Chapter 7- Aftermath of a Horrible Night
Nanya woke up the next morning with an extreme headache. When she looked in her mirror, she saw that the hair on the right side of her hair was matted with blood.
"Great," she muttered. "Fucking great."
"What's wrong Nanya?" moaned Naku. "No normal person would be up this early in the morning, go back to sleep."
"Shut up, I need to see Alanna about my head!" snapped Nanya.
"Waddaya know, she can be grumpy in the morning!" said Naku in mock shock. "What's wrong."
"I obviously hit my head on something and I had a tough night with lots of nightmares last night, none of which I remember, so I'm gonna be pissy today."
"Joy."
Nanya grabbed a pillow and through it at Naku who caught it.
'Thanks for the pillow," he said, his voice muffled by the cushion which he then put down for a pillow under his head.
Nanya glared at him, then left the room grumbling about annoying Flamers who were too sarcastic for their own good.
"I got it from you!" she heard Naku call after her. This caught a string of grumbled curses from the woman as she went towards Alanna's room. She stopped short of the door, realizing she was still in her nightgown, so she stalked back to change.
Five minutes later, she was going to Alanna's room again (dressed this time), still cursing at Naku under her breath.
"Open up Alanna!" she said rapping on the Lioness' door. It was opened by the short, red head five seconds later.
"No person with a brain is up this early, Nanya, go back to bed so I can too!" whined the Knight.
"You're a healer, right?" asked Nanya.
"Yeah, why? And make it snappy," replied Alanna.
"I need you to heal my head. I don't know what happened, but it's hurting like hell!"
"Sit down," ordered Alanna, "I can't reach that high."
Nanya did as she was told as meekly as it was possible for a pissy, sarcastic person to do. Alanna grabbed her head and began clicking her tongue.
"You got a nasty gash here, lass," she said speaking like George. "What were you doing last night?"
"Sleeping. of course, the sleeping included nightmares about my parents death, so I was probably thrasing around a bit," replied Nanya, her anger was cooling a bit.
Alanna looked at the cut a bit longer, then prodded it.
"Ou- hey, that works!" said Nanya. For, right after the prod the cut had healed.
"You'll want to have a bath and wash your hair, but you're all better," said Alanna. "You'll have to get a slave to get you the water."
"Don't remind me about the slaves," said Nanya darkly. "Whenever I see them, I feel like hurling my guts out. Rocky and Carn already did!"
"You can join the club then, it's sick," said Alanna going with Nanya to the door. "See you in about an hour and a half when it's healthy to wake up."
Nanya bid Alanna farewell while laughing and went back to her room. Naku was asleep again, so Nanya decided to play the evil little girl. Using a bit of her magic in a difficult weave, she produced a pail full of ice (I don't know if they can actually do that, but oh well). She then tipped it on top of the Flamer who woke up with a yelp.
"Cold!" he yelped. Nanya burst out laughing, because he had the 'deer caught in headlights' expression on.
"You're evil," he growled shaking the ice off and making it disappear with his own magic. "Actually, no, you're not evil, your cruel and perverted, waking me up, again, at this unholy hour!"
"Suck it up, Junior," replied Nanya, who was still giggling at her Flamer's fit.
Naku glared at Nanya then stalked out of the room.
"Can you ask a slave to bring me some bath water?" Nanya called after him.'
"Fine, but only because I have to live with you!" came Naku's short reply. Nanya, still giggling, sat down to wait for the water. The slave arrived five minuted later and go the bath ready.
"Thank-you," said Nanya kindly.
"It is an honor to serve you nobility, this unworthy one does not deserve such kindness from one such as you," the slave gave a short curtsy and practically fled from the room, never once looking at Nanya.
This time, Nanya really did empty her stomach into the near by water basin. She gave it a disgusted look and turned away. She then enjoyed an hour long bath.
ONE HOUR AND A HALF LATER
Nanya entered the living area that the Tortallans ate breakfast in. She took a seat beside Dirk and grabbed some fruit.
"This arrived for you about ten minutes ago," said Gary handing Nanya a letter. The seal on the back was the imperial creast.
"What the.." said Nanya looking at it.
"I suggest you open it," said Duke Martin. "That's normally what you do with letters."
"No really? I guess you learn something new every day," said Nanya sarcastically as she broke open the crest.
