Here ya go! Chapter TWO!!! I'll try to make it longer then one, too… ^-^ The beginning is in Daine's POV
Set after ROTG, the Immortals Quartet.
CHAPTER TWO: Numair
Daine grimaced. She sat in a chair in a dark, dim room. She was tied with a rope, one, which she found, was magicked so it couldn't be broken. Also, if she struggled, they sent a sharp shock through her body. A window next to her was closed, and only let in a small strand of glimmering moonlight light the room. A desk was next to her, cluttered with papers in some other language. A slightly young man, about in his late twenties, turned to look at Daine. His hair has a beautiful chestnut brown that fell to his chin. His eyes were a brilliant green, his mouth a thin line. He wore some sort of tough, dark blue, loose, breaches. They had a weird type of holes on either hand he often stuck his hands into. His shirt was un-tucked and white. "Everything… everything will be so perfect…" He whispered to himself. His voice sounded more like a snake that learned to talk. "What do want from me?" Daine asked him tartly. "Want from you? Nothing really. It's what you'll bring to me." He replied. "Oh? And what is that?" she asked. "Now, why would I tell you? It may not be the smartest move I can make with dealing with you." He said. "Why not? You know yourself these ropes can't be broken." Daine replied. They're not average ropes, Daine. They are from my world… they can be broken. But not by anything you can come up with. The man thought. He laughed silently. "Hmm… I guess it can do no wrong, can it sweet Veralidane? That's what you think, but I'll tell you anyway. You are just the bait… what I'm luring in is the power of a goddess. It is now her time to take part in mortal affairs… let herself be known. I know that you are a key part in her plan- so she'll do drastic things to get you back. The Goddess of Technology will bring someone from another universe- her universe, that has devices and machines beyond our imagination. I'll pretend to surrender you… but instead I am just luring the one in, taking his weapons… so I can rule Tortall…" Daine glared at him. "That's just plain idiotic. I'm going to be here till they day you die…" she mumbled to herself. "There is no Goddess of Technology. If there were, we'd have known about her…" The man laughed. His laugh sounded like a dying mouse, in Daine's opinion.
(Numair's POV)
Numair walked down the busy streets of Corus. Just a week ago, Daine had gone missing. He sighed. Where had she gone? Had she been kidnapped? Is she even alive? It pained Numair to keep thinking about it, along with every one else at the palace. He'd tried using his focus, but only got the destruction of it. All around him, people were talking about strange people they had seen a little while down the street. That got Numair's attention. "You should have seen what they were wearing…" "The one had a contraption that killed a thief from a distance. It wasn't a bow- it took no preparation…" "The boy asked me if this was a fair. I had no clue what he was talking about!" "The girl threatened to 'shoot' me. Told me it was a real gun. What in Mithros's name is a gun?" Numair wondered if these people had a connection with Daine's disappearance. He continued down the road, and it didn't take long for him to find them…
(Lila's POV)
(A/N: Yeah, yeah I KNOW Numair's POV was short…)
"You know, Mike…" Lila said, "I really hate lime green now." Mike chuckled. "Right back at you. Anyway, where do you suppose we sleep? I don't think American currency will do us any good." Lila fingered her gun. "Me neither. I have no clue… Now if you hadn't seen that rock, Mike, we wouldn't have to think about this, would we?" she scolded. "Hey, hey! Let's not go around blaming anyone here! Anyway, you probably would have found it on your own." "Oh, I would, would I? Let's get off that subject." Lila said. "Hey, you were the one who started it!" Mike told her. "And I ended. Whoop-di-do. Anyway, we need to be thinking about here, not how we got here." She said. Mike shrugged. "I guess you're right. Whoa- look at that tall dude. He's coming right at us." Mike was right. The tall, lanky man stopped them. "Who are you?" He asked sternly. Before Mike could say anything, Lila started up. "Why should you care?" she asked. "Lila!" Mike hissed at her. "Because, well, just look at you. Obviously you don't belong here." He said. "Well, just thank-you so much for pointing out the obvious. Like we didn't know that already." Lila was on a roll. "We have no business with you, as you can see, so could you just go on your way and leave us alone. W-" Lila was cut off by Mike. "Lila! Cut. It. out." He whispered. Lila stopped, but was obviously not happy. The man glared at them. "You're coming with me to the palace to see King Jonathon." He said. "Wait, of Tortall?" Lila asked. "Yes." The man said bitterly. "Wait a second…" Lila said. "And you're Numair Salmalin- lover of Daine Sarrasri, who is the daughter of Wieryn… and-and you escaped from Carthak when Emperor Orzone was suspicious of you… and you came her and nearly starved… wait… big blank here… uh, something happened and THEN you met Daine in hawk for and she nursed y-" She stopped herself. That may NOT have been the brightest thing… she thought to herself. Numair looked at her, shocked. "How'd you get to know that much about me!?" he asked her. "Uh-uh…" Lila fumbled with her pack, and produced from it the four Immortals books. "These…" she said. Numair grabbed RoTG, and flipped through it. He turned pale. "Where- where did you get these?" He asked. "Borders." Lila said flatly. Numair was about to ask what Borders was, but then stopped. He led them on again to the palace, but Lila stopped to retrieve the last book of the Immortals Quartet Numair had thrown on the ground.
So? Good? Bad? Horrible? Review! Please? Still, my beta reader hasn't read…. *sniff* (Jack: Stop that!)
