Chapter 4: The Meeting
When they got to the house a tall thin man with gray sliver hair and a black robe was standing in the door and holding Danie's face in his hands. "Who is that Richard?" Kiri asked hoping it was her father. "That's Numair our father." Kiri grinned as she and Richard walked toward him as he turned around Kiri could see Danie crying. She ran to her mother. "Mom what's wrong?" "Nothing dear I'm just so happy." Kiri felt a strong hand on her shoulders it turned her around and she was looking at the mans' stomach. She looked up his eyes were brilliant and held much wisdom, "Hello Kiri." His voice was deep and reassuring, she could see why her mother loved this man, "You look so beautiful. I'm Numair your father." He bent down and kissed her cheek. "I have waited 6 years to see you again.Dad." Kiri threw her arms around his waist and cried in his shirt. As her tears slowed Richard walked over to them. Numair released Kiri and grabbed his son by the neck squeezing slightly. "Why are you here boy?" Numair asked his voice had changed to fire. "Mom invited me Dad." Richard croaked, "Remember I'm your son."
"Numair let him go I wanted him to meet his sister ok?" Numair let go of the boy's neck and Richard fell to the ground choking Kiri was next to him in a minute. "Why did you do that? He didn't do anything to you!" Kiri for the first time in her life yelled at an elder. Numair and Danie laughed, "You are just like your mother Kiri." Numair told the girl as he walked into the house with Danie under his arm. Kiri helped Richard up and followed them into the parlor. Kano was there growling. "Kano lay off that's my Da." Kiri told the dog but for once he did not obey instead he jumped on the man's chest and before Numair could stop him the dog had completely covered his face with slobber. Everyone was laughing and falling over. "Kano get off me or I'll blow you to the moon." Numair said with a laugh. The dog got up and Danie brought out the tea and cookies.
"So Kiri tell me has this old rascal been taking care of you like he promised?" The mage asked rubbing the dog's head affectionately. Kiri nodded. "He's been the best. He's the one who led me here." Numair grinned at his daughter then turned to his son, "So Richard have you been here long I mean with Kiri?" "Yes sir. I was here the day she arrived." Numair nodded his head but said nothing more. "So Dad Richard said you were up in Tortall. What do you do there?" Kiri asked. "Why yes I was there helping the King with some new magic's to ward the castle. We have to try to fight it against the immortals if they should break free again. I'm sure you've read of the Immortals war well your mother and I were in that war. Now the immortals we saw were only the tip of the iceberg I believe that there a thousand more but then according to the scrolls." Danie put a hand over her husbands mouth. He grinned, "Forgive me Kiri I have a habit of rambling." "S'ok Da I love hearing about learning and that sounds very interesting. Maybe I could meet the King sometime." Kiri smiled at Richard then at Numair. "Kiri will you go to Rantat's store and get some milk?" Danie asked. "Sure Ma." Kiri skipped and sang all the way to Rantat's store. When she got there Rantat was not at the counter but in his place stood a handsome young man with long blonde hair and blue eyes as deep as the sea. "Can I help you miss?" His voice was like a song in Kiri's ears. "Miss?" Kiri looked up coming out of her trance "Oh yes. Hello I'm Kiri Salimin. Who are you?" "My name's Roger I'm Rantat's son. What would you like Miss Kiri?" "Oh umm.just milk thanks." As he handed her the milk a thought came to her as she turned to go she looked back, "Oh Roger, would you like to join me and my family for dinner? We live on Pine Road Drive dinner's at 7:00. See you then."
When she got home and Kiri told everyone about her invitation to Roger and her father was not at all pleased. "Kiri you need to ask before you invite guests to our house. I don't like that Roger anymore then I like." He stopped. "Any more then you like me, right Dad?" Richard asked accusingly. "Richard come with me." Numair got up and pulled the boy by his shirt into the cellar. "Well Ma what do you think?" "I think you did a wonderful thing dear. We need a new face around here to liven things up a bit." Danie smiled at the girl then set to work fixing dinner. "Could I help Ma?" Daine grinned, "Why of course dear." As the two women prepared dinner, Roger was hard at work trying to convince his father. "But dad I like her and I heard her Da will be there so nothing can happen if that's what you're worried about." "No, no, and for the last time no Roger, I won't allow it." Roger got sad and used his big deep blue eyes "Please dad." His father softened he hadn't been able to stay mad at those eyes when Roger was young it was harder now that he was older, "Oh fine go get ready or you'll be late."
