Escape
The usual note from the author: This is chapter 5 revised same apology as the last chapters, please enjoy.
"Girl wake up!" Arrond yelled, making Daine and Numair jerk awake. Daine scambled out of her bedroll (Numair is in his) and yelled back,
"What does his royal Doltness want?"
"What did you call me girl"
"Answer my question first!"
"You have to cook and do our laundry!"
"Oh yeah I called you a Royal Doltness"
"Doltness? Why you little chit, you…"
"And I'm NOT doing your FILTHY laundry or cooking for you, you (four words that should not put one after the other)"
"Daine!"
Numair was dressed and pulling his silky black hair into to a horsetail.'You should watch your language Daine" Numair said sternly. Daine would have believed that he was upset with her but she looked into his eyes and saw that they laughed and danced when he looked at her. But under the amusement there was another look that warned her to be careful.
"But sir I'm nothing but a country bred orphaned nobody" Daine said grinning. Thank the Horse Lords he still has some of his sense of humour during a time like this, the girl thought to herself.
"You my Magelet, are way more than a country bred nobody. You are a smart, independent, unique, beautiful young woman who I have deeply fallen in love with and when you say yes to my marriage proposal I want to spend the rest of my life with you,"
Numair reached down and stroked her cheek and pushed back one of her chestnut locks out of her face so he could see those beautiful blue eyes he admired so.
" That is the nicest thing a man has ever said to me. Thank you," Daine whispered. She knew that he loved her. He took an arrow for her and there was only one way to repay the debt.
"Yes" Daine said grinning.
"Yes what?" Numair said his voice was filled with polite uncertainty.
"Yes to your marriage proposal"
"WHAT!"
"I accept"
That's all Numair needed. He grabbed Daine and hugged her and then drew her up close to him. He kissed Daine passionately.
"Nice wee show. Now do your CHORES!" Arrond bellowed.
"That's it. Screw the plan I'm getting out of here" Numair rolled up his sleeves and said a familiar word of power (Remember Tristan?)
"Daine call the animals"
"Yes Sir!" Daine called the horses and Kitten.
"Come here Spot, Cloud and Kitten, we're getting out of here,"
The animals quickly galloped and crawled towards them.
Numair quickly turned them into fleas and placed them on their shoulders.
"Daine, eagle time"
"What?"
"Transform!"
"Oh okay" Daine said as she focused on her eagle form and she began her transformation. When finished, she saw Numair take flight, dodging arrows with ease. She did the same. She could hear the curses their captors were screaming. I'm sick of them she thought and she circled back and emptied her bowels on their heads.
Once they were far from their captor's camp, they set down and returned to their own shapes and Numair returned Kitten, Cloud and Spot to their proper species.
"Numair why did you transform the horses into fleas?" asked Daine as she stroked Cloud.
"Ah, yes, I was beginning to wonder when you would ask that. Well birds, especially birds of prey, can carry all sorts of mites and fleas,"
"That's gross!"
"Miss wolf girl that is nature, YOU of ALL people should know that,"
"I know I know but you said it right after I was a bird of prey!"
"I know that Magelet," Numair said with a wicked smile.
Now come, we have to get to Corus. They rode for another two days. On the morning of the second day their eyes happily graced the walls of Corus.
A/N:Sorry if its short guys
