Saying Goodbye
It was a sad day when Dragonfly left. She stood on the prow of the ship and waved goodbye, silent tears leaking down her face as she watched the place she had grown to love disappear. Kaddar walked up behind her and hugged her.
"Its alright, its not like you're leaving forever! You'll love Carthak! I promise."
"I know, and I'm sure I will, its just.I'm going to miss everyone. I've only lived there a few months and yet I'm forever attached. I'm going to a place I've never been, to become an Empress. You can't say you wouldn't be scared as well!"
He didn't reply, he just held her as the boat sailed away.
***
Back on shore, Daine's reaction was much the same. Silent tears. She sat quietly in the wheelchair that Dragonfly had filched from a hospital. Her arm had healed already and her legs were almost done. Numair stood behind her and watched as well. After they were well out of sight, Numair pushed her inside and she sat in his lap, wondering if Dragonfly would come back. She said she wouldn't marry until she was twenty, it wasn't right for someone to marry younger, she said.
"I'm actually going to miss her," Numair remarked.
"After everything she's done for everyone, all she ever wanted was to live simply on the land Jon gave her. Instead she's off to become one of the most powerful Empresses in the world. I have no doubt she'll do a good job, its just, I'll miss her." She replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
Numair bent down and kissed her hair, her cheeks and finally, her lips. She just held onto him with every ounce of strength she possessed. She sighed, it sounded so final. Numair lay down on the bed, Daine on top of him. He carefully lay her down on the bed next to him and wrapped his arms around her. Winter still clutched at Tortall, and Numair grabbed a blanket and covered them both, wondering what else Dragonfly would manage to do while she was gone. He was reasonably certain that she wouldn't remain the dormant wife of an emperor for long.
She'd come back, and nothing would stop her from it.
** Alright duckies, this is the end of this one. I didn't post this under my own will, Crazy Horse Girl made me do it! Post it, I mean. I wrote it out of my own will but never wanted to post it.so there.
It was a sad day when Dragonfly left. She stood on the prow of the ship and waved goodbye, silent tears leaking down her face as she watched the place she had grown to love disappear. Kaddar walked up behind her and hugged her.
"Its alright, its not like you're leaving forever! You'll love Carthak! I promise."
"I know, and I'm sure I will, its just.I'm going to miss everyone. I've only lived there a few months and yet I'm forever attached. I'm going to a place I've never been, to become an Empress. You can't say you wouldn't be scared as well!"
He didn't reply, he just held her as the boat sailed away.
***
Back on shore, Daine's reaction was much the same. Silent tears. She sat quietly in the wheelchair that Dragonfly had filched from a hospital. Her arm had healed already and her legs were almost done. Numair stood behind her and watched as well. After they were well out of sight, Numair pushed her inside and she sat in his lap, wondering if Dragonfly would come back. She said she wouldn't marry until she was twenty, it wasn't right for someone to marry younger, she said.
"I'm actually going to miss her," Numair remarked.
"After everything she's done for everyone, all she ever wanted was to live simply on the land Jon gave her. Instead she's off to become one of the most powerful Empresses in the world. I have no doubt she'll do a good job, its just, I'll miss her." She replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
Numair bent down and kissed her hair, her cheeks and finally, her lips. She just held onto him with every ounce of strength she possessed. She sighed, it sounded so final. Numair lay down on the bed, Daine on top of him. He carefully lay her down on the bed next to him and wrapped his arms around her. Winter still clutched at Tortall, and Numair grabbed a blanket and covered them both, wondering what else Dragonfly would manage to do while she was gone. He was reasonably certain that she wouldn't remain the dormant wife of an emperor for long.
She'd come back, and nothing would stop her from it.
** Alright duckies, this is the end of this one. I didn't post this under my own will, Crazy Horse Girl made me do it! Post it, I mean. I wrote it out of my own will but never wanted to post it.so there.