Going home:
After five months Daine stopped fainting. She became so accustom to how miserable she was that she no longer had nightmares or shook. She no longer was afraid of people and finally started talking to the girls she worked with.
Ellane became one of her best friends. She knew every thing about her. She had heard Diane crying one night and forced it out of her. If Daine ever felt tired or felt like crying Ellane took over for her. She knew about how Perin had raped her and how she ran away. Daine still couldn't tell her Perin's name or that she was married. It was to hard for her still. Sometimes she would lie in bed and wish she had told Numair and that he was with her, making sure she wouldn't cry. Every thing past right through her now, an insult, mocking, and a young man telling her she was pretty. It all meant nothing to her, all she wanted was to go back in time and change everything. That was all she was asking. All she wanted was to get her life back.
Ellane bounded into their room. Daine sat up with a sigh. Ellane twirled and sat down on the foot of Daine's bed.
'Guess what?' Ellane cried falling back on the bed.
'What Ellane?' Diane said.
'We're going to Corus!'
'Ellane.' Daine began.
'Before you say anything let me finish. You, Nat, and me are going to Corus to see my cousin. We'll dance at balls. Go shopping, and have a ton of fun.' Ellane say her face and let her own fall. 'Daine come on, you have to come. You have to get out of here.'
'Ellane' Daine said gently. 'I can't go back. Please understand that.'
'I'll be there. Nat and my cousin will be there. No one can hurt you. You have to face your fears.' Ellane was right. I need to see Numair at some point.
'I'll go.' Daine sighed
'Great! We leave tomorrow.' Ellane got up a grabbed a towel and skipped into the bathroom.
Diane lay back down. She wanted to see Numair. She wanted to see her friends. She had to have someone who cared hold her. If not Numair, than Theyt, Alanna, Ouna, or Buri. Someone she could trust to keep her safe. Someone who wouldn't think she was lying. She needed someone who had been there for her. She knew Numair was defiantly out of the picture. Maybe if I tell him, she thought, he'll take back what he said and he'll tell me how much he loves me and how sorry he is. That'll never happen, she told herself. Daine rolled on to her side and closed her eyes she had no idea what was going to happen, and she didn't want to find out.
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Numair Saliman looked out over the castle grounds. He missed Daine so much. It hurt him, the things he said to her. He broke her already slandered heart and now he felt horrible. He had no right to say anything like he did to her. He kept hearing himself yelling at her. And her heard her pleas to stop yelling.
**********Flashback*************
'I can't believe you would ever.' Numair pick up a vase and threw it against the wall. He was way over reacting. He really didn't care though.
'Numair please listen to me, please.' Daine was crying. She could barely say what she just did.
'Why?' He yelled even louder at her. 'Are there other people you had an affair with? Who?' Daine was crying. 'Get out. I don't ever want to see you again. Ever!' Numair stormed out of their room. He heard Daine break down in more sobs. He hoped she'd cry forever. From now on there was no one named call Veralidaine Sarrari.
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Numair felt so bad now. He had no clue where she was. Why didn't he listen to her, why? He walked in on her getting raped and all he did was yell at her and throw her out. He felt so bad, what was he going to do? Was she hurt? Was she even alive?
Hearing Perin gloat about how she had cried and screamed was enough to make him sick. When he had found Perin drunk in a bar in town Numair had lost it. He thought it was funny, he had thought that Daine disserved it. Disserved it for what? Marrying Numair and sleeping with him and not Perin. He looked at the stars. Praying that she would come home soon, so he'd know she was alright, so he could hold her and never let go, a single tear came down his cheeks.
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Daine looked up at the gate to the place and shivered. He goes nothing, she thought. Ellane led them down the place halls and to the clerk halls. Daine began to shake for the first time in a long time. Ellane walked up to one of the clerks.
'I'm looking for Perin Thring.' She said cheerfully.
