Chapter Four

Captured

A/N: Hey everyone, this is chapter four revised. Same apology as the last three chapters. Hope you enjoy

" I said nuffin' funny!" the man said as he saw Numair reach for a piece of string required in a spell to make the bandit fall to the ground.

" Don't try it. I know all of the tricks in the book!"

Daine who realised she had an arrow at her back tried to turn around to see her captor.

" Ahhh Missy you will make a fine missus for me!" the bandit said as her grabbedher and pulled her up to her feet.

" Don't you dare touch me!" Daine spat as she snatched her hand from her captor.

" Ahh missy you'd do better to show me a lil more respect. We'll have to fix that" the bandit said as he grabbed her shoulders to turn her around, for he hadn't been able see her face.

"Well you are a prett….. Mithros Beard, its her!"

"Who?" a new voice said as a another man walked out on to the road. He was very tall with ear length blond hair which was oilyand quite unappealing.

" Its her Animal girl" Daine's captor said. He was middle aged with a red beard and long red hair, it too was oil.

"Aye so it is. Daine it is?" the young blond man said his voice was roguish but it wasn't nice as George's. Daine knew not to be stupid when a weapon was at her back nodded silently to the bandit not making eye contact.

"Now I don' think I introduced meself properly," the blond man said " I am Arrond and this is Hasort. Our men will love you" then he touched her in a very inappropriate way. Daine was about to slap Arrond when Numair lunged at him. Arrond quickly brought up his crossbow and shot Numair in the leg. Numair screamed in agony and as Arrond drew his dagger and advanced on Numair when Daine flung herself on top of Numair protecting him for Arrond.

" Move out of the way Lass" he said with a warning tone in his voice. Knowing they wouldn't hurt her she said, " We will comply to your commands if you spare us. Please spare us," she pleaded, planning not to listen to him or his men but it bought them time.

"Oh alrigh' Lass," Arrond said has he tied her hands and Numair's.

As they dragged Daine and Numair (who was unconscious) to their camp he introduced her to Deannetum who was their guard and gave Daine and Numair a tent. Once inside Daine use a few special techniques (ie: slapping his face) to bring his back to a state of consciousness.

When he awoken he started asking questions. "Did he touch you? Where are we? Are you okay?"

Daine answered all of his questions in a whisper. As she ripped off part of Numair's pant leg to tie around his leg to staunch the bleeding, she felt Deann watching her. When she finished, Numair was about to kiss her when she said to Deann " Get out of this tent you can guard the door. I want some privacy!"

Once he had left Numair drew Daine close and kissed he again and again. When they stopped Daine transformed into an eagle so she could talk to Numair with out dean hearing them. Numair also transformed in to a hawk so he could talk to her without the guard hearing what they were saying.

"Do you got a plan?" Numair asked Daine when they finished transforming.

"Well I got two ideas. One is that you create silliscrums off us and we escapes as birds,or we just escape as birds."

"Well I personally want to do the silliscrums because we won't be noticed until the silliscrums vanish and when they are gone so will we" Numair said and it they were in human form he would be rubbing his stubborn chin.

"I agree but it will take a lot from you and I want to free Spots and Cloud" Daine said pausing now and then to listen to see if anyone was coming into their tent.

"We will need you though to act as a spy, Daine. Are you willing to do this?" Numair asked as a worried look came into his yellow Hawk eyes.

A look like a grin came into the eagle's amber eyes, "I am"

Sorry that these chapters aren't that long. I'll try to lengthen them if I can.