When they got to the house a tall thin man with gray sliver hair and a black robe was standing in the door and holding Danie's face in his hands. "Who is that Richard?" Kiri asked hoping it was her father. "That's Numair our father." Kiri grinned as she and Richard walked toward him as he turned around Kiri could see Danie crying. She ran to her mother. "Mom what's wrong?" "Nothing dear I'm just so happy." Kiri felt a strong hand on her shoulders it turned her around and she was looking at the mans' stomach. She looked up his eyes were brilliant and held much wisdom, "Hello Kiri." His voice was deep and reassuring, she could see why her mother loved this man, "You look so beautiful. I'm Numair your father." He bent down and kissed her cheek. "I have waited 6 years to see you again.Dad." Kiri threw her arms around his waist and cried in his shirt. As her tears slowed Richard walked over to them. Numair released Kiri and grabbed his son by the neck squeezing slightly. "Why are you here boy?" Numair asked his voice had changed to fire. "Mom invited me Dad." Richard croaked, "Remember I'm your son."
"Numair let him go I wanted him to meet his sister ok?" Numair let go of the boy's neck and Richard fell to the ground choking Kiri was next to him in a minute. "Why did you do that? He didn't do anything to you!" Kiri for the first time in her life yelled at an elder. Numair and Danie laughed, "You are just like your mother Kiri." Numair told the girl as he walked into the house with Danie under his arm. Kiri helped Richard up and followed them into the parlor. Kano was there growling. "Kano lay off that's my Da." Kiri told the dog but for once he did not obey instead he jumped on the man's chest and before Numair could stop him the dog had completely covered his face with slobber. Everyone was laughing and falling over. "Kano get off me or I'll blow you to the moon." Numair said with a laugh. The dog got up and Danie brought out the tea and cookies.
"So Kiri tell me has this old rascal been taking care of you like he promised?" The mage asked rubbing the dog's head affectionately. Kiri nodded. "He's been the best. He's the one who led me here." Numair grinned at his daughter then turned to his son, "So Richard have you been here long I mean with Kiri?" "Yes sir. I was here the day she arrived." Numair nodded his head but said nothing more. "So Dad Richard said you were up in Tortall. What do you do there?" Kiri asked. "Why yes I was there helping the King with some new magic's to ward the castle. We have to try to fight it against the immortals if they should break free again. I'm sure you've read of the Immortals war well your mother and I were in that war. Now the immortals we saw were only the tip of the iceberg I believe that there a thousand more but then according to the scrolls." Danie put a hand over her husbands mouth. He grinned, "Forgive me Kiri I have a habit of rambling." "S'ok Da I love hearing about learning and that sounds very interesting. Maybe I could meet the King sometime." Kiri smiled at Richard then at Numair. "Kiri will you go to Rantat's store and get some milk?" Danie asked. "Sure Ma." Kiri skipped and sang all the way to Rantat's store. When she got there Rantat was not at the counter but in his place stood a handsome young man with long blonde hair and blue eyes as deep as the sea. "Can I help you miss?" His voice was like a song in Kiri's ears. "Miss?" Kiri looked up coming out of her trance "Oh yes. Hello I'm Kiri Salimin. Who are you?" "My name's Roger I'm Rantat's son. What would you like Miss Kiri?" "Oh umm.just milk thanks." As he handed her the milk a thought came to her as she turned to go she looked back, "Oh Roger, would you like to join me and my family for dinner? We live on Pine Road Drive dinner's at 7:00. See you then."
When she got home and Kiri told everyone about her invitation to Roger and her father was not at all pleased. "Kiri you need to ask before you invite guests to our house. I don't like that Roger anymore then I like." He stopped. "Any more then you like me, right Dad?" Richard asked accusingly. "Richard come with me." Numair got up and pulled the boy by his shirt into the cellar. "Well Ma what do you think?" "I think you did a wonderful thing dear. We need a new face around here to liven things up a bit." Danie smiled at the girl then set to work fixing dinner. "Could I help Ma?" Daine grinned, "Why of course dear." As the two women prepared dinner, Roger was hard at work trying to convince his father. "But dad I like her and I heard her Da will be there so nothing can happen if that's what you're worried about." "No, no, and for the last time no Roger, I won't allow it." Roger got sad and used his big deep blue eyes "Please dad." His father softened he hadn't been able to stay mad at those eyes when Roger was young it was harder now that he was older, "Oh fine go get ready or you'll be late."