Hello, my wonderful reviewers, I now have 121!!! (Which is 19 more then last time…) Here I am, updating, with my highly anticipated chapter…the one in which you find out what I plan to do now that I have killed all of my main characters…. hehehe…don't worry, it's not that bad…I have decided to update on a school night because of two reasons. The first being, of course, for all my wonderful reviews that ask me to update soon, because evil cliffy's are killing them, and the other is that I'm bored, and haven't much home work…so to all who reviewed:
Lady Rhian Mage: Why no school until February??? You're so lucky!!!! Don't worry, as your fics get longer, you will get more reviews…I will try to aim higher…but it is sometimes better not to get your hopes up…I will try to make them longer…Read more and tell me what you think…
Tricksters Girl: Thanks, but it's not really that good… Thanks for reading it all…(even if it did cause sleep deprivation…) I am updating, so read and review…
Wildmage101: I am happy, yes, but you need to update too…(and get some sleep, so you are not laughing randomly at odd things, and scaring us…) but that's beside the point, this is the odd chapter where you walk home…have fun at the concert, and I'll see you tom…
Lady Taliana: This is a new chapter…blackmail is evil if you are on the wrong side, but this is more like bribery… so here is my bribe…if you review this chapter, I will write more…see…hehehe…it can work both ways…
Treanz-Alyce: I was just kidding, as for weather he is alive; you must keep reading to see… So, thanks for the review, and read this and give me another please…
Anastazia Silverwind: Thank you…and please keep reviewing, even if you don't like it, because I like constructive criticism…
Witchblood13: Thanks, glad you liked it…it is nice to get some reviews from you occasionally instead of all at once, it is something to look forward too, Daine died in the fire at her house, and became a goddess with her mother…so keep reviewing, and I will write more soon, and feel free to ask any other questions you may have, and I will do my best to explain it…
PrincessAlyssa16: Thanks for all the reviews…Numair, sadly was not fake, and really did die… so it's addicting, is it, I mean the cliffy's to make everyone else want to read more…and I'm glad you like it…I have turned you into a Amanda+Numair lover…sorry…I will update soon…and please review soon…
Aimee Damita: Thanks…that's okay, I don't mind, as long as you review when you can…I sometimes cannot update as soon as I would have liked b/c of too much homework, or that I am grounded…or a number of other reasons that become more and more bizarre…the gods can get annoying sometimes… (If not all of the time…) You may be right, and you may not be…I will give nothing away in this response (you have to read down several lines to find the answer…) So, review again, and I will update…
Mademoiselle Morte: I have updated…actually, it was Numair…sorry, but that's not to say that he is gone completely…read more to find out…and of course, review…
Lady-Kitty: Thanks… I read and reviewed your fic, it was a really good idea…not much like mine, only the person goes to Tortall part…Write more soon please, and review to tell me what you think…
Milko01: Yes, sorry, I will try to post more at once, but it usually works out better the way I break it up like this…What is BTW? I don't really know…sorry…Post another real chapter when you get a chance…thanks, and review this when you get a chance to read it…
Moreledhwyn: Thanks…glad you like it…no more rehearsals…until January…so sad…see you then…
Thanks again, and keep up the good work Read the note at the end for more info…to those of you who bother to read all of my notes, I will now stop torturing you and let you read the chapter:
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The Fields of Galla
Amanda opened her eyes, to find herself propped against a tree, in the same field that she had first found Ozorne in. She looked down, and saw Numair, leaning against her.
She sighed, wishing it were not so.
Numair sat up, turned, and grinned at Amanda, who gasped. She whispered faintly. "Numair? You're…alive…"
She lurched to her feet, and he stood up next to her. Their eyes met for a breathless moment, than her arms were around his neck, his lips on her own. Warmth and desire flooded through her body as the world stood still around them. She forgot about Uuosae, and Ozorne, and her desire to belong. Nothing else mattered then but this one kiss. Numair withdrew his lips form hers, and moved up to kiss her eyelids, cheeks, and nose, then moved back to her mouth.
She hung limp in his arms; glad he was there to hold her up, for otherwise, she surly would have fallen.
They stayed like this for a moment that lasted an eternity. When they finally came up for air, she felt dizzy, and she doubted it was from fatigue. Amanda gazed in wonder upon this man who she had thought to never see again.
" Where are we?" he asked at last. Amanda sighed, and proceeded to tell him what had happened. When she was finished, he did not seem as surprised as she would expect, and simply nodded. "The realms of the dead were dark, and lonely, and I regretted what I had told you about not coming to war. You were right, this is your home too."
Amanda looked down "I am not so sure" she whispered; though he did not hear her. "You came for me, knowing that you would probably not live to tell the tale, yet you came all the same."
He smiled down at her. " You know I would never leave you there." Than, in a more formal tone, "We should probably start to make our way back to Corus, we can rest at night fall."
Amanda nodded, though she was more tired than she had ever been in her life, and they begun to walk south. As they did, Amanda answered Numair's inquiries about what exactly had happened. They walked for an hour, until they stopped to catch their breath. Numair looked down at Amanda's hands and winced; she looked at them, and saw that her shirtsleeves were thick with blood.
" You need to see a healer," he said, taking off his cloak, and shredding it to make bandages, which he wrapped around her wrists and hands. She examined him for the first time, and was alarmed to see that, despite his calm manner, and steady hands, he was in worse condition than she was. His skin was ashen, and his hands clammy, he was visibly swaying with exhaustion where he stood.
" We both do," she said.
Numair nodded, leaning on her shoulder for support. "You're right," he gasped "But we're a long way from Corus. Don't worry about me" and he feinted.
Amanda kneeled down beside him, anxious. "Numair?" She asked, but he was unconscious. She felt his pulse; it was slow, like his breathing. He was more exhausted than any mortal could be and keep going, and she had made him walk all this way. She mentally hit herself for stupidity, he was right, they were a long way from Corus, and she could not make it there either. She lay down beside him, knowing there was nothing else she could do, and praying he would live through all this. Amanda closed her eyes, hoping that someone would find them there, while her better sense knew that no one ever would.
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So…what did you think? (Numair is a bit of a sis for feinting…J.K…) There was a relief that they are both alive…though they were indeed both dead…sorry…and a slightly suspenseful aspect in the fact that they are both now like hurt-and-going-to-die…what do I plan to do…? Oh, the questions (P.S…do any of you have me on your favorite authors list…who do not review…b/c there are some people who have never reviewed, and have me on their favorites list…So if you do, please tell me who you are in a review, if that's not too much, I was just wondering…)…so if you review more…I think we'll aim for 135 this time…I am getting spoiled…it's only 14 more…if I get that much or more…I will update sooner then next Tuesday…since I will be on break, and able to write for two weeks straight…*jumps with joy*… If you don't review…then I may not update that soon, if at all…though I doubt I would stop forever, simply go on temporary strike…but, I won't have to if you review…and I have faith that you will…see you guys then, and please review and tell me what you think…
Thanks-
Queen of Connaught