Daine about fainted. She had just allowed herself to be pushed right into Perin's grip. She wanted to run as fast as she could to Numair. She wanted to cry in his arms and tell him everything. The truth, why she lied and how much she needed him. The man Ellane had asked just laughed and pointed down the hall.
'Thank you.' Ellane said less cheerful.
They walked down the hall to a plaque that read his name: Perin Thring. Daine tried again not to run. Surprisingly the door was open. Ellane knocked and opened it. Daine closed her eyes and when she opened them she was taken aback. The room was empty. There was nothing there. A man was standing in the doorway telling other people what to do. They were carrying things out of his rooms.
'Excuse me.' Ellane said walking in. Daine was trying not to smile. She was safe, for now at least. 'What's going on?' The man looked at her.
'Are you Ellane Thring?'
'Yes I am.'
'Your cousin has been arrested.'
'What!?' She cried.
'He will be executed in three days.' The man handed her a note and left. Ellane broke down in tears. Daine turned and walked to the door the man was already in the hallway.
'Excuse me!' she called.
'Yes, my lady.' He bowed to her.
'Why was he arrested?' She asked.
'I thought you knew.'
'Knew what?'
'It was your husband, my lady. Numair Saliman had him arrested after people found him gloating about how he raped you.' The man said his last sentence quietly so he wouldn't upset her. 'Master Saliman didn't take it well. He had to be thrown out of the trial.'
'Thank you.' Daine voice was barely a whisper.
'Master Saliman said that if anyone sees you to tell you to go talk to him. He misses you my lady. He was extremely upset when he heard.' The man bowed to her.
As he walked away Daine remembered who he was, the head of the clerks. Daine bit her thumb. Ellane had been there for her and now it was Daine's fault she has nothing. She was going to take this hard. Daine walked back into the rooms. Ellane was crying in Nat's arms. He looked upset, not as much as her, but upset. Daine watched them both.
She felt someone come in behind her. They all looked up and Daine turned around. She never expected who it was. But she knew one thing the man was right, he wasn't happy.
After five months Daine stopped fainting. She became so accustom to how miserable she was that she no longer had nightmares or shook. She no longer was afraid of people and finally started talking to the girls she worked with.
Ellane became one of her best friends. She knew every thing about her. She had heard Diane crying one night and forced it out of her. If Daine ever felt tired or felt like crying Ellane took over for her. She knew about how Perin had raped her and how she ran away. Daine still couldn't tell her Perin's name or that she was married. It was to hard for her still. Sometimes she would lie in bed and wish she had told Numair and that he was with her, making sure she wouldn't cry. Every thing past right through her now, an insult, mocking, and a young man telling her she was pretty. It all meant nothing to her, all she wanted was to go back in time and change everything. That was all she was asking. All she wanted was to get her life back.
Ellane bounded into their room. Daine sat up with a sigh. Ellane twirled and sat down on the foot of Daine's bed.
'Guess what?' Ellane cried falling back on the bed.
'What Ellane?' Diane said.
'We're going to Corus!'
'Ellane.' Daine began.
'Before you say anything let me finish. You, Nat, and me are going to Corus to see my cousin. We'll dance at balls. Go shopping, and have a ton of fun.' Ellane say her face and let her own fall. 'Daine come on, you have to come. You have to get out of here.'
'Ellane' Daine said gently. 'I can't go back. Please understand that.'
'I'll be there. Nat and my cousin will be there. No one can hurt you. You have to face your fears.' Ellane was right. I need to see Numair at some point.
'I'll go.' Daine sighed
'Great! We leave tomorrow.' Ellane got up a grabbed a towel and skipped into the bathroom.
Diane lay back down. She wanted to see Numair. She wanted to see her friends. She had to have someone who cared hold her. If not Numair, than Theyt, Alanna, Ouna, or Buri. Someone she could trust to keep her safe. Someone who wouldn't think she was lying. She needed someone who had been there for her. She knew Numair was defiantly out of the picture. Maybe if I tell him, she thought, he'll take back what he said and he'll tell me how much he loves me and how sorry he is. That'll never happen, she told herself. Daine rolled on to her side and closed her eyes she had no idea what was going to happen, and she didn't want to find out.
