Vanadine tossed a little and Daine was instantly at her side.
"mmph, she awake yet?" Numair studied his love sleeply from his spot near the fire. Daine shook her head slightly as she replaced the wet cloth on the other girl's head.
"You know," She spoke softly staring at her sister thoughtfully. "Ma, did this on the day we lost Nadi. Ma said that I didn't have a sister."
"Really now?" Numair sat up straight now fully awake faced with a challenge. "Is it possible to make a trip to the Realm of the Gods any time soon?" Daine often visited her mother and father during major holidays, when the veil between the two realms was thinnest.
"No, the soonest holiday is Beltane and its still a ways away." Daine sat back on her heels her attention now fixed on the man her pony had affectionately dubbed as the stork man. "What would I say?" She asked somewhat harshly. " 'Well Ma, you know that sister you denied all those years ago? Well guess what. I found her.' No, Numair I think Nadi and I have to talk first."
Numair reached over and pulled his love into a hug. He was about to offer her comfort when a voice interrupted him.
Now, now mage. I can't have you distracting my charge just yet. Both Daine and Numair smiled at the Badger. The Badger god had promised Daine's father that he would look after her and later teach her what she needed to control her wild magic. When she met up with Numair through working with Onua at the palace. The mage had taken over her training. The badger still showed up everynow and then, mostly when he felt that Numair had left out something important or when he felt that Diane needed him. Daine has yet to learn something.
"What have I forgotten this time, oh wise creature of the woods?" The badger gave a small chuckle at the mage's attempts at wittiness. The man clearly did not like his knowledge of magic being questioned.
My kit here has to discover the link that one child may have with the rest of her litter. She could use it to help her sister.
"A connection with Nadi?" Daine looked confused/
"Daine has no gift though." Numair ran a hand through his dark hair. "How can she heal her sister?"
Daine may have no gift. The badger's voice was a bit of a reproach to the tall man. But they both have the same wild magic. Daine just has a bit more running through her veins. She can use it to give Vanadine energy much the same way that she heals animals.
"I've never heard of such a thing being possible." Numair glanced at the sisters then at the badger in surprise.
The last siblings with such a connection died long before your ancestors were born boy. The badger admonished, Trust me, I was there.
With a small hug from Daine the badger was engulfed in silver light and disappeared.
"Oh drat," Daine muttered as she rose to see to her sister. "I was so shocked that I didn't think to ask him how I was supposed to give her energy."
Numair sat beside her and played with a lock of her hair while lost in thought."Well, he mentioned it being similar to when you heal animals. Why don't you try starting with meditation then focus on send small portions of your own energy into hers."
Daine nodded and sat down. Breathing deeply and evenly, she soon slipped into deep meditation.
Now, she thought, How do I go about transfering energy. As she thought she caught site of her glowing copper magic. Well, lets try that. She grabbed a hold of a thread and began to mix it in with Nadi's.
Suddenly she had a sharp tugging sensation and a searing pain through her veins. She looked on as her magic was pulled out of her and into her sister. She realized too lated what she had set in motion. If she woke up alive after this she was going to regret it, she could tell. Almost as soon as the thought registered she was surrounded by ropes of black fire and slammed back into her body.
"Ow...." She muttered and opened her eyes to see Numair's worried face hovering over her.
"I have never had such a foolish student." Numair's face began to regain colour once he saw that she was awake. "What were you thinking sending magic into her? You were supposed to be sending energy! Not magic! Energy!! You could have killed yourself! Again!!"
"Well how was I supposed to know how to do that?" Daine started but whipped her head around at the sound of a moan. Turning her head slightly, Nadi opened her eyes to see Daine arguing with Numair.
"Who...who are you? Where am.....the wolf!!" Nadi shot up suddenly and looked around. "The wolf I heald!! Is she alright?" Nadi calmed down with a sigh of relief when Fleetfoot went over to thank the girl.
"Now where have I seen this scene before?" Numair ducked as Daine glared at him. "What?" He asked innocently. "She worries about animals more than herself apparently. It just happened to remind me of you. I can see definite family resemblance." He ducked again as Daine took a swing at him.
"Umm, Fleetfoot tells me I have you to thank, so I.....oh goddess...." Nadi had spoken to Daine but stopped in her tracks when the other girl had turned to face her. "You seem....well.....familiar.....have we met before?"
