Ok, for all those great people who have asked to post my story on their
website or asked permission to illustrate my fanfiction, 'go right ahead'.
All I ask is that you let me know where you're putting it so I can check it
out for myself. And I'd like to see all the pictures, cause I'm real
interested. Thanks guys. Ok, on with the show.
Karigan *smile*
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Complications
By: Karigan
Chapter 17 *if the chapters don't match, oh well. *smile*
'Red Tide'
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"You have got to be the hardest person to kill on the face of this earth." Stated the dark eyed man. "Of coarse, I've always had my little sparrow to do all the, dirty, work for me."
"Any reason you have for killing me?" asked Daine casually.
"You were in the castle." He stated just as casually. Daine had stray thought of how he could go from looking completely mad to completely calm and collected in a matter of seconds.
"Umm, any time in particular you're talking about there, or is that just a general statement?"
His hand flew around suddenly and slammed across her face. She spit out blood that was forming in her mouth and looked at the tall man calmly. "I don't like it when women get smart with me. It is not their place to question my motives anyways," he stated. "You were always in my way. Every time I tried to get business accomplished in the palace, YOU would get curious and stick your nose where it did not belong. I decided to get rid of you long ago."
Daine bit her tongue severely to keep from spiting out a smart comment that would get her further attacked. She had a good mind to reach up and show him exactly where her place was. Instead, she looked around the small wood room. Small. That just about covered it. No furniture, no windows, not even a single dust mite crawling around. Nothing but wood. This was getting out of hand. Who did he think he was? The greatest mage in the Northern Lands? Surely, he knew that Numair could find her easily. She did not think he was *stupid*. "What is it you're trying to accomplish by kidnapping me?"
He glared at her. "I was *not* trying to kidnap you. I was trying to kill you. But you proved resilient to my sparrow's subtle physical attempts, time and time again, so I attempted a more personal, one on one approach. Unfortunately, that appears to not have worked either," he spat while finishing off another bandage.
To say she was shocked was to put it lightly. "Wha?"
"Oh surely you noticed all my attempts at killing you?" At her blank look, he raised his eyes in surprise as well. "You must be thicker than I thought."
Ignoring the jab, she questioned, "You tried to kill me? How?"
"I sent my little sparrow after you."
"Sparrow?" she thought about that. "You mean. Justice"?
"*That's* her name, is it?"
Daine bit her lip. Shoot! She tried to play it off. "We named her. She doesn't really respond to anything." She tried to tell herself that did not sound as stupid as she thought it did.
He snorted at her. "She made two attempts on your life. You are telling me you did not realize it? Even though you ended up in the healer's hall on both occasions?"
'There had been attempts on her life? Twice?' It didn't make much sense. 'The only time she was in the healer's hall in the last two years was when she had had her misca///' Daine froze. Her mouth dropped open slightly as her mind raced frantically for some kind of hold on its sanity. She has been in the healer's hall twice. Her pregnancies had been rough, but there was no reason she should have had trouble. If there had been an attempt on her life, it would explain why she had lost the children. Her throat closed off painfully, and her lungs suddenly contracted as if being squeezed by an iron fist. His subtle attempts had failed. 'What would have been subtle?' The first thought that slammed into her mind was poison. Could she have been poisoned and not have even realized it. His sparrow.
Then, Daine closed her eyes hard against the pain of the realization. He had sent Justice after her. Justice had done whatever it was she had done to Daine on orders from this man. She tried to tell herself that he was controlling Justice. That she probably did not have a choice in anything, but Daine could not help feel the sharp piercing pain of betrayal. Her hand unconsciously splayed out on her lower abdomen. Trying to hold back the yell of fury that started to rise in her throat, she clenched her teeth hard and felt her fingers tighten over her stomach. Justice had. *NO* she screamed at herself. This 'man' had killed her children. She felt the blood in her veins pump madly. Felt it boil over in rage. Red filled the vision of her closed eyes. Blood red. It washed over her in crashing waves; only it never ebbed. It kept crashing and crashing over her frail control. Red filled her mouth as she bit her tongue violently with rage. Her breathing became erratic and uncontrolled, bordering on hyperventilation. The fingers that had been splayed out over her stomach were now clenching her shirt and tunic with white knuckles. Her ears rung madly. She could almost feel herself explode. The weak string that had been holding her violent temper snapped. With a yell of fury, she leaped up at him; the only thought in her mind, 'blood. She would have *his* blood.'
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DUHN DUHN DUHNNNNNNNNN!
AND ALL THE LITTLE PIECES BEGIN TO FALL INTO PLACE! DON'T WORRY, MORE ANSWERS ON THE WAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHAT DO YOU THINK? HEHEHEHEHEHEHE.
Read and review read and review review review review review. *hint* * hint*
Note: next week is the last week of classes for the semester. Then I have a week of final exams. 4 3 hour exams, plus 3 term papers and 1 major presentation = no time for anything else. So, I may or may not post my next chapter for a few weeks. Don't freak out! I most likely will post at least one more before exams start. But don't hold your breath. Once I get off and go home for winter break. I'll spit a chapter out every other day. OK? Good.
