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OMG! I have over a hundred reviews! In your face, EbonyIvory! Thankyou to evilstrawberry, AJ 4EVA, Pheep, vamperfly, I'm not weird, I'm gifted, an anonymous geek, Lady Bee and… I'm so sorry, I can't remember…kill me anyone I haven't mentioned… I'm not on the net at the moment so I can't get your brilliant names. You don't know how long it took me to put this chapter together, first two days of thinking and thinking and more thinking…Then two attempts. Don't complain about how long this took, because oh, It's so hard to do this. I give you all many kisses. Also this chapter is dedicated to Catherine/Neal/Nealy/Catherine with a C/Ginger/Virginia/Lady Catherine of Queenscove (no she doesn't have an account). That should identify her. She's one of my closest friends, and though I often want to throttle her, she stopped me from killing Neal and Dom, though will kill me for mentioning her. Kelly *-*

Chapter 10

Alanna was the first to reach the infirmary, Kel stopping to comfort a hysterical Yuki, King Jonathan excusing him properly from the table. The Lady Knight stood there cursing, worse than the lowest scum in that bar around the corner. The wounded were all bright green, their faces the colour of the grass, looking like they were about to puke.

"Bloody poison!" She roared, scaring the men in the mess hall too. Raoul and George then exited the mess hall, followed closely by Numair, Daine and Buri, they all knew Alanna too well to let a shout like that pass by. "Bloody poison, bloody illegal substance, you're like Roger back from the dead!" (A/N: *gasp* heroin and Roger in a sentence together *gasps again*)

Almost immediately she suddenly realised how dumb she'd been and ran over to the nearest wounded. She started healing with all her might, knowing that this room was almost these men's deathbed.

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Outside at this very minute the patrol Inness was in left, just as another group of riders entered, very flustered. One of them leapt off there horse and grabbed his bag. He then sprinted as fast as his legs could carry him to the infirmary. It was Duke Baird of Queenscove.

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Kel sat on a seat, praying constantly for the lives of the people in the infirmary. She leant on Buri, her life support. On the other side Yuki was fidgety and pacing constantly. Daine was doing her best to calm her down, but was working very slowly.

Numair had taken another man in the room, as had Jon. Dom and Neal were unattended, Alanna hoping that Neal's magic, and the Queenscove in Dom would hold them a little longer. Raoul sat by Dom praying that his sergeant wouldn't die.

Unexpectedly the door flew open to another figure. It was Duke Baird. He rushed in and nodded to the others before rushing to his son. He placed healing hands on his forehead and fell into the magic.

The wounded and their healers glowed their colours, four bright glows, black, blue, purple and green. Only four glows. Five wounded. Dom was unattended.

Kel knew that Dom was unattended, and knew that it had to happen. She sat there with her Yamani mask hoping for the best. Dom, your second true love is on the brink of death, her body screamed, do something! But Kel knew she couldn't. She had to let fate play it out.

And so the healers sweated and swore as they worked as hard as they could to hold the victims in life. The magic could be seen pouring out of them into the other, pushing back the darkness. King Jonathan fainted and his charge slipped into darkness, the first death. Raoul was at his side in a jiffy and checked for pulse and breathing, the King was still alive (A/N: Ha! All you Jon haters suffer!). Raoul picked him up and rushed out of the room.

Numair seemed to be enjoying the healing, not his usual area. His charge was clearly going to live, but to what extent Numair didn't know. It seemed that he was trying to return the expected life span to person, even add some. He suddenly dropped his hands and grinned. Daine left Yuki to go and congratulate her beloved, giving caring words to his ears.

Alanna screamed and then forced the darkness out of her wounded. He was living and opened his eyes. He looked at Alanna and started gabbling all the thanks he could think of, but Alanna accepted none, just drank down a whole pitcher of water.

Duke Baird worked off Neal and his magic, providing more than enough to save Neal. His son opened his eyes, and looked into his father's grinning wryly with a belief that they could only have. Yuki ran over and grabbed Neal in a very un-Yamani way, though she had every right to after the pain she had gone through.

Alanna and Baird rushed over to Dom then. They tried to use what they had but were run dry. Kel walked over like already part of the funeral procession and sat on the other side of the bed. She squeezed Dom's hand as Alanna and Baird did what they could. First Baird sat back, then Alanna.

"I'm sorry, Kel." Baird said, tears in his eyes. Kel just nodded weeping. She leant forwards and grabbed what was almost dead of Dom. She cried into his chest, giving up all hope, just believing he was gone like the other death already.

It was then she saw the Black God. Keladry of Mindelan, he said, this is not your time yet. Go live. I am here for him. The Black God pointed to Dom. Kel almost moved away but stayed.

"No, no! You can't yet. He's barely 25 and yet you go to take his life away, why can't you let him live? Why?" Kel begged of the God, yet he shook his head. "If Dom goes then my time will come sooner then expected, you can't take him yet." The god seemed to be taken aback at this comment. Was there something the gods needed Kel for? Why would he not want her to die? She continued on. "Imagine how much sadness this would cause, and then if I committed suicide…" Kel gave up and turned to Dom. He was going to go, that was obvious. She kissed him on the lips and then moved away, her tears dropping on his chest. The god didn't move. Then he wasn't there.

Dom's eyes flickered open.

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Neal lived. Dom….I think he did…*thinking heavily* Anyway, face it everyone I have Neal and Dom, and for an anonymous geek: I guess you can 'borrow' Neal. Or maybe have him, I'm still his best friend. NO one takes Dom from me! I love him so much! That's why my name is the shortened 'Keladry of Masbolle'.

Kelly *-*

*Jumping for joy from finishing the chapter and having Dom's love proclaimed to me. *