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Chapter 14; Till Death us do part?
Daine tried to twist on the long pole, fingers desperately grasping for her dagger, but it was in vain. Out of the corner of her blue-grey eyes, she could see the toothless one begining to light the fire. Options flew in and out of Daine's head. She concentrated on those; even the sillier ones were preferable to the other image rising in her mind. Running away was pointless; they'd only kill her with an arrow. Using her Wild Magic seemed like the best idea, but how? If the animals got any closer, they'd burn.
Burn...the smell of burned wood. The smell of death. The other image rose in her mind. No matter how hard she tried to push it back, it shoved itself forwards, taking presence in her mind. Blood; the blood of her mother, the blood of her grandda, the blood of the animals who had fought to save her home, appeared to drip in front of her eyes. She screamed.
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"Cloud?" The steel-grey mare turned as she recognised the stork-man's soft voice. He could help her rescue Daine! Of course, there was the fact that he was a stupid two-legger, but Daine repeatedly told Cloud he was very intelligent. Cloud decided only the stork-man could help her mistress now. She galloped up to him, glad he was saddled on Spots. "Cloud, where is she? Take me to her, please!"
Numair knew that the only reasons Cloud would leave Daine would be if Daine had used her will, or if Daine was dead. Hoping despeartely for the former, he pushed Spots into a gallop. Vaguely, he noticed that Spots was shimmering with a silvery cloud, and that his gentle horse's hooves seemed to be skimming the ground. That thought went to the back of his mind as a female scream shattered the silence of the forest.
If it's confusing, I'll give you a little summary.
Kaddar tells Daine about Varice's plan.
Daine tells Numair, but Numair doesn't believe Varice would act like that.
Daine runs away.
Numair asks Varice about the argument. She slips up, tells him it was her fault, and that Daine has run away.
Daine runs into bandits, the same ones that killed her mother (coincidental). They decide to burn her.
Varice realises she loves Numair (or author's little vengeance chapter)
Daine is about to be burned, then has visions of her dead family. Numair finds Cloud, without Daine, and hears Daine scream.
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This was the 1st fic I ever started! I just realised that! Can't tell, can you? Oh, next chapter is PROBABLY the last. I've written the ending (different from the original one). It should suit everyone. Please review!