{a/n: This is after Alianne's series, even though the last book didn't come
yet}
Chapter 2: Memories & Tortall
Jonathan of Conte, King of Totall, and his wife, Queen Thayet, both waited at the foot of the path as the others were finally arriving. The shining sun was just beginning to rise from the horizon, as a light breeze picked up. The wind began to blow Thayet's curly black hair into her face, which made her notice the color of her hair more closely. When she saw this, she closed her eyes and gave a weary sigh.
Jonathan noticed this. "What is wrong, my dear?" he asked, concerned.
"Hm? Oh!" Thayet gave the tiniest of smiles and shook her head, "Jonathan, don't try to deny it. We're getting old and you know it."
Actually, Jonathan had noticed, but he wasn't going to admit it.
"Hey! What's with the long faces? Are we going riding or not?...Is something wrong?" Daine asked. She was smiling cheerfully, with no concern in the world. If she did, she pretended as if there wasn't. She came up riding her mare, Rain (Rain is the grand-daughter of Cloud. Apparently, Rain inherited Cloud's sharp horse-sense.). Next to her was her husband Numair Salmalin. Riding behind the two were Alanna, George, Buri, Raoul, and Gary. They looked as if they were still ready to go back to sleep.
Thayet and Jonathan just said, "Nothing!" This just made the others more suspicious. There was an awkward silence. (You know, the one when if it isn't broken, someone ends up embarrassing themselves! That kind of awkward silence! ) Alas, Thayet broke it by requesting, "Where's your daughter, Daine?."
"Onua is watching her"
"Okay then, come on! Jon and I have a meeting with the Yamani Islands again!"
So, they began their little riding hour. That very moment as they galloped their horses along the path, they all felt as if they were young. Well, in Daine's case younger. They talked and joked of the past . At the end Numair said, "I sure do miss that time." They all agreed and everyone stopped laughing, and all just thought of their past. Daine thought of Cloud, her mother, the fighting during the Immortals War, and, of course, Numair. Numair thought of Ozorne, his childhood in Carthak, and obviously Daine. Thayet and Buri thought of their k'miri past. Jon, Alanna, and everyone else thought of Jonathan's coronation and their days of being a page, squire, and the dreadful Chamber of Ordeals. That wasn't a good memory.
That moment lasted for about ten minutes until Daine noticed something in the sky above the ocean. "Guys.." her voiced trailed as everyone else found what Daine was talking about. It was some kind of swirling black cloud that swirled and swirled and swirled. Not a breeze was in the air. I don't like this, Rain told Daine. Daine looked at her mare and said aloud, Me neither. They both turned their attention back at the cloud and not a minute too soon. Something fell out of the middle of the cloud, and fell into the water. All was speechless. Finally, Numair said, "I think we should find out what that was." He said it calmly as if it was all normal and nothing had happened. Following his lead, the others could only say "yeah" and "okay".
~*****~
Kat floated and did nothing about it. She had her eyes close, and she could feel a light breeze circling her. This is just a dream, she thought as she floated in the air, otherwise, I'd be screaming. I feel so calm. What happened? I don't remember.. Oh yes.. I fell. She smiled. Why would she care?
Quickly, that smiled turned into a frown as a humming pitched the air. The frowning deepened as it got louder and louder. Finally, it was so loud and close that Kat had to put both her hands over her ears. "Stop it!" she yelled. Her voice echoed around her, "Stop it!!" Then, when she thought she could no longer take it, it stopped. By now, she was sweating a cold sweat. Her eyes were still closed.
A voice that trailed the wind reached her ears. It whispered "Open your eyes..." Something in the voice made her open her eyes. She could see where she was now. She was in something like a cyclone. Green air, or whatever it was, surrounded her. It swayed steadily with every turn. She was lying on her back. Nothing kept her up, yet she was floating. The voice came again, this time saying, "Look up.." Kat did and it was like a giant flat-screen tv floating above her. It flickered and she saw a clip. It was vaguely familiar to her.. but from what? Then a light flashed in her brain. I remembered this. This was today...this is exactly what I saw this morning! This is my memory! Then a boy filled the screen. It was Darien. She gazed back into his eyes.
All faded and a new picture came up. When the picture focused, Kat gasped. It was Darien, bleeding at the side. How could this have happened? When?! Then, she felt something hard in her hand. It was a dagger. As Kat hold it up, blood dripped. The voice came again, this time louder, "He will die!"
