tear me from your side." I
looked at her smiling as I finally got over the shock that she was pregnant and said "Nothing will tear me from you either and I am glad that
we can add another to our little family. I just hope that our child will turn out more like you than me, I cause to much trouble." Tamina
laughed until tears ran down her cheeks, when she finally caught her breath she said "That may be true but you also do great things to
make up for it I hope that our child is a exact mix of both of us." I laughed a little as well as I nodded my agreement.
