Twists and Turns

Riding back to Steadfast, Alanna was trying to put all that she had just witnessed out of her mind. She would have to deal with that soon enough.

The whole reason that she had gone in search of Kel and Dom in the first place was to tell them about the party that Numair and Daine were throwing later, and that they both had to attend. The memory brought more shudders to Alanna's stocky frame.

-Flashback-

"Alanna! Alanna come here! We have something to tell you!"

I could see that Daine was nearly glowing with excitement and Numair's arms rapped around his wife's, with the biggest grin, I had ever seen plastered on his face.

"Ok, what is it?"

"Is George any where close by? We wanted to tell you both together." Numair spoke as if he was about to burst with pride.

"No, I think he went on patrol with Raoul who is trying to escape Buri, no doubt."

"Well, it's OK, we can tell him later."

Daine looked as if she would pop if she did not tell me there "announcement" soon. She looked as if she was waiting for Numair to give permission to proceed.

"Just tell me already, before your head explodes." I admit, I did snap a bit there. She looked up at Numair he nodded.

"I'm pregnant!"

-End flashback-

After many congratulations, they had gone on to ask if George and Alanna would be the godparents. Also if Alanna would find there friends and distribute invitations to a party they were going to throw later that night, were they would announce Daine's pregnancy. Numair had thought it would be better to tell every one at one time so no one had to find out by gossip.

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When Alanna reached the fort, she headed off to Daine and Numair's suite of rooms they had been given to live in for the time being.

Hoping that she could help with setting things out in preparation for the announcement, Daine had a rather interesting idea of how to tell people.

Knocking on the door the Knight waited to be granted access into the room. When the door opened, Alanna saw no one standing there. A sharp, high-pitched, trill brought her sight down on the three feet tall dragonet Skysong or as most people called her Kitten.

"Oh hi there Kitten I did not know you had come. Are Daine or Numair here?"

As a dragon, she was just as smart as any human was even if she could not speak most of the time she got her point across.

Kitten nodded her head and pushed the door open so Alanna could walk in. Just as she came into the front room, Numair emerged from the bedroom. He enveloped her in a hug.

"There you are it took you enough time to get back what took you so long George is already here, he's helping Daine with the napkins come on they are going to need all the help they can get I said 'Let's just tell them after we are done eating' but no we have to be all subtle and cute." He said all this in one breath, not pausing to let Alanna say anything. She looked at him, brow raised.

"Then by all means let's go help our spouses."

Walking into the bedroom there was napkins and plates strewn everywhere. Apparently, Daine's idea was to have all the things they were going to eat on have the words "Baby on the way!" painted on them.

"Hello lass, come to join us amazing artists?" George sat the paintbrush he had been using down got up off the floor and went over to where Alanna was surveying the room. Swinging his arms around her neck George kissed her with a passion only a husband can give his wife and true love. She loved George and every time they kissed she was ever that much more aware of it.

"I had no idea you had been hijacked into painting. When Thom was two was probably better that you are now."

"Is that so, lass? Why don't you see all the master pieces me and the soon to be mother of my god son have produced."

"It might be a girl you know. Come over here, Alanna, and help me finish these plates please."

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Owen took in all the sights around him. He had been in camped at North Watch fortress ever since he and his friends had come home from their Scanran adventure. However, it seemed Steadfast was a completely different world. Lord Raoul's command compared to Lord Wyldon's was visibly different. Steadfast had all the same military strengths and disciplines but the over all air was one of calm, relaxed warriors.

As he dismounted from his bay mare, took Lord Wyldon's mount as well. Still being a squire that was one of the requirements.

"Let the hostler take them. I must find Raoul, Jesslaw, are you listening?"

"Err, yes sir I was just looking around at the fort."

"Well then why don't you head off to the mess hall with the men I am sure you are just as starved as they are."

"Yes sir." He turned to go not about to question, sighing, he turned her around after he had taken a few steps. But duty told him to ask if he would be needed later.

"Will you need me for anything later?"

"You might get the glorious task of helping me file reports, but only if you're lucky." Saluting Owen, he turned and went in search of Raoul

Owen smiled his training master turned knight master had really opened up to him over the past four years. He was almost sorry to be taking his Ordeal in a few months, almost tilting the practices he would be ever so glad to be ridded of.

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Sorry it has taken me sooo long to post!!! Hope you like it. And here is a question that I want you all to answer for me. What should Daine and Numair have???

1. Boy

2.Girl

No twins sorry. Just tell me what yah think they should have and next chapter I will tell you who is winning. It might be a couple chapter before I finish polling.

Your very slow writer

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