She read it, then dropped it in shock when she saw who the sender was. She bent down to pick it up, but Dirk was quicker.
"What do you know, Ozorne has a crush on Nanya," he said pasing it to Gareth the Elder.
For his words he received a hard cuff around the head from Nanya.
"From now on, I am not going speak. I always end up getting hit when I do," he said rubbing his head and glaring at Nanya.
"Finally caught on, did you?" drawled Rocky.
"What do I do?" Nanya asked looking at Gareth. "He wants me to have breakfast with him for the rest of our stay, but I'm terrified of him. He's really unnerving."
"We can't risk making his Imperialness angry. I'm sorry Nanya, but you'll have to accept his invitation," said Gareth.
"Joy," said Nanya. "My best friend can't keep his mouth shut and I have to eat with a guy who totally freaks me out."
"I could do him in," suggested Nanya, who up until now had gone unnoticed.
"Naku, sometimes your stupidity astonishes me more than Dirk's," said Carn shaking her head.
"Just suggesting."
Nanya laughed at the two of them.
"As tempting as that sounds, Naks, I doubt it would be wise," she said. "Lucky me, I get to hang out with the famed Emperor Mage."
"What are the plans for today?" asked Daine, wisely changing the subject.
"A visit to the Imperial zoo," replied Duke Martin. "Everyone has to go."
He said this while looking at the only two who would protest, Daine and Nanya.
"Okie dokie," said Nanya, choosing not to argue. "Who's taking us."
"Prince Kaddar and Lady Varice," replied Gary.
"Great," said Nanya sarcastically. "I hate ladies who are naïve and who's only real passion is flirting and/or decorating."
"That's only because you're jealous of her because Salmalin over there has the hots for her," said Naku. Both Numair and Nanya blushed.
"Naku, I would keep my mouth shut if I were you."
Naku decided he had gotten even enough with Nanya by saying this and stopped flapping of at the mouth.
A half hour later, the Tortallans were walking towards the zoo behind Prince Kaddar and Varice. As they were about to enter, something dog sized and furry hit the back of her legs, sending her sprawling forward. What she saw when she got up made her gasp in shock.
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Nanya woke up the next morning with an extreme headache. When she looked in her mirror, she saw that the hair on the right side of her hair was matted with blood.
"Great," she muttered. "Fucking great."
"What's wrong Nanya?" moaned Naku. "No normal person would be up this early in the morning, go back to sleep."
"Shut up, I need to see Alanna about my head!" snapped Nanya.
"Waddaya know, she can be grumpy in the morning!" said Naku in mock shock. "What's wrong."
"I obviously hit my head on something and I had a tough night with lots of nightmares last night, none of which I remember, so I'm gonna be pissy today."
"Joy."
Nanya grabbed a pillow and through it at Naku who caught it.
'Thanks for the pillow," he said, his voice muffled by the cushion which he then put down for a pillow under his head.
Nanya glared at him, then left the room grumbling about annoying Flamers who were too sarcastic for their own good.
"I got it from you!" she heard Naku call after her. This caught a string of grumbled curses from the woman as she went towards Alanna's room. She stopped short of the door, realizing she was still in her nightgown, so she stalked back to change.
Five minutes later, she was going to Alanna's room again (dressed this time), still cursing at Naku under her breath.
"Open up Alanna!" she said rapping on the Lioness' door. It was opened by the short, red head five seconds later.
"No person with a brain is up this early, Nanya, go back to bed so I can too!" whined the Knight.
"You're a healer, right?" asked Nanya.
"Yeah, why? And make it snappy," replied Alanna.
"I need you to heal my head. I don't know what happened, but it's hurting like hell!"
"Sit down," ordered Alanna, "I can't reach that high."
Nanya did as she was told as meekly as it was possible for a pissy, sarcastic person to do. Alanna grabbed her head and began clicking her tongue.
"You got a nasty gash here, lass," she said speaking like George. "What were you doing last night?"
"Sleeping. of course, the sleeping included nightmares about my parents death, so I was probably thrasing around a bit," replied Nanya, her anger was cooling a bit.
Alanna looked at the cut a bit longer, then prodded it.
"Ou- hey, that works!" said Nanya. For, right after the prod the cut had healed.
