Woods and Walks:
Daine decided to take a walk in the woods when she was done with her shift. She didn't know if Numair was still mad or not. Still mad, a voice asked, your way over protective husband not mad that you were raped? There's the stupidest question you've ever asked. Daine smiled to herself. Numair loves me again, she thought, like he used to. Just knowing that he was near her, the empty hole in her heart was filled a little. She had been trying for the past three years to figure out a way to get over him, and now she had it. Daine didn't need to get over Numair she just needed him to hold her and love her again. Now that she could have that she wanted to run to him and snuggle up with him on the bed in front of a fire. That sounded so perfect to her at the moment that she didn't hear someone come up behind her.
Daine was picking flowers and she was in deep thought. Suddenly after a few seconds she felt someone behind her. At first she thought it was Numair, watching her like he used to. Smiling and waiting for her to notice him and come running to his arms. But then the felling changed. It wasn't a very good felling any more. Daine was suddenly afraid to look because she knew that she did want to be in the woods anymore.
'Miss me?' The person asked. Daine about screamed. 'I asked you something.'
A hand reached out and pushed her to the ground so she was facing him. All of Daine's good felling suddenly rushed out of her. She felt scared and alone. She called to one of the animals begging the bird to get Numair for her. She looked up at Perin who was about to hit her again. Daine made a small move to back away. She found that she was too scared to do anything. This can't be happening, she thought almost scared to death. I don't think being scared is what's going to kill us, the little voice in her head told her.
'What are you doing here?' Daine whispered.
'Looking for you m sweet.' Perin replied grinning. 'Why would I let you be all alone?' HE reached out to grab her.
'Daine.' Someone called.
'What's he doing here?' Perin slapped her and hid. Numair came running to her.
'Sweet what's wrong?' Numair asked kneeling next to her. Daine buried her face in his chest. She started to cry. 'Daine, Magelet, what's wrong? Tell me.'
Numair tried to read her expression. She was desperately trying not to look over to one side. Numair suddenly knew what was wrong. Someone had tried to hurt her, but who. Numair pulled her up and picked up the basket she was caring. He looked over just in time to see a head go back behind the tree. Numair decided to see who it was later. Right now he had o get Daine away from here.
'Come on sweet. Lets go to bed.'
Daine nodded against him. Numair led her back to his room. He wasn't going top let her sleep alone to night. Nor was she going to let him let her sleep alone tonight. Daine fell sleep quickly so Numair was able to watch the wood's edge to see who had scared her so badly. After about ten minutes he came out. Numair wanted to walk down to met him and kill him. What is Perin doing here, he thought. He saw the knife handle sticking out of his belt. Numair had a half mind to grab it and kill him with it. Numair knew that it was Perin's fault Daine was scared and his fault that he had almost hated Daine.
'Just wait till I get back to Corus, Mr. Thring.' Numair muttered. 'I'll make sure you get what you disserve.' He had no idea that Daine was awake and heard him. She couldn't help but ask...
'Numair what are you going to do?' She whispered.
'Kill him with my own to hands.' He replied. He looked at her and softened his expression. 'Go back to sleep Magelet. I'm here, he can't hurt you.'
'You won't get in trouble will you?' She asked.
'Fine, I'll have him arrested first.' Numair sighed. He'd rather just kill him and be done with it. 'Good night.'
'I love you.' Daine whispered. Numair's heart sank. She was so innocent and young. Why was every thing so horrible happening to her?
'Oh, I love you too Magelet.' He kissed her forehead. 'I'll never stop.'
Gently Daine fell back asleep. Numair stayed up all night and watched her sleep. He sat on the side of the bed and brushed stray hair from her face all night. Numair's heart filled with sorrow when she began to whimper and cling to his hand around midnight. He had to wake her up and calm her down before she would fall back asleep. Perin was going to pay for this with his own blood.
Daine decided to take a walk in the woods when she was done with her shift. She didn't know if Numair was still mad or not. Still mad, a voice asked, your way over protective husband not mad that you were raped? There's the stupidest question you've ever asked. Daine smiled to herself. Numair loves me again, she thought, like he used to. Just knowing that he was near her, the empty hole in her heart was filled a little. She had been trying for the past three years to figure out a way to get over him, and now she had it. Daine didn't need to get over Numair she just needed him to hold her and love her again. Now that she could have that she wanted to run to him and snuggle up with him on the bed in front of a fire. That sounded so perfect to her at the moment that she didn't hear someone come up behind her.
Daine was picking flowers and she was in deep thought. Suddenly after a few seconds she felt someone behind her. At first she thought it was Numair, watching her like he used to. Smiling and waiting for her to notice him and come running to his arms. But then the felling changed. It wasn't a very good felling any more. Daine was suddenly afraid to look because she knew that she did want to be in the woods anymore.
'Miss me?' The person asked. Daine about screamed. 'I asked you something.'
A hand reached out and pushed her to the ground so she was facing him. All of Daine's good felling suddenly rushed out of her. She felt scared and alone. She called to one of the animals begging the bird to get Numair for her. She looked up at Perin who was about to hit her again. Daine made a small move to back away. She found that she was too scared to do anything. This can't be happening, she thought almost scared to death. I don't think being scared is what's going to kill us, the little voice in her head told her.
'What are you doing here?' Daine whispered.
'Looking for you m sweet.' Perin replied grinning. 'Why would I let you be all alone?' HE reached out to grab her.
'Daine.' Someone called.
'What's he doing here?' Perin slapped her and hid. Numair came running to her.
'Sweet what's wrong?' Numair asked kneeling next to her. Daine buried her face in his chest. She started to cry. 'Daine, Magelet, what's wrong? Tell me.'
Numair tried to read her expression. She was desperately trying not to look over to one side. Numair suddenly knew what was wrong. Someone had tried to hurt her, but who. Numair pulled her up and picked up the basket she was caring. He looked over just in time to see a head go back behind the tree. Numair decided to see who it was later. Right now he had o get Daine away from here.
'Come on sweet. Lets go to bed.'
Daine nodded against him. Numair led her back to his room. He wasn't going top let her sleep alone to night. Nor was she going to let him let her sleep alone tonight. Daine fell sleep quickly so Numair was able to watch the wood's edge to see who had scared her so badly. After about ten minutes he came out. Numair wanted to walk down to met him and kill him. What is Perin doing here, he thought. He saw the knife handle sticking out of his belt. Numair had a half mind to grab it and kill him with it. Numair knew that it was Perin's fault Daine was scared and his fault that he had almost hated Daine.
'Just wait till I get back to Corus, Mr. Thring.' Numair muttered. 'I'll make sure you get what you disserve.' He had no idea that Daine was awake and heard him. She couldn't help but ask...
'Numair what are you going to do?' She whispered.
'Kill him with my own to hands.' He replied. He looked at her and softened his expression. 'Go back to sleep Magelet. I'm here, he can't hurt you.'
'You won't get in trouble will you?' She asked.
'Fine, I'll have him arrested first.' Numair sighed. He'd rather just kill him and be done with it. 'Good night.'
'I love you.' Daine whispered. Numair's heart sank. She was so innocent and young. Why was every thing so horrible happening to her?
'Oh, I love you too Magelet.' He kissed her forehead. 'I'll never stop.'
Gently Daine fell back asleep. Numair stayed up all night and watched her sleep. He sat on the side of the bed and brushed stray hair from her face all night. Numair's heart filled with sorrow when she began to whimper and cling to his hand around midnight. He had to wake her up and calm her down before she would fall back asleep. Perin was going to pay for this with his own blood.