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Numair Saliman looked out over the castle grounds. He missed Daine so much. It hurt him, the things he said to her. He broke her already slandered heart and now he felt horrible. He had no right to say anything like he did to her. He kept hearing himself yelling at her. And her heard her pleas to stop yelling.
**********Flashback*************
'I can't believe you would ever.' Numair pick up a vase and threw it against the wall. He was way over reacting. He really didn't care though.
'Numair please listen to me, please.' Daine was crying. She could barely say what she just did.
'Why?' He yelled even louder at her. 'Are there other people you had an affair with? Who?' Daine was crying. 'Get out. I don't ever want to see you again. Ever!' Numair stormed out of their room. He heard Daine break down in more sobs. He hoped she'd cry forever. From now on there was no one named call Veralidaine Sarrari.
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Numair felt so bad now. He had no clue where she was. Why didn't he listen to her, why? He walked in on her getting raped and all he did was yell at her and throw her out. He felt so bad, what was he going to do? Was she hurt? Was she even alive?
Hearing Perin gloat about how she had cried and screamed was enough to make him sick. When he had found Perin drunk in a bar in town Numair had lost it. He thought it was funny, he had thought that Daine disserved it. Disserved it for what? Marrying Numair and sleeping with him and not Perin. He looked at the stars. Praying that she would come home soon, so he'd know she was alright, so he could hold her and never let go, a single tear came down his cheeks.
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Daine looked up at the gate to the place and shivered. He goes nothing, she thought. Ellane led them down the place halls and to the clerk halls. Daine began to shake for the first time in a long time. Ellane walked up to one of the clerks.
'I'm looking for Perin Thring.' She said cheerfully.
Daine about fainted. She had just allowed herself to be pushed right into Perin's grip. She wanted to run as fast as she could to Numair. She wanted to cry in his arms and tell him everything. The truth, why she lied and how much she needed him. The man Ellane had asked just laughed and pointed down the hall.
'Thank you.' Ellane said less cheerful.
They walked down the hall to a plaque that read his name: Perin Thring. Daine tried again not to run. Surprisingly the door was open. Ellane knocked and opened it. Daine closed her eyes and when she opened them she was taken aback. The room was empty. There was nothing there. A man was standing in the doorway telling other people what to do. They were carrying things out of his rooms.
'Excuse me.' Ellane said walking in. Daine was trying not to smile. She was safe, for now at least. 'What's going on?' The man looked at her.
'Are you Ellane Thring?'
'Yes I am.'
'Your cousin has been arrested.'
'What!?' She cried.
'He will be executed in three days.' The man handed her a note and left. Ellane broke down in tears. Daine turned and walked to the door the man was already in the hallway.
'Excuse me!' she called.
'Yes, my lady.' He bowed to her.
'Why was he arrested?' She asked.
'I thought you knew.'
'Knew what?'
'It was your husband, my lady. Numair Saliman had him arrested after people found him gloating about how he raped you.' The man said his last sentence quietly so he wouldn't upset her. 'Master Saliman didn't take it well. He had to be thrown out of the trial.'
'Thank you.' Daine voice was barely a whisper.
'Master Saliman said that if anyone sees you to tell you to go talk to him. He misses you my lady. He was extremely upset when he heard.' The man bowed to her.
As he walked away Daine remembered who he was, the head of the clerks. Daine bit her thumb. Ellane had been there for her and now it was Daine's fault she has nothing. She was going to take this hard. Daine walked back into the rooms. Ellane was crying in Nat's arms. He looked upset, not as much as her, but upset. Daine watched them both.
She felt someone come in behind her. They all looked up and Daine turned around. She never expected who it was. But she knew one thing the man was right, he wasn't happy.