"No!!!!!!"
yet}
Chapter 2: Memories & Tortall
Jonathan of Conte, King of Totall, and his wife, Queen Thayet, both waited at the foot of the path as the others were finally arriving. The shining sun was just beginning to rise from the horizon, as a light breeze picked up. The wind began to blow Thayet's curly black hair into her face, which made her notice the color of her hair more closely. When she saw this, she closed her eyes and gave a weary sigh.
Jonathan noticed this. "What is wrong, my dear?" he asked, concerned.
"Hm? Oh!" Thayet gave the tiniest of smiles and shook her head, "Jonathan, don't try to deny it. We're getting old and you know it."
Actually, Jonathan had noticed, but he wasn't going to admit it.
"Hey! What's with the long faces? Are we going riding or not?...Is something wrong?" Daine asked. She was smiling cheerfully, with no concern in the world. If she did, she pretended as if there wasn't. She came up riding her mare, Rain (Rain is the grand-daughter of Cloud. Apparently, Rain inherited Cloud's sharp horse-sense.). Next to her was her husband Numair Salmalin. Riding behind the two were Alanna, George, Buri, Raoul, and Gary. They looked as if they were still ready to go back to sleep.
Thayet and Jonathan just said, "Nothing!" This just made the others more suspicious. There was an awkward silence. (You know, the one when if it isn't broken, someone ends up embarrassing themselves! That kind of awkward silence! ) Alas, Thayet broke it by requesting, "Where's your daughter, Daine?."
"Onua is watching her"
"Okay then, come on! Jon and I have a meeting with the Yamani Islands again!"
So, they began their little riding hour. That very moment as they galloped their horses along the path, they all felt as if they were young. Well, in Daine's case younger. They talked and joked of the past . At the end Numair said, "I sure do miss that time." They all agreed and everyone stopped laughing, and all just thought of their past. Daine thought of Cloud, her mother, the fighting during the Immortals War, and, of course, Numair. Numair thought of Ozorne, his childhood in Carthak, and obviously Daine. Thayet and Buri thought of their k'miri past. Jon, Alanna, and everyone else thought of Jonathan's coronation and their days of being a page, squire, and the dreadful Chamber of Ordeals. That wasn't a good memory.
That moment lasted for about ten minutes until Daine noticed something in the sky above the ocean. "Guys.." her voiced trailed as everyone else found what Daine was talking about. It was some kind of swirling black cloud that swirled and swirled and swirled. Not a breeze was in the air. I don't like this, Rain told Daine. Daine looked at her mare and said aloud, Me neither. They both turned their attention back at the cloud and not a minute too soon. Something fell out of the middle of the cloud, and fell into the water. All was speechless. Finally, Numair said, "I think we should find out what that was." He said it calmly as if it was all normal and nothing had happened. Following his lead, the others could only say "yeah" and "okay".
~*****~
Kat floated and did nothing about it. She had her eyes close, and she could feel a light breeze circling her. This is just a dream, she thought as she floated in the air, otherwise, I'd be screaming. I feel so calm. What happened? I don't remember.. Oh yes.. I fell. She smiled. Why would she care?
Quickly, that smiled turned into a frown as a humming pitched the air. The frowning deepened as it got louder and louder. Finally, it was so loud and close that Kat had to put both her hands over her ears. "Stop it!" she yelled. Her voice echoed around her, "Stop it!!" Then, when she thought she could no longer take it, it stopped. By now, she was sweating a cold sweat. Her eyes were still closed.
A voice that trailed the wind reached her ears. It whispered "Open your eyes..." Something in the voice made her open her eyes. She could see where she was now. She was in something like a cyclone. Green air, or whatever it was, surrounded her. It swayed steadily with every turn. She was lying on her back. Nothing kept her up, yet she was floating. The voice came again, this time saying, "Look up.." Kat did and it was like a giant flat-screen tv floating above her. It flickered and she saw a clip. It was vaguely familiar to her.. but from what? Then a light flashed in her brain. I remembered this. This was today...this is exactly what I saw this morning! This is my memory! Then a boy filled the screen. It was Darien. She gazed back into his eyes.
All faded and a new picture came up. When the picture focused, Kat gasped. It was Darien, bleeding at the side. How could this have happened? When?! Then, she felt something hard in her hand. It was a dagger. As Kat hold it up, blood dripped. The voice came again, this time louder, "He will die!"
"No!!!!!!"