(a/n It's up. Enjoy!)
I'll Never Forget You
Please
The visitors from Tortall were leaving today. Today so soon, Daine thought. She had been a lot quieter since Ozorne had proposed. More reserved. It had been announced to the Kingdom that the Duchess and Emperor were getting married. The kingdom was rejoicing. The Duchess had been nothing but good news to them.
They were at the boat waiting. Daine was talking to them quietly. As if not to be overheard. She hugged all of them tightly. Numair slightly longer than the rest. When she stepped back there were tears in her eyes. She'd taken the veil off.
"Please." She whispered, "Come to the wedding. I'll need the support."
Alanna sighed, "Oh Daine of course we'll be there. Won't we Numair." Numair jumped startled.
"Yes, yes of course." He muttered. Daine looked at him steadily.
"I'm sorry." She whispered to him, "I didn't want this to happen either."
He took one of her hands. "I know, just promise me that you won't do anything stupid."
"I've already done something stupid." Daine said, "I said yes." There was a bitter tone in her voice. She smiled sadly, "The weddings in about 3 months. I'll send you a invitation."
"What if he doesn't want us there?" Numair asked frowning slightly.
"Then I'll tell him that I won't marry him. No friends, no wedding." She crossed her arms.
"If he still refuses?"
"I'll tell him if he really loves me then he'll let me see my friends." She looked over at the ship. "You'd better go. The captain's is getting impatient. Goodbye." She watched as they boarded the ship. It was the last she would see of them in a long while.
Daine watched until the ship had disappeared from view. Then she went to her rooms and cried herself to sleep. ( a/n *sniffs* I'm really sad now. God how mean am I?)
The next Day.
"My dear you look tired." Ozorne said to her as she stared blankly at the plate in front of her.
"I am, I didn't get much sleep last night. I was worrying unduly."
"About your friends on the ship?" He asked. She nodded.
"I'm going to miss them."
Ozorne frowned, he was concerned about her. "Why don't you go back to bed? Rest. It might make you feel better."
"Nothing will make me feel better." She said snapped at him. Much to his surprise. She stood up, "I'm going to see the animals." She walked away. Leaving Ozorne staring at her retreating back.
She was talking to the Hyena's when Kaddar found her. She glanced at him. "What do you want?" She asked trying to comfort a panicking Zek. He glanced at Kitten.
"Is there a listening spell on us?" He asked. The dragon shook her head. "Uncle (a/n Ozorne is his uncle right?) sent me to see hoe you were. He's worried about you."
"Is he now?" Daine said softly. "Well I'm fine. He needn't worry."
"I'm not stupid." Kaddar retorted, "Tell me what's wrong?"
"What's right?" Daine asked. Her voice harsh. "I was taken away from my friends, and he expects me to forget about them? Forget about the only place I've ever felt I belonged. I'm marrying him and I don't love him and I never will. I'm trapped here. I just want to go home." He voice cracked at the end of the sentence.
"I'm sorry." Kaddar whispered. He picked Kitten up. "I don't know what you're going through. I can't ever know that, but Daine I know things are hard but try to make the best of them. I hear that Tortall's king and queen wish to invite you to visit. You can see your friends."
"He'll send me with guards."
"Order them away. Daine you're going to be empress one of the most powerful people of this world. Order them away, tell them they've got the day off I don't care just tell them to go."
"I don't want to threaten them. They're only following orders."
"Precisely. They're following orders. Make them follow yours." He put Kitten down. "Think about it Daine." He was walking away when he heard her whisper.
"I will."
(a/n I'm thinking about leaving it here. What do you think?)
I'll Never Forget You
Please
The visitors from Tortall were leaving today. Today so soon, Daine thought. She had been a lot quieter since Ozorne had proposed. More reserved. It had been announced to the Kingdom that the Duchess and Emperor were getting married. The kingdom was rejoicing. The Duchess had been nothing but good news to them.
They were at the boat waiting. Daine was talking to them quietly. As if not to be overheard. She hugged all of them tightly. Numair slightly longer than the rest. When she stepped back there were tears in her eyes. She'd taken the veil off.
"Please." She whispered, "Come to the wedding. I'll need the support."
Alanna sighed, "Oh Daine of course we'll be there. Won't we Numair." Numair jumped startled.
"Yes, yes of course." He muttered. Daine looked at him steadily.
"I'm sorry." She whispered to him, "I didn't want this to happen either."
He took one of her hands. "I know, just promise me that you won't do anything stupid."
"I've already done something stupid." Daine said, "I said yes." There was a bitter tone in her voice. She smiled sadly, "The weddings in about 3 months. I'll send you a invitation."
"What if he doesn't want us there?" Numair asked frowning slightly.
"Then I'll tell him that I won't marry him. No friends, no wedding." She crossed her arms.
"If he still refuses?"
"I'll tell him if he really loves me then he'll let me see my friends." She looked over at the ship. "You'd better go. The captain's is getting impatient. Goodbye." She watched as they boarded the ship. It was the last she would see of them in a long while.
Daine watched until the ship had disappeared from view. Then she went to her rooms and cried herself to sleep. ( a/n *sniffs* I'm really sad now. God how mean am I?)
The next Day.
"My dear you look tired." Ozorne said to her as she stared blankly at the plate in front of her.
"I am, I didn't get much sleep last night. I was worrying unduly."
"About your friends on the ship?" He asked. She nodded.
"I'm going to miss them."
Ozorne frowned, he was concerned about her. "Why don't you go back to bed? Rest. It might make you feel better."
"Nothing will make me feel better." She said snapped at him. Much to his surprise. She stood up, "I'm going to see the animals." She walked away. Leaving Ozorne staring at her retreating back.
She was talking to the Hyena's when Kaddar found her. She glanced at him. "What do you want?" She asked trying to comfort a panicking Zek. He glanced at Kitten.
"Is there a listening spell on us?" He asked. The dragon shook her head. "Uncle (a/n Ozorne is his uncle right?) sent me to see hoe you were. He's worried about you."
"Is he now?" Daine said softly. "Well I'm fine. He needn't worry."
"I'm not stupid." Kaddar retorted, "Tell me what's wrong?"
"What's right?" Daine asked. Her voice harsh. "I was taken away from my friends, and he expects me to forget about them? Forget about the only place I've ever felt I belonged. I'm marrying him and I don't love him and I never will. I'm trapped here. I just want to go home." He voice cracked at the end of the sentence.
"I'm sorry." Kaddar whispered. He picked Kitten up. "I don't know what you're going through. I can't ever know that, but Daine I know things are hard but try to make the best of them. I hear that Tortall's king and queen wish to invite you to visit. You can see your friends."
"He'll send me with guards."
"Order them away. Daine you're going to be empress one of the most powerful people of this world. Order them away, tell them they've got the day off I don't care just tell them to go."
"I don't want to threaten them. They're only following orders."
"Precisely. They're following orders. Make them follow yours." He put Kitten down. "Think about it Daine." He was walking away when he heard her whisper.
"I will."
(a/n I'm thinking about leaving it here. What do you think?)