Daine gave a small nervous laugh. "You could say that."
"mmph, she awake yet?" Numair studied his love sleeply from his spot near the fire. Daine shook her head slightly as she replaced the wet cloth on the other girl's head.
"You know," She spoke softly staring at her sister thoughtfully. "Ma, did this on the day we lost Nadi. Ma said that I didn't have a sister."
"Really now?" Numair sat up straight now fully awake faced with a challenge. "Is it possible to make a trip to the Realm of the Gods any time soon?" Daine often visited her mother and father during major holidays, when the veil between the two realms was thinnest.
"No, the soonest holiday is Beltane and its still a ways away." Daine sat back on her heels her attention now fixed on the man her pony had affectionately dubbed as the stork man. "What would I say?" She asked somewhat harshly. " 'Well Ma, you know that sister you denied all those years ago? Well guess what. I found her.' No, Numair I think Nadi and I have to talk first."
Numair reached over and pulled his love into a hug. He was about to offer her comfort when a voice interrupted him.
Now, now mage. I can't have you distracting my charge just yet. Both Daine and Numair smiled at the Badger. The Badger god had promised Daine's father that he would look after her and later teach her what she needed to control her wild magic. When she met up with Numair through working with Onua at the palace. The mage had taken over her training. The badger still showed up everynow and then, mostly when he felt that Numair had left out something important or when he felt that Diane needed him. Daine has yet to learn something.
"What have I forgotten this time, oh wise creature of the woods?" The badger gave a small chuckle at the mage's attempts at wittiness. The man clearly did not like his knowledge of magic being questioned.
My kit here has to discover the link that one child may have with the rest of her litter. She could use it to help her sister.
"A connection with Nadi?" Daine looked confused/
"Daine has no gift though." Numair ran a hand through his dark hair. "How can she heal her sister?"
Daine may have no gift. The badger's voice was a bit of a reproach to the tall man. But they both have the same wild magic. Daine just has a bit more running through her veins. She can use it to give Vanadine energy much the same way that she heals animals.
"I've never heard of such a thing being possible." Numair glanced at the sisters then at the badger in surprise.
The last siblings with such a connection died long before your ancestors were born boy. The badger admonished, Trust me, I was there.
With a small hug from Daine the badger was engulfed in silver light and disappeared.
"Oh drat," Daine muttered as she rose to see to her sister. "I was so shocked that I didn't think to ask him how I was supposed to give her energy."
Numair sat beside her and played with a lock of her hair while lost in thought."Well, he mentioned it being similar to when you heal animals. Why don't you try starting with meditation then focus on send small portions of your own energy into hers."
Daine nodded and sat down. Breathing deeply and evenly, she soon slipped into deep meditation.
Now, she thought, How do I go about transfering energy. As she thought she caught site of her glowing copper magic. Well, lets try that. She grabbed a hold of a thread and began to mix it in with Nadi's.
Suddenly she had a sharp tugging sensation and a searing pain through her veins. She looked on as her magic was pulled out of her and into her sister. She realized too lated what she had set in motion. If she woke up alive after this she was going to regret it, she could tell. Almost as soon as the thought registered she was surrounded by ropes of black fire and slammed back into her body.
"Ow...." She muttered and opened her eyes to see Numair's worried face hovering over her.
"I have never had such a foolish student." Numair's face began to regain colour once he saw that she was awake. "What were you thinking sending magic into her? You were supposed to be sending energy! Not magic! Energy!! You could have killed yourself! Again!!"
"Well how was I supposed to know how to do that?" Daine started but whipped her head around at the sound of a moan. Turning her head slightly, Nadi opened her eyes to see Daine arguing with Numair.
"Who...who are you? Where am.....the wolf!!" Nadi shot up suddenly and looked around. "The wolf I heald!! Is she alright?" Nadi calmed down with a sigh of relief when Fleetfoot went over to thank the girl.
"Now where have I seen this scene before?" Numair ducked as Daine glared at him. "What?" He asked innocently. "She worries about animals more than herself apparently. It just happened to remind me of you. I can see definite family resemblance." He ducked again as Daine took a swing at him.
"Umm, Fleetfoot tells me I have you to thank, so I.....oh goddess...." Nadi had spoken to Daine but stopped in her tracks when the other girl had turned to face her. "You seem....well.....familiar.....have we met before?"
Daine gave a small nervous laugh. "You could say that."