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"This just won't due!" Thayet said frowning. Daine nodded in agreement. The wedding dress she was trying on hung where it should have clung and clung where it should have hung. Thayet turned to a long rack that held at least a hundred different wedding dresses. "This is it!" She squealed excitedly. She pulled an elegant dress of the rack. It was an A-line strapless that had pearls beaded onto it in wondrous patterns along with prismatic glass beads that caught the light and glimmered in a breathtaking array of colors. It was also a beautiful pure white that would make a fresh snow fall look dull.
"Oh my..." Daine said looking at the dress.
"Try it on! Try it on!" Thayet said excitedly.
"You are more excited about this than I am." Daine said with amusement. Thayet smiled.
"This is just preparation for when my daughter gets married!" She said humorously. "One day you'll get to know that too!" Thayet said and Daine blushed. "What?" Thayet asked smiling.
"Who said I'm going to have children?" Daine asked blushing.
"Well, I assumed you wanted them..." Thayet said not as sure as she had been. Daine's eyes skirted from Thayet's.
"Well, I don't know..." Daine said softly then added, "I don't know if Numair wants them..." even softer. Thayet's eyebrows went up in understanding.
"What makes you think he wouldn't?" Thayet asked.
"He's never mentioned it and he normally avoids children, because they always berate him for pallor tricks." Daine said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"Just because he doesn't want to be bugged by everyone else's children doesn't infer he wouldn't mind being bugged by his own." Thayet said smirking. "You should ask him. I think you'd be surprised." Thayet said as she handed Daine the dress. "Now try this on before the days over!" Daine smiled and stepped behind the large sky blue partition. Thayet waited patiently for Daine to come out. When Daine finally came out a large smile formed upon her face like wild fire. "This is it!" Daine moved to look at herself in the large mirror beside Thayet.
"I love it." Was all Daine could say. It was looked perfect on her. It clung to her chest and midriff making her look like a court lady, while the skirt part flowed out and made her look like a queen. It had a medium-sized train that was eloquently decorated in pearls, glass beads, and lace.
"Now we just need shoes!" Thayet said and Daine felt as if she was about to fall over.
"This is going to be a long day..." Daine murmured.
"You've only got two weeks!" Thayet said bemused.
"Why can't we do it next week then?" Daine asked flustered.
"Because Kaddar will be arriving early next week and I know you and Numair will be too busy playing catch up to worry about the wedding!" Thayet said and Daine sighed with agreement.
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Kharnia stood peering over the bow of the deck as another wave of nausea swept over her. She felt like a ton of bricks had fallen on her. For the past two weeks she had made good friends with the bow and continued their friendship as she once again vomited the stomach potion she had made for herself. As soon as the vertigo had ceased, she stood up and wiped her mouth with a towel. She slowly made her way back to her cabin and collapsed on her bed exhausted. Her hand instinctively wrapped around the round charm.
"Just one more week my love." She said and smiled as sleep came over her and her mind was taken over by murderous dreams.
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Daine walked into Numair's study and collapsed on his couch exhausted. She had been in the stables all day healing and was now exhausted. Well then again she hadn't counted on a shopping zealous queen to be her escort. It was Daine's talk with Thayet a week ago while she was trying on dresses that had brought her to Numair's study. Although he was still teaching an evening class. It wouldn't be long till he was home.
"What am I doing here?" She asked herself. "I don't know if I should ask him." She said and listened to the cold echo of her voice in the room. It chilled her and she reached for Numair's throw to pull over herself. She laid down and closed her eyes as she took in Numair's smell on the couch. It only added to the comfort his presence had left in the room and she soon found herself nodding off.
Daine found herself in a large room she had never seen before. It had black marble flooring and black stone walls with a domed ceiling that was made up of crimson glass windows. Crimson light flooded the room providing some light. She squinted her eyes to make out a figure in the middle of the room. She could hear a woman chanting, but couldn't make out her words so she snuck closer to the figure against the side of the cold stone walls. As she got closer, she could make out a cauldron in the middle of the room that was being stirred by a woman who was cloaked in a dark grey hooded robe. The woman was chanting something in a language she couldn't understand, but it sounded a lot like Numair's old Thakk spells. Then she noticed something else a little further to the far end of the room. She edged closer not wanting to be found. She soon realized it was a someone. It was a man wearing only his pants on his knees, head hung back so she couldn't see his face, and arms somehow held straight up in the air. As Daine looked closer, she realized his wrists were shackled to chains that hung tightly from the ceiling. She also gasped when she realized a hollow tube was sticking out of his lower right side. A small basin was placed at the mouth of the tube. Daine's stomach flipped when she realized the basin was to capture the man's blood.
