They landed with a thud. The girl didn't want to open her eyes for fear of
what she might see. She had a feeling that they didn't transport to her
friend, Amerilla's house.
"Kiko, hush," she said to the still-barking dog.
*But, Kiarda, we aren't at Amerilla's* came Kiko's raspy mind-voice. *Or did you mean for us to end up in Tortall?* He added sarcastically.
*That* made her open her eyes. She quickly scrambled to her feet, pushing chestnut brown hair off her face. They appeared to be in a hallway of sorts, with two people--an extremely tall man and a woman--walking towards them. Must be Daine and Numair, thought Kiarda to herself. She knew at least a little about them from some books that she'd read.
"Kiko, hush up before you draw attention," she said, a bit more sternly than before.
"What's going on here?" Numair asked. Amazingly, she could hear him since Kiko had finally stopped barking.
"A tad late to stop barking, you've already drawn attention to our presence," Kiara whispered to the dog.
*I can't open my muzzle* growled Kiko furiously, *I assure you that if I could, I would still be barking*
Now Kiara could feel magic, magic that felt like it was coming from Numair, on Kiko. *That* made her mad. How dare someone mess with her companion?
"Tomip'di," she whispered.
"Numair, maybe-" Daine started, but was cut off when her mouth clamped shut from Kiara's spell. Try as she might, she couldn't get it to open again.
"Daine, are you okay? Daine?" asked Numair, worried. "What's wrong?"
Finally, Kiara spoke, "I don't appreciate you putting a silencing spell on Kiko anymore than you like me doing that to Daine. So you get your magic off of him, and I'll take mine off of Daine," she said coldly.
"Kiko, hush," she said to the still-barking dog.
*But, Kiarda, we aren't at Amerilla's* came Kiko's raspy mind-voice. *Or did you mean for us to end up in Tortall?* He added sarcastically.
*That* made her open her eyes. She quickly scrambled to her feet, pushing chestnut brown hair off her face. They appeared to be in a hallway of sorts, with two people--an extremely tall man and a woman--walking towards them. Must be Daine and Numair, thought Kiarda to herself. She knew at least a little about them from some books that she'd read.
"Kiko, hush up before you draw attention," she said, a bit more sternly than before.
"What's going on here?" Numair asked. Amazingly, she could hear him since Kiko had finally stopped barking.
"A tad late to stop barking, you've already drawn attention to our presence," Kiara whispered to the dog.
*I can't open my muzzle* growled Kiko furiously, *I assure you that if I could, I would still be barking*
Now Kiara could feel magic, magic that felt like it was coming from Numair, on Kiko. *That* made her mad. How dare someone mess with her companion?
"Tomip'di," she whispered.
"Numair, maybe-" Daine started, but was cut off when her mouth clamped shut from Kiara's spell. Try as she might, she couldn't get it to open again.
"Daine, are you okay? Daine?" asked Numair, worried. "What's wrong?"
Finally, Kiara spoke, "I don't appreciate you putting a silencing spell on Kiko anymore than you like me doing that to Daine. So you get your magic off of him, and I'll take mine off of Daine," she said coldly.