OK, if you people flame me for this chapter, I'm not really going to care,
because you will all find out it is USELESS!! HA HA HA!!!!!
Yay, 2 more chapters after this!!!
Chapter 7-A Break from War
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Numair sighed. He knew he had to be out at Legann, but he still wished he didn't, not while Daine was in that.state. She'll get better, he told himself regretfully, the Snake-man did. But..what if she did.. He didn't even want to think of it. Knowing that he had killed her was still something he could never live with, even knowing he didn't do it on purpose. As soon as the day was over, he would ride back to the palace (a one-day ride) to see her again.
***
"I still don't see why you have to ride back to the palace.It's not like the healers can't take are of her, Numair" Alanna had decided to come along to the palace. Alanna was also a close friend of Daine's. Numair sighed again. It was something he had been doing a lot lately. "She's my student. She can help Tortall drastically. I really don't wish for Tortall to loose such an opportunity." He bit his tongue. As much as this was actually true, he hated lying to Alanna. But. she had seemed to suspect something, it seemed, always prodding him about his mad desire to see her. (Is this getting hard to follow? Sorry I have a bit of writer's block.. I have no idea how to fill in the middle of this chapter until the end.. which, by the way, I already planned out.)Alanna drew him off to the side of the road. "Sit." She ordered. "Now, tell me why you really want to see her." Numair blushed crimson and decided it was time to let out a bit of staged anger. "Alanna, let's pretend you have a student for a moment. Now let's assume you shape-shifted into a poisonous reptile, and bit your student. And then your student got knocked unconscious and was about to die. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL??" Alanna sighed She knew better than to keep pushing him, but it would be so much easier if he would jus tell the truth. "Whatever you say, Numair." They continued riding. "So how do you think Ozorne got in?" A completely pointless questioned, but effective nevertheless. Numair went into another rage, but for a different purpose. "HOW DO YOU THINK, ALANNA? HE IS A STORMWING, WITH OTHER LITTLE STORMWING FRIENDS! HE FLEW IN? HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET?" "Ok, then, I just wanted to know if you agreed." Alanna smiled. Numair wouldn't even think to talk about Daine for another few minutes now. "AGREED ON WHAT? IT'S AN OBVIOUS QUESTION!" Alanna kept smiling. She wondered if she sometimes enjoyed pushing Numair to his limits. She could now see the rest of the day was going to be very fun.
*** Numair was rather angry with the Lioness. She had spent the day's ride trying to make him angry, no doubt to take his mind off Daine. She had conveniently forgotten that he had to pass as a Player for several years, before becoming friends with Jonathan. Numair was skilled at putting on shows of emotion. Now he sat by Daine's side, and the incredible sadness that showed on his face was real, not a show. It was the fifth day, and his love was still unconscious. I wish the legends told when on the fifth day Snake-man regained consciousness. Then the great bell struck noon. "Come on, Kitten," he said to the still gray dragon, 'Time for lunch."
***
Numair could hardly touch his food. No matter what anyone said, Daine was still sick, and nothing anyone said could change that. He stayed long enough to eat about two bites and to feed Kitten a little, and then headed back up to Daine's room. As he sat down, Daine stirred. His eyes lit with delight; anyone who had seen him over the past 4 and a half days would say that is definitely the happiest he had been over that time. He grabbed her hand. "Come on, love. Come on." At these words, he could almost see her smile. Then she was still again. Numair frowned. Then he felt the life drain from her body. His heart broke. Veralidaine Sarrasri was dead.
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YES!!! YES!! FLAME ME!!! YES!! YOU ALL WILL SEE!!! *ahem* Did I say that? Oh, well. I don't mind flames. And, As an added bonus, I'm waiting until I get 15 reviews to update. I'm so evil. Anyway, just 3 more reviews (yes, that includes flames) and I update, until then, well, I guess I'll just spend my time making the next chapter as good as it can be. It's name: Old Friends . Hee, hee, I highly doubt you'll guess what's going to happen. And, as another added bonus, the last chapter of the actual story will be something that has GREATLY to do with a certain object in ROTG. Not saying anymore!!! Oh, and sorry this chapter's a little short. I have a bit of writer's block.