"Daine! Wake up, sweet. You're having a bad dream." Numair said gently as Daine opened her eyes.
"What?" She asked sleepily as her memories of her dream came back to her. Numair scooped her up and held her to him as he sat down on the couch with her.
"You were having a bad dream." He whispered in her hair. Daine shuddered and let Numair's body warm her.
"I fell asleep waiting for you." She said sleepily, then wishing she had not opened her big mouth.
"About what, sweet?" Numair asked as he rested his head on top of hers.
"It's not really important... Just something Thayet brought up today." Daine said trying to be convincing, but to her dismay Numair laughed.
"You wouldn't have waited for me if it wasn't important." Numair said amused. "What is it? You know there isn't anything in the world you couldn't ask me." Numair said with a slight pout in his voice. "You shouldn't have any second thoughts about asking me, I'm going to be your husband at the end of this week." Numair said sheepishly hoping there wasn't something Daine may be regretting. Daine opened her mouth to ask the question that had been burning within her when she was interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Numair groaned in annoyance and got up to answer his door. Daine was surprised to see Alanna walk through the door.
"They've arrived. Jon and Thayet expect you to go meet them down at the royal dock." Alanna said in a mocked official manner.
"Who's arrived?" Numair asked momentarily confused. Alanna opened her mouth to answer, but Daine was quicker than she.
"Kaddar, you dolt!" Daine said and headed for the door taking Numair's arm as she went. Daine was much relieved she was had been able to avoid her question.
"Is Kharnia with him?" Numair asked quickly as Alanna and Daine ushered him out the door. Alanna nodded her head smiling.
"She's not his lover after all! She's he's Aunt." Alanna stated as if it were new ground breaking news. Numair nodded and felt his heart beat a little bit faster. He had pushed her aside for the past three weeks, but now he would know the truth.
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kit49 and Wildgoddess - I hope this was soon enough!
leeread- Thanks for reviewing! I'll keep the sexy stuff decent, but I can't promise anything violence wise... lol
Fire Mage6- Hmmm..... Maybe he will, maybe he wont. Muhahahahaha
Alanna Copper- Thanks! :)
CrAzYhOrSeGiRl88- Hey! Where was my official chapter three review? Lol, As I promised... It's up by Tuesday, lol.
R/R :)
"This just won't due!" Thayet said frowning. Daine nodded in agreement. The wedding dress she was trying on hung where it should have clung and clung where it should have hung. Thayet turned to a long rack that held at least a hundred different wedding dresses. "This is it!" She squealed excitedly. She pulled an elegant dress of the rack. It was an A-line strapless that had pearls beaded onto it in wondrous patterns along with prismatic glass beads that caught the light and glimmered in a breathtaking array of colors. It was also a beautiful pure white that would make a fresh snow fall look dull.
"Oh my..." Daine said looking at the dress.
"Try it on! Try it on!" Thayet said excitedly.
"You are more excited about this than I am." Daine said with amusement. Thayet smiled.
"This is just preparation for when my daughter gets married!" She said humorously. "One day you'll get to know that too!" Thayet said and Daine blushed. "What?" Thayet asked smiling.
"Who said I'm going to have children?" Daine asked blushing.
"Well, I assumed you wanted them..." Thayet said not as sure as she had been. Daine's eyes skirted from Thayet's.
"Well, I don't know..." Daine said softly then added, "I don't know if Numair wants them..." even softer. Thayet's eyebrows went up in understanding.
"What makes you think he wouldn't?" Thayet asked.
"He's never mentioned it and he normally avoids children, because they always berate him for pallor tricks." Daine said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"Just because he doesn't want to be bugged by everyone else's children doesn't infer he wouldn't mind being bugged by his own." Thayet said smirking. "You should ask him. I think you'd be surprised." Thayet said as she handed Daine the dress. "Now try this on before the days over!" Daine smiled and stepped behind the large sky blue partition. Thayet waited patiently for Daine to come out. When Daine finally came out a large smile formed upon her face like wild fire. "This is it!" Daine moved to look at herself in the large mirror beside Thayet.
"I love it." Was all Daine could say. It was looked perfect on her. It clung to her chest and midriff making her look like a court lady, while the skirt part flowed out and made her look like a queen. It had a medium-sized train that was eloquently decorated in pearls, glass beads, and lace.
"Now we just need shoes!" Thayet said and Daine felt as if she was about to fall over.
"This is going to be a long day..." Daine murmured.
"You've only got two weeks!" Thayet said bemused.
"Why can't we do it next week then?" Daine asked flustered.
