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Daine woke to someone brushing her hair off her forehead. She kept her eyes closed praying that it wasn't Hakkon's nephew. She didn't even know his name! She thought it was Eric or something. She wish so much that she had just had a very long bad dream, and she was about to wake up to Numair. Daine stretched a bit, opened her eyes, and rolled over.
'Good Morning sleepyhead.' Came a very light hearted voice.
Daine looked into the face of her first Trotallan friend. Ouna smiled at her, she was almost a mother to Daine. Daine smiled brightly at her friend, then stopped because she remembered how horrible she felt.
'Lay back down little one. I'll get you some tea. How does that sound?'
Daine nodded, and Ouna went to get her tea. Daine knew better than to say no. If she did Ouna would just give her her medicine instead of putting it in tea so she wouldn't figure it out. She really only trusted Numair with drinks when she was sick. That was until she had found out that he put medicine in the hot chocolate that he always gave her. She wondered why it made her tired and why it was so sweet. Numair had always just said that he put extra sugar in chocolate in it for 'his little magelet.' Daine had defiantly not liked it when Alanna told her.
Ouna came back in and gave her the tea. Why are you here?, she mouthed.
'I was going to the fair in Cris. Remember that? It's almost March. I was in Galla, and Numair and Alanna knew that so they asked me to see if you were all right. You're more important than any horse fair anyway little one.' Ouna said. 'Numair isn't that happy. He about turned someone into a tree. The man had his daughter dress up like you. Of course Numair knew, lets just say he wasn't happy. Now he's just in an all around bad mood.' Diane had to laugh, to bad she couldn't. Ouna seeing this smiled. 'Alanna's going to see if she can fix that voice of yours. Numair thinks it's funny though. He's bringing a sign book with him so you can learn.'
Daine handed the women the empty cup. What else is going on, she asked.
'Muri and Evin kissed.' Daine's eyes got big automatically. Her friends could barley stand each other. 'I know. Opposites attract, you and Numair are proof of that. They were out in the woods when Sarge caught them. He had a lot of fun with that encounter.' Daine felt bad for her friends. Sarge was loud enough she was surprised she couldn't hear him in Snowsdale. Sense when are me n' Numair opposites, she asked the older woman.
'Numair and me magelet.'
Daine looked around Ouna to see her husband in the door watching her. He walked up and kissed her forehead.
'and were have you been. Sense when aren't we complete opposites?' Daine wasn't even listening. She snuggled up against him. She was quite content. 'I thought you were sick. That better haven't been an attempt to get me here missy.' Daine shook her head, she didn't feel good, she was just happy Numair was there. 'Go to sleep magelet. I'll be here when you wake up.' Daine gently fell asleep in his arms. She smiled; she was finally where she belonged. Even if she wasn't in Tortall.
Numair sighed as he walked down stairs. He met the people that had been taking care of her. He didn't like this Hakkon character that could just be because the one person he loved more than anything hated the man. Lory and Rand were all right he guessed. He didn't know these people. If Daine didn't trust them than maybe he shouldn't either. Alanna was in the kitchen with Lory and Ouna.
'She's asleep.' He said at Alanna's look.
'Good. I think she'll be fine.' She replied.
'She's been asleep for the past two weeks.' Lory said. She sounded worried.
"Really? That's not that long for her when she's sick.' Alanna said thoughtfully.
'Alanna,' Raoul scolded, 'isn't Numair the one that teases the poor thing.'
'She's not a poor thing.' Numair replied. 'And yes I am Alanna.'
Ouna and Alanna looked at each other 'Men.' They said in unison.
Daine woke to someone brushing her hair off her forehead. She kept her eyes closed praying that it wasn't Hakkon's nephew. She didn't even know his name! She thought it was Eric or something. She wish so much that she had just had a very long bad dream, and she was about to wake up to Numair. Daine stretched a bit, opened her eyes, and rolled over.
'Good Morning sleepyhead.' Came a very light hearted voice.
Daine looked into the face of her first Trotallan friend. Ouna smiled at her, she was almost a mother to Daine. Daine smiled brightly at her friend, then stopped because she remembered how horrible she felt.
'Lay back down little one. I'll get you some tea. How does that sound?'
Daine nodded, and Ouna went to get her tea. Daine knew better than to say no. If she did Ouna would just give her her medicine instead of putting it in tea so she wouldn't figure it out. She really only trusted Numair with drinks when she was sick. That was until she had found out that he put medicine in the hot chocolate that he always gave her. She wondered why it made her tired and why it was so sweet. Numair had always just said that he put extra sugar in chocolate in it for 'his little magelet.' Daine had defiantly not liked it when Alanna told her.
Ouna came back in and gave her the tea. Why are you here?, she mouthed.
'I was going to the fair in Cris. Remember that? It's almost March. I was in Galla, and Numair and Alanna knew that so they asked me to see if you were all right. You're more important than any horse fair anyway little one.' Ouna said. 'Numair isn't that happy. He about turned someone into a tree. The man had his daughter dress up like you. Of course Numair knew, lets just say he wasn't happy. Now he's just in an all around bad mood.' Diane had to laugh, to bad she couldn't. Ouna seeing this smiled. 'Alanna's going to see if she can fix that voice of yours. Numair thinks it's funny though. He's bringing a sign book with him so you can learn.'
Daine handed the women the empty cup. What else is going on, she asked.
'Muri and Evin kissed.' Daine's eyes got big automatically. Her friends could barley stand each other. 'I know. Opposites attract, you and Numair are proof of that. They were out in the woods when Sarge caught them. He had a lot of fun with that encounter.' Daine felt bad for her friends. Sarge was loud enough she was surprised she couldn't hear him in Snowsdale. Sense when are me n' Numair opposites, she asked the older woman.
'Numair and me magelet.'
Daine looked around Ouna to see her husband in the door watching her. He walked up and kissed her forehead.
'and were have you been. Sense when aren't we complete opposites?' Daine wasn't even listening. She snuggled up against him. She was quite content. 'I thought you were sick. That better haven't been an attempt to get me here missy.' Daine shook her head, she didn't feel good, she was just happy Numair was there. 'Go to sleep magelet. I'll be here when you wake up.' Daine gently fell asleep in his arms. She smiled; she was finally where she belonged. Even if she wasn't in Tortall.
Numair sighed as he walked down stairs. He met the people that had been taking care of her. He didn't like this Hakkon character that could just be because the one person he loved more than anything hated the man. Lory and Rand were all right he guessed. He didn't know these people. If Daine didn't trust them than maybe he shouldn't either. Alanna was in the kitchen with Lory and Ouna.
'She's asleep.' He said at Alanna's look.
'Good. I think she'll be fine.' She replied.
'She's been asleep for the past two weeks.' Lory said. She sounded worried.
"Really? That's not that long for her when she's sick.' Alanna said thoughtfully.
'Alanna,' Raoul scolded, 'isn't Numair the one that teases the poor thing.'
'She's not a poor thing.' Numair replied. 'And yes I am Alanna.'
Ouna and Alanna looked at each other 'Men.' They said in unison.