Thanks, Karigan *Smile*
Karigan *smile*
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Complications
By: Karigan
Chapter 17 *if the chapters don't match, oh well. *smile*
'Red Tide'
//////////////
"You have got to be the hardest person to kill on the face of this earth." Stated the dark eyed man. "Of coarse, I've always had my little sparrow to do all the, dirty, work for me."
"Any reason you have for killing me?" asked Daine casually.
"You were in the castle." He stated just as casually. Daine had stray thought of how he could go from looking completely mad to completely calm and collected in a matter of seconds.
"Umm, any time in particular you're talking about there, or is that just a general statement?"
His hand flew around suddenly and slammed across her face. She spit out blood that was forming in her mouth and looked at the tall man calmly. "I don't like it when women get smart with me. It is not their place to question my motives anyways," he stated. "You were always in my way. Every time I tried to get business accomplished in the palace, YOU would get curious and stick your nose where it did not belong. I decided to get rid of you long ago."
Daine bit her tongue severely to keep from spiting out a smart comment that would get her further attacked. She had a good mind to reach up and show him exactly where her place was. Instead, she looked around the small wood room. Small. That just about covered it. No furniture, no windows, not even a single dust mite crawling around. Nothing but wood. This was getting out of hand. Who did he think he was? The greatest mage in the Northern Lands? Surely, he knew that Numair could find her easily. She did not think he was *stupid*. "What is it you're trying to accomplish by kidnapping me?"
He glared at her. "I was *not* trying to kidnap you. I was trying to kill you. But you proved resilient to my sparrow's subtle physical attempts, time and time again, so I attempted a more personal, one on one approach. Unfortunately, that appears to not have worked either," he spat while finishing off another bandage.
To say she was shocked was to put it lightly. "Wha?"
"Oh surely you noticed all my attempts at killing you?" At her blank look, he raised his eyes in surprise as well. "You must be thicker than I thought."
Ignoring the jab, she questioned, "You tried to kill me? How?"
"I sent my little sparrow after you."
"Sparrow?" she thought about that. "You mean. Justice"?
"*That's* her name, is it?"
Daine bit her lip. Shoot! She tried to play it off. "We named her. She doesn't really respond to anything." She tried to tell herself that did not sound as stupid as she thought it did.
He snorted at her. "She made two attempts on your life. You are telling me you did not realize it? Even though you ended up in the healer's hall on both occasions?"
'There had been attempts on her life? Twice?' It didn't make much sense. 'The only time she was in the healer's hall in the last two years was when she had had her misca///' Daine froze. Her mouth dropped open slightly as her mind raced frantically for some kind of hold on its sanity. She has been in the healer's hall twice. Her pregnancies had been rough, but there was no reason she should have had trouble. If there had been an attempt on her life, it would explain why she had lost the children. Her throat closed off painfully, and her lungs suddenly contracted as if being squeezed by an iron fist. His subtle attempts had failed. 'What would have been subtle?' The first thought that slammed into her mind was poison. Could she have been poisoned and not have even realized it. His sparrow.
Then, Daine closed her eyes hard against the pain of the realization. He had sent Justice after her. Justice had done whatever it was she had done to Daine on orders from this man. She tried to tell herself that he was controlling Justice. That she probably did not have a choice in anything, but Daine could not help feel the sharp piercing pain of betrayal. Her hand unconsciously splayed out on her lower abdomen. Trying to hold back the yell of fury that started to rise in her throat, she clenched her teeth hard and felt her fingers tighten over her stomach. Justice had. *NO* she screamed at herself. This 'man' had killed her children. She felt the blood in her veins pump madly. Felt it boil over in rage. Red filled the vision of her closed eyes. Blood red. It washed over her in crashing waves; only it never ebbed. It kept crashing and crashing over her frail control. Red filled her mouth as she bit her tongue violently with rage. Her breathing became erratic and uncontrolled, bordering on hyperventilation. The fingers that had been splayed out over her stomach were now clenching her shirt and tunic with white knuckles. Her ears rung madly. She could almost feel herself explode. The weak string that had been holding her violent temper snapped. With a yell of fury, she leaped up at him; the only thought in her mind, 'blood. She would have *his* blood.'
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DUHN DUHN DUHNNNNNNNNN!
AND ALL THE LITTLE PIECES BEGIN TO FALL INTO PLACE! DON'T WORRY, MORE ANSWERS ON THE WAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHAT DO YOU THINK? HEHEHEHEHEHEHE.
Read and review read and review review review review review. *hint* * hint*
Note: next week is the last week of classes for the semester. Then I have a week of final exams. 4 3 hour exams, plus 3 term papers and 1 major presentation = no time for anything else. So, I may or may not post my next chapter for a few weeks. Don't freak out! I most likely will post at least one more before exams start. But don't hold your breath. Once I get off and go home for winter break. I'll spit a chapter out every other day. OK? Good.
Thanks, Karigan *Smile*