"Because Kaddar will be arriving early next week and I know you and Numair will be too busy playing catch up to worry about the wedding!" Thayet said and Daine sighed with agreement.
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Kharnia stood peering over the bow of the deck as another wave of nausea swept over her. She felt like a ton of bricks had fallen on her. For the past two weeks she had made good friends with the bow and continued their friendship as she once again vomited the stomach potion she had made for herself. As soon as the vertigo had ceased, she stood up and wiped her mouth with a towel. She slowly made her way back to her cabin and collapsed on her bed exhausted. Her hand instinctively wrapped around the round charm.
"Just one more week my love." She said and smiled as sleep came over her and her mind was taken over by murderous dreams.
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Daine walked into Numair's study and collapsed on his couch exhausted. She had been in the stables all day healing and was now exhausted. Well then again she hadn't counted on a shopping zealous queen to be her escort. It was Daine's talk with Thayet a week ago while she was trying on dresses that had brought her to Numair's study. Although he was still teaching an evening class. It wouldn't be long till he was home.
"What am I doing here?" She asked herself. "I don't know if I should ask him." She said and listened to the cold echo of her voice in the room. It chilled her and she reached for Numair's throw to pull over herself. She laid down and closed her eyes as she took in Numair's smell on the couch. It only added to the comfort his presence had left in the room and she soon found herself nodding off.
Daine found herself in a large room she had never seen before. It had black marble flooring and black stone walls with a domed ceiling that was made up of crimson glass windows. Crimson light flooded the room providing some light. She squinted her eyes to make out a figure in the middle of the room. She could hear a woman chanting, but couldn't make out her words so she snuck closer to the figure against the side of the cold stone walls. As she got closer, she could make out a cauldron in the middle of the room that was being stirred by a woman who was cloaked in a dark grey hooded robe. The woman was chanting something in a language she couldn't understand, but it sounded a lot like Numair's old Thakk spells. Then she noticed something else a little further to the far end of the room. She edged closer not wanting to be found. She soon realized it was a someone. It was a man wearing only his pants on his knees, head hung back so she couldn't see his face, and arms somehow held straight up in the air. As Daine looked closer, she realized his wrists were shackled to chains that hung tightly from the ceiling. She also gasped when she realized a hollow tube was sticking out of his lower right side. A small basin was placed at the mouth of the tube. Daine's stomach flipped when she realized the basin was to capture the man's blood.
"Daine! Wake up, sweet. You're having a bad dream." Numair said gently as Daine opened her eyes.
"What?" She asked sleepily as her memories of her dream came back to her. Numair scooped her up and held her to him as he sat down on the couch with her.
"You were having a bad dream." He whispered in her hair. Daine shuddered and let Numair's body warm her.
"I fell asleep waiting for you." She said sleepily, then wishing she had not opened her big mouth.
"About what, sweet?" Numair asked as he rested his head on top of hers.
"It's not really important... Just something Thayet brought up today." Daine said trying to be convincing, but to her dismay Numair laughed.
"You wouldn't have waited for me if it wasn't important." Numair said amused. "What is it? You know there isn't anything in the world you couldn't ask me." Numair said with a slight pout in his voice. "You shouldn't have any second thoughts about asking me, I'm going to be your husband at the end of this week." Numair said sheepishly hoping there wasn't something Daine may be regretting. Daine opened her mouth to ask the question that had been burning within her when she was interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Numair groaned in annoyance and got up to answer his door. Daine was surprised to see Alanna walk through the door.
"They've arrived. Jon and Thayet expect you to go meet them down at the royal dock." Alanna said in a mocked official manner.
"Who's arrived?" Numair asked momentarily confused. Alanna opened her mouth to answer, but Daine was quicker than she.
"Kaddar, you dolt!" Daine said and headed for the door taking Numair's arm as she went. Daine was much relieved she was had been able to avoid her question.
"Is Kharnia with him?" Numair asked quickly as Alanna and Daine ushered him out the door. Alanna nodded her head smiling.
"She's not his lover after all! She's he's Aunt." Alanna stated as if it were new ground breaking news. Numair nodded and felt his heart beat a little bit faster. He had pushed her aside for the past three weeks, but now he would know the truth.
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kit49 and Wildgoddess - I hope this was soon enough!
leeread- Thanks for reviewing! I'll keep the sexy stuff decent, but I can't promise anything violence wise... lol
Fire Mage6- Hmmm..... Maybe he will, maybe he wont. Muhahahahaha
Alanna Copper- Thanks! :)
CrAzYhOrSeGiRl88- Hey! Where was my official chapter three review? Lol, As I promised... It's up by Tuesday, lol.
R/R :)