note - i know, the chapter doesnt give what it says. but this is just...well u'll find out. XP
Daine poured some peppermint tea into a cup and gave it to the shaking Ryvre. She had found her that night completely comvered with snow. She used her Wild Magic to hear Ryvre's faint breathing. When she had found the boy, she let him inside too, even though he is still unconscious.
"I found him, mama," Ryvre repeated.
Daine just sighed and left the room. Ryvre turned back to the boy and put another blanket on him. He winced and opened his eyes. She smiled.
"Butterfly," he whispered. "I'm so glad i finally found you..."
Her smiled faded. "My name is Ryvre. What's yours, and why were you outside in that weather?"
"Your name--" he hesitated, then smiled, shut his eyes again. "My name is Heart. I was searching for my butterfly."
"No butterflies would be out at that time of day, and this kind of season."
"But i found her. No--she found me..." His voice trailed off as he fell asleep.
Ryvre sighed. 'In my dream, the boys name was Heart too. And he called the girl--Cacee was her name?--butterfly. His butterfly.'
She turned around as Alanna came in with some more tea, and frowned.
"Do i have to keep eating that stuff?" she asked in disgust. "It's disgusting!"
"It's only willowbark, Ryvre," Alanna said absently. "It'll make you better."
"But i aint sick!" she protested.
"Your lucky your not a Lady," Alanna retorted.
"Well i'm soon going to be the opposite," Ryvre said. "Mama said that she'd send me to the palace to be a knight, because i have to learn to defend myself, and know what to do in serious situations."
She glared at her for a moment, then when Daine came back in, Alanna protested against it. "It's very dangerous! You need to have the blood and strength for this kind of thing, Daine!"
"I think it's a good idea, and Numair said that he'd teach her magic when she got back," her bottom lip quevered, but she got herself under control.
"You could teach her to use a bow at home, and you have plenty of books here for here to learn math, history,--"
"Excuse me, Alanna, but i believe me and Numair have came to an agreement. Next week, Ryvre is going to go to the palace, even if Numair isn't here to say goodbye. We already have permission from the Duke."
Alanna tried to protest again, but gave up. "What about the boy?"
"Once he wakes up, we'll bring him back to his parents. They're probably very worried."
"Uhh...mommy?" Ryvre said pointing to the bed the boy was in: it was empty!
Daine poured some peppermint tea into a cup and gave it to the shaking Ryvre. She had found her that night completely comvered with snow. She used her Wild Magic to hear Ryvre's faint breathing. When she had found the boy, she let him inside too, even though he is still unconscious.
"I found him, mama," Ryvre repeated.
Daine just sighed and left the room. Ryvre turned back to the boy and put another blanket on him. He winced and opened his eyes. She smiled.
"Butterfly," he whispered. "I'm so glad i finally found you..."
Her smiled faded. "My name is Ryvre. What's yours, and why were you outside in that weather?"
"Your name--" he hesitated, then smiled, shut his eyes again. "My name is Heart. I was searching for my butterfly."
"No butterflies would be out at that time of day, and this kind of season."
"But i found her. No--she found me..." His voice trailed off as he fell asleep.
Ryvre sighed. 'In my dream, the boys name was Heart too. And he called the girl--Cacee was her name?--butterfly. His butterfly.'
She turned around as Alanna came in with some more tea, and frowned.
"Do i have to keep eating that stuff?" she asked in disgust. "It's disgusting!"
"It's only willowbark, Ryvre," Alanna said absently. "It'll make you better."
"But i aint sick!" she protested.
"Your lucky your not a Lady," Alanna retorted.
"Well i'm soon going to be the opposite," Ryvre said. "Mama said that she'd send me to the palace to be a knight, because i have to learn to defend myself, and know what to do in serious situations."
She glared at her for a moment, then when Daine came back in, Alanna protested against it. "It's very dangerous! You need to have the blood and strength for this kind of thing, Daine!"
"I think it's a good idea, and Numair said that he'd teach her magic when she got back," her bottom lip quevered, but she got herself under control.
"You could teach her to use a bow at home, and you have plenty of books here for here to learn math, history,--"
"Excuse me, Alanna, but i believe me and Numair have came to an agreement. Next week, Ryvre is going to go to the palace, even if Numair isn't here to say goodbye. We already have permission from the Duke."
Alanna tried to protest again, but gave up. "What about the boy?"
"Once he wakes up, we'll bring him back to his parents. They're probably very worried."
"Uhh...mommy?" Ryvre said pointing to the bed the boy was in: it was empty!