"You'll want to have a bath and wash your hair, but you're all better," said Alanna. "You'll have to get a slave to get you the water."
"Don't remind me about the slaves," said Nanya darkly. "Whenever I see them, I feel like hurling my guts out. Rocky and Carn already did!"
"You can join the club then, it's sick," said Alanna going with Nanya to the door. "See you in about an hour and a half when it's healthy to wake up."
Nanya bid Alanna farewell while laughing and went back to her room. Naku was asleep again, so Nanya decided to play the evil little girl. Using a bit of her magic in a difficult weave, she produced a pail full of ice (I don't know if they can actually do that, but oh well). She then tipped it on top of the Flamer who woke up with a yelp.
"Cold!" he yelped. Nanya burst out laughing, because he had the 'deer caught in headlights' expression on.
"You're evil," he growled shaking the ice off and making it disappear with his own magic. "Actually, no, you're not evil, your cruel and perverted, waking me up, again, at this unholy hour!"
"Suck it up, Junior," replied Nanya, who was still giggling at her Flamer's fit.
Naku glared at Nanya then stalked out of the room.
"Can you ask a slave to bring me some bath water?" Nanya called after him.'
"Fine, but only because I have to live with you!" came Naku's short reply. Nanya, still giggling, sat down to wait for the water. The slave arrived five minuted later and go the bath ready.
"Thank-you," said Nanya kindly.
"It is an honor to serve you nobility, this unworthy one does not deserve such kindness from one such as you," the slave gave a short curtsy and practically fled from the room, never once looking at Nanya.
This time, Nanya really did empty her stomach into the near by water basin. She gave it a disgusted look and turned away. She then enjoyed an hour long bath.
ONE HOUR AND A HALF LATER
Nanya entered the living area that the Tortallans ate breakfast in. She took a seat beside Dirk and grabbed some fruit.
"This arrived for you about ten minutes ago," said Gary handing Nanya a letter. The seal on the back was the imperial creast.
"What the.." said Nanya looking at it.
"I suggest you open it," said Duke Martin. "That's normally what you do with letters."
"No really? I guess you learn something new every day," said Nanya sarcastically as she broke open the crest.
She read it, then dropped it in shock when she saw who the sender was. She bent down to pick it up, but Dirk was quicker.
"What do you know, Ozorne has a crush on Nanya," he said pasing it to Gareth the Elder.
For his words he received a hard cuff around the head from Nanya.
"From now on, I am not going speak. I always end up getting hit when I do," he said rubbing his head and glaring at Nanya.
"Finally caught on, did you?" drawled Rocky.
"What do I do?" Nanya asked looking at Gareth. "He wants me to have breakfast with him for the rest of our stay, but I'm terrified of him. He's really unnerving."
"We can't risk making his Imperialness angry. I'm sorry Nanya, but you'll have to accept his invitation," said Gareth.
"Joy," said Nanya. "My best friend can't keep his mouth shut and I have to eat with a guy who totally freaks me out."
"I could do him in," suggested Nanya, who up until now had gone unnoticed.
"Naku, sometimes your stupidity astonishes me more than Dirk's," said Carn shaking her head.
"Just suggesting."
Nanya laughed at the two of them.
"As tempting as that sounds, Naks, I doubt it would be wise," she said. "Lucky me, I get to hang out with the famed Emperor Mage."
"What are the plans for today?" asked Daine, wisely changing the subject.
"A visit to the Imperial zoo," replied Duke Martin. "Everyone has to go."
He said this while looking at the only two who would protest, Daine and Nanya.
"Okie dokie," said Nanya, choosing not to argue. "Who's taking us."
"Prince Kaddar and Lady Varice," replied Gary.
"Great," said Nanya sarcastically. "I hate ladies who are naïve and who's only real passion is flirting and/or decorating."
"That's only because you're jealous of her because Salmalin over there has the hots for her," said Naku. Both Numair and Nanya blushed.
"Naku, I would keep my mouth shut if I were you."
Naku decided he had gotten even enough with Nanya by saying this and stopped flapping of at the mouth.
A half hour later, the Tortallans were walking towards the zoo behind Prince Kaddar and Varice. As they were about to enter, something dog sized and furry hit the back of her legs, sending her sprawling forward. What she saw when she got up made her gasp in shock.
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