Previously: Daine, Numair, and Alanna all headed near the head of the table where the royals were sitting.
As they approached the grand table Jon indicated where they should sit. To Daine's delight she was seated next to Numair. To her horror, on her other side was James. He smiled when he caught her gaze. Alanna was seated across from her; George was sitting next to his wife. Numair pulled out Daine's chair before James could get up, at Daine flashed him (Numair) a smile. Numair glared once more at James who looked bemused. As they all settled down to eat Jon stood and said a prayer. Daine wasn't paying attention because at the moment Numair was running his hand up and down her leg. As Jon ended the prayer, pages came towards them, offering food and wine.
"Why aren't the pages offering you any meat?" James asked as the fourth page went by, bearing some kind of meat, and not offering any to Daine.
"I don't eat meat. I have been most of these animals, or talked to their kind." At James' confused look Daine explained, " I can't become any animal that I want, and I have become all of those animals, so I don't eat any meat." James' nodded in understanding.
"So I noticed that your teacher is very protective of you."
"What do you mean?" Daine asked.
"Well, I noticed that he glared at any man that looked at you was given a glare. I myself was given at least two death glares myself. Though I guess he has reason to be protective of you, I mean he's practically like your father, and I understand him wanting to protect you. But I don't think that that should come in between us." Daine was so glad that Numair couldn't hear this right now, of else there would be a prince less at this table.
"Um … come between us?" Daine asked.
"Yes I—" James was interrupted Numair tapping her on her shoulder.
"Magelet, this is Master Alkin, he is the red robe mage from Tyra." Daine nodded acknowledgement to him. "He would like to meet Kit, with your permission of course." Numair said.
"Oh, of course," Daine said, "You may see her whenever you would like." Daine jumped around all night talking to James and Numair. James would hint over and over that he liked her, while Numair would sneak peeks at her, wink, and 'accidentilly' brush her hand, or bump her thigh with his.
"So I was thinking," James said, "Would you like to go for a picknick tomorrow?" Before Daine could reply Jonathan stood up and asked for everyones attention.
"Lords and Ladies, I would like to thank you for joining us tonight to celebrate the welcoming of Their Majesties to Tortall. I would like to also say that today is a very special day. Two of my very good friends have decided to take their relationship to the next level and get married." Jon paused to make an effect. (A/N Wording?)
James looked at Daine, "Oh, this is going to be exciting." He turned his attention back to Jonathan. 'You have no idea,' Daine thought.
"I would like to present, the newly engaged couple, Master Numair Salmalin, Black Robe Mage to our very own Wild Mage, Daine Sarrasri."
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