Hannah
Yay, 2 more chapters after this!!!
Chapter 7-A Break from War
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Numair sighed. He knew he had to be out at Legann, but he still wished he didn't, not while Daine was in that.state. She'll get better, he told himself regretfully, the Snake-man did. But..what if she did.. He didn't even want to think of it. Knowing that he had killed her was still something he could never live with, even knowing he didn't do it on purpose. As soon as the day was over, he would ride back to the palace (a one-day ride) to see her again.
***
"I still don't see why you have to ride back to the palace.It's not like the healers can't take are of her, Numair" Alanna had decided to come along to the palace. Alanna was also a close friend of Daine's. Numair sighed again. It was something he had been doing a lot lately. "She's my student. She can help Tortall drastically. I really don't wish for Tortall to loose such an opportunity." He bit his tongue. As much as this was actually true, he hated lying to Alanna. But. she had seemed to suspect something, it seemed, always prodding him about his mad desire to see her. (Is this getting hard to follow? Sorry I have a bit of writer's block.. I have no idea how to fill in the middle of this chapter until the end.. which, by the way, I already planned out.)Alanna drew him off to the side of the road. "Sit." She ordered. "Now, tell me why you really want to see her." Numair blushed crimson and decided it was time to let out a bit of staged anger. "Alanna, let's pretend you have a student for a moment. Now let's assume you shape-shifted into a poisonous reptile, and bit your student. And then your student got knocked unconscious and was about to die. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL??" Alanna sighed She knew better than to keep pushing him, but it would be so much easier if he would jus tell the truth. "Whatever you say, Numair." They continued riding. "So how do you think Ozorne got in?" A completely pointless questioned, but effective nevertheless. Numair went into another rage, but for a different purpose. "HOW DO YOU THINK, ALANNA? HE IS A STORMWING, WITH OTHER LITTLE STORMWING FRIENDS! HE FLEW IN? HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET?" "Ok, then, I just wanted to know if you agreed." Alanna smiled. Numair wouldn't even think to talk about Daine for another few minutes now. "AGREED ON WHAT? IT'S AN OBVIOUS QUESTION!" Alanna kept smiling. She wondered if she sometimes enjoyed pushing Numair to his limits. She could now see the rest of the day was going to be very fun.
*** Numair was rather angry with the Lioness. She had spent the day's ride trying to make him angry, no doubt to take his mind off Daine. She had conveniently forgotten that he had to pass as a Player for several years, before becoming friends with Jonathan. Numair was skilled at putting on shows of emotion. Now he sat by Daine's side, and the incredible sadness that showed on his face was real, not a show. It was the fifth day, and his love was still unconscious. I wish the legends told when on the fifth day Snake-man regained consciousness. Then the great bell struck noon. "Come on, Kitten," he said to the still gray dragon, 'Time for lunch."
***
Numair could hardly touch his food. No matter what anyone said, Daine was still sick, and nothing anyone said could change that. He stayed long enough to eat about two bites and to feed Kitten a little, and then headed back up to Daine's room. As he sat down, Daine stirred. His eyes lit with delight; anyone who had seen him over the past 4 and a half days would say that is definitely the happiest he had been over that time. He grabbed her hand. "Come on, love. Come on." At these words, he could almost see her smile. Then she was still again. Numair frowned. Then he felt the life drain from her body. His heart broke. Veralidaine Sarrasri was dead.
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YES!!! YES!! FLAME ME!!! YES!! YOU ALL WILL SEE!!! *ahem* Did I say that? Oh, well. I don't mind flames. And, As an added bonus, I'm waiting until I get 15 reviews to update. I'm so evil. Anyway, just 3 more reviews (yes, that includes flames) and I update, until then, well, I guess I'll just spend my time making the next chapter as good as it can be. It's name: Old Friends . Hee, hee, I highly doubt you'll guess what's going to happen. And, as another added bonus, the last chapter of the actual story will be something that has GREATLY to do with a certain object in ROTG. Not saying anymore!!! Oh, and sorry this chapter's a little short. I have a bit of writer's block.
Hannah