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Chapter 2

When Numair woke up his vision was blurred and he felt like someone had hit him in the head with a leaded lance. When everything cleared up, he relized his hands were tied behind his back and there was something in his mouth preventing him from speaking. He looked around and saw a tall man with light brown hair and green eyes someone strangely familiar and two guards standing between in the space between the brunette and himself.

"Take the gag out." The man commanded, to Numair he added "Don't you recognize me, Arram, you go by Numair now don't you? We were friends in the University until you tried to steal my Gift. Does that sound familiar?"

Numair's eyes widening in surprised confusion, "Gavin? Gavin Dregoneir. What is going on? I mean, w-what are you doing? And I didn't start that, you tried to steal my Gift. I mean, where am I and where's Daine?"

"Your beloved Wildmage is fine, I don't need her. You however you've been using so much of your Gift. In the Immortals War, you used your Gift the whole time. Your Gift is getting stronger every day. But to me it's just sickening hearing about you and your-- I'll just say it outright, I want your Gift and this time I'm going to have it. You can't and you won't do anything about it."

Numair swore heavily and struggled to get out of the bonds when Erik waved his hand and there was cloth tied tightly in his mouth. Then he snapped and Numair fell out cold.
* * * Tears streaked Daine's cheeks as she looked for what seemed the millionth time for Numair. She had sent word to the few people in his tower and sent word around the palace but no one had seen him; she even sent word to the People asking if they had seen the stork-man. She threw herself onto the bed in worry and frustration as a new stream of tears began to flow down her cheeks. Heart-rending thoughts went through her mind like: what if he finally realized that she was just a girl and that the age difference was too much and ran away or what if he just didn't want to be with her anymore and left, the thoughts went on and on. Deep in her heart she knew that Numair would never do such a thing and that something was terribly wrong.