A week later Onua, the king and the queen were at the swoop with Alanna and George in the room where Numair lay on a bed. They were wondering what they could do for their friend. "He misses Daine, we all do." Said Onua as tears rolled down her face. "I just wish we knew what happened. Where did she go?"
The queen patted her on the shoulder. "We're trying to find out. But first we have to get Numair human again."
Alanna sighed, "I've tried everything, Daine was the only one that got him out of it with her wild magic. It's up to him when he wakes." She looked a Jonathan, "Why did he shape shift? He could have just ridden to the swoop."
The king shook his head, "He just shifted, on a whim when I told to come here."
"That was mighty daft of him, it sucked all his health flying as a hawk." George commented petting Rebe.
Suddenly Numair the hawk woke up and looked around confused, {where am I?} He thought and looked at the humans who were looking at him exitedly. A woman with fire red hair tried to come and pick him up, {Alanna} thought Numair, but he didn't want the humans to bother him he screached and swiped a talon at the woman.
Allana jumped back her hand bleeding. Jonathan jumped up and with all his kingly power ordered numair to change. The hawk hissed at him swipping at him. "Numair change! Change gods damn you!"
The black hawk screamed and began to fly, he tried to get out the window but Onua grabbed him. "No you don't!" As the hawk slashed at her and tried to bite her she pleaded, "Numair, please! Please change please be human again. Please."
Numair saw the tears in her face and felt ashamed, he stopped fighting and Onua put him down. He began to change and soon he was a naked man on the floor. Reba the dog jumped on his lap and began to lick his face. Alanna put a black robe over Numair's sholders. The mage was crying and no human knew what they should do.
"Reba!" George called to the dog.
"It's okay," said the crying Numair holding the little dog in his arms. "Daine would have loved her." He got up slowly and tied the robe around himself. He looked at it. And suddenly his control vasished, "I a damned black robe! And I can't find one girl? What is the use? I'll never use magic again!" He tried to walk out the door but the others stopped him.
"Numair!" Jonathan said pushing Numair into a chair. "Snap out of it!"
"NO!" Numair snapped curling his knees to his chest he sat and stared out the window. "Leave me alone I'm human now. So go away."
"Please Numair I know you miss Daine but you are not behaving well. Please just try and be normal." Alanna said.
"Normal," spat the mage, "How can I be normal without the love of my life. Without my friend? Without my student?" He began to cry again. The other humans shook their heads and decided to leave him to himself.
As they were leaving George looked back and saw that Reba had stayed with the Mage. George closed the door.
The queen patted her on the shoulder. "We're trying to find out. But first we have to get Numair human again."
Alanna sighed, "I've tried everything, Daine was the only one that got him out of it with her wild magic. It's up to him when he wakes." She looked a Jonathan, "Why did he shape shift? He could have just ridden to the swoop."
The king shook his head, "He just shifted, on a whim when I told to come here."
"That was mighty daft of him, it sucked all his health flying as a hawk." George commented petting Rebe.
Suddenly Numair the hawk woke up and looked around confused, {where am I?} He thought and looked at the humans who were looking at him exitedly. A woman with fire red hair tried to come and pick him up, {Alanna} thought Numair, but he didn't want the humans to bother him he screached and swiped a talon at the woman.
Allana jumped back her hand bleeding. Jonathan jumped up and with all his kingly power ordered numair to change. The hawk hissed at him swipping at him. "Numair change! Change gods damn you!"
The black hawk screamed and began to fly, he tried to get out the window but Onua grabbed him. "No you don't!" As the hawk slashed at her and tried to bite her she pleaded, "Numair, please! Please change please be human again. Please."
Numair saw the tears in her face and felt ashamed, he stopped fighting and Onua put him down. He began to change and soon he was a naked man on the floor. Reba the dog jumped on his lap and began to lick his face. Alanna put a black robe over Numair's sholders. The mage was crying and no human knew what they should do.
"Reba!" George called to the dog.
"It's okay," said the crying Numair holding the little dog in his arms. "Daine would have loved her." He got up slowly and tied the robe around himself. He looked at it. And suddenly his control vasished, "I a damned black robe! And I can't find one girl? What is the use? I'll never use magic again!" He tried to walk out the door but the others stopped him.
"Numair!" Jonathan said pushing Numair into a chair. "Snap out of it!"
"NO!" Numair snapped curling his knees to his chest he sat and stared out the window. "Leave me alone I'm human now. So go away."
"Please Numair I know you miss Daine but you are not behaving well. Please just try and be normal." Alanna said.
"Normal," spat the mage, "How can I be normal without the love of my life. Without my friend? Without my student?" He began to cry again. The other humans shook their heads and decided to leave him to himself.
As they were leaving George looked back and saw that Reba had stayed with the Mage. George closed the door.