Horses and Revelations:
Daine let Numair sit by himself for a while. He had his back against a tree and to her. She felt really bad. She had tried to keep the baby safe only to make him even more mad at her. She hadn't meant anything by going out in the woods. She was just trying to see all of the new babies. She wanted to tell the people she was going to have a kit too.
Daine walked up to Numair quietly. He was dozing when she got to him. He still had a frown on his face and seemed to be in deep thought.
'Numair?' She said quietly.
'What Daine?' He didn't even open his eyes.
'I'm really sorry. I really was just going out to see the new babies and tell the people-'
'Daine that's the problem.' He said standing up. 'You have to put the animals before every thing. That includes me. You can't do that while you're pregnant.'
'But that's not fair.' Daine said. That had hurt. The people meant every thing to her. She could lose every thing and still have them to keep her safe and happy. 'They're a part of me.'
'And I'm not? Our child wasn't?'
'That's not fair Numair.'
'For seven years I have fought you on this. You have over worked yourself, killed yourself and you still have to save every animal from a little scratch. You can't do that Daine, you just can't. Why don't you get that? You don't seem to get that there are consequences for this. This time you didn't come back to life you didn't get better. You hurt us both. You crossed the line. I really don't want to be around you if you keep doing this.'
'Numair I-'
'I don't think I trust you any more.' Numair said he turned and walked away form her.
Daine watched him walk away. She hated Kaddar. How could he just tell Numair that? Daine wanted to tell him gently. Now he was mad at her and he didn't trust her. Daine turned in the opposite direction of Numair and just kept walking.
She felt so horrible. Numair didn't want to be around her. That meant that he didn't love her anymore. And that made Kaddar right about this whole thing. Tears began to fall down her cheeks. There was a emptiness inside of her that was to hard to describe. It was like she had just lost every thing. Including the people. That made her cry even harder.
Daine looked back slightly to see how far away she was from Numair. She was about four and a half miles. She sat down next to a tree and tried to spot Numair. She felt alone like the way she had felt when she first saw her mother lying on the ground with arrows through her body. He's never going to for give me, Daine thought. I might as well just stay here. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Daine began to cry harder and harder until she could barely breathe.
Daine cried for about an hour like that. Then suddenly she felt a small nuzzle against her arm. Daine instinctively put her arms around Cloud's neck. Her eyes were closed and she thought that she had just had a very bad dream: that when she opened her eyes she would be in the stables. Numair would be standing there, leaning n the door to the stale where she slept. He would laugh and ask if she had a nice nap. She would let out a small whimper and tell him about her bad dream. Numair would hold her tell her he would never say that and tell her that he knew the people meant the world to her. The saved her when she had no one. They needed her and she needed them.
Daine opened her eyes and saw the grassland, green all around her. Except for a few trees. Daine leaned closer to Cloud. Cloud!
'Oh Cloud.' She cried.
'Why are you crying?' The mare asked. Could had spoken. Like a human!
'You-you're-you're a' Daine stammered.
'A god.' Cloud finished. She sounded quite amused.
'Da gave you to me didn't he?' She asked.
'It was a favor.' Cloud replied. 'I was not given.'
'You won't leave me, will you?' Daine said resnuggling against her.
'No. I would, sadly, miss you too much.' Cloud said resting her head against Daine's back. 'Plus you need me.'
'I do, don't I.' Daine whispered.
'What's wrong?' Cloud asked lying beside her.
Daine snuggled against her horse, or rather the horse god, and told her. The mare submitted to letting her cry herself to sleep. Then she got up and cantered to the Stork-man. He was going to get it for this. After the other one did.
Could snuck up behind the other man, that wasn't the stork-man. She bit down as hard as she could. He jumped and cried out.
'Cloud!' the stork-man yelled. 'Let go right now.' He wasn't in a good mood.
'What is that?' The man asked the stork-man.
'Daine's horse.' He replied simply. 'Cloud what are you doing here?'
Cloud turned and walked away. The stork-man didn't deserve an answer. Daine was still asleep when Cloud got back. The horse looked down at the girl she had known for a while. She didn't want to have to leave the girl. She would miss her; she would miss her a lot. Plus Daine needed her, a lot. Cloud lay down next to the girl. It was weird still calling her a girl. She wasn't. She was grown and married. She had been though more than a lot more than people think. Only Cloud knew the secrets of her childhood. The stork- man was making her cry for no reason. He wasn't being as fair as he used to. Maybe he's just upset about the colt, Cloud thought, at least he better be.
As Cloud finished her thought Diane woke with a start. She sat up strait and was breathing hard.
'Cloud.' She whispered. 'Numair was right, it's my fault.'
Cloud could see the look in her eyes. This had something to do with the people that killed their family. Our, Cloud thought, our family.
Daine let Numair sit by himself for a while. He had his back against a tree and to her. She felt really bad. She had tried to keep the baby safe only to make him even more mad at her. She hadn't meant anything by going out in the woods. She was just trying to see all of the new babies. She wanted to tell the people she was going to have a kit too.
Daine walked up to Numair quietly. He was dozing when she got to him. He still had a frown on his face and seemed to be in deep thought.
'Numair?' She said quietly.
'What Daine?' He didn't even open his eyes.
'I'm really sorry. I really was just going out to see the new babies and tell the people-'
'Daine that's the problem.' He said standing up. 'You have to put the animals before every thing. That includes me. You can't do that while you're pregnant.'
'But that's not fair.' Daine said. That had hurt. The people meant every thing to her. She could lose every thing and still have them to keep her safe and happy. 'They're a part of me.'
'And I'm not? Our child wasn't?'
'That's not fair Numair.'
'For seven years I have fought you on this. You have over worked yourself, killed yourself and you still have to save every animal from a little scratch. You can't do that Daine, you just can't. Why don't you get that? You don't seem to get that there are consequences for this. This time you didn't come back to life you didn't get better. You hurt us both. You crossed the line. I really don't want to be around you if you keep doing this.'
'Numair I-'
'I don't think I trust you any more.' Numair said he turned and walked away form her.
Daine watched him walk away. She hated Kaddar. How could he just tell Numair that? Daine wanted to tell him gently. Now he was mad at her and he didn't trust her. Daine turned in the opposite direction of Numair and just kept walking.
She felt so horrible. Numair didn't want to be around her. That meant that he didn't love her anymore. And that made Kaddar right about this whole thing. Tears began to fall down her cheeks. There was a emptiness inside of her that was to hard to describe. It was like she had just lost every thing. Including the people. That made her cry even harder.
Daine looked back slightly to see how far away she was from Numair. She was about four and a half miles. She sat down next to a tree and tried to spot Numair. She felt alone like the way she had felt when she first saw her mother lying on the ground with arrows through her body. He's never going to for give me, Daine thought. I might as well just stay here. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Daine began to cry harder and harder until she could barely breathe.
Daine cried for about an hour like that. Then suddenly she felt a small nuzzle against her arm. Daine instinctively put her arms around Cloud's neck. Her eyes were closed and she thought that she had just had a very bad dream: that when she opened her eyes she would be in the stables. Numair would be standing there, leaning n the door to the stale where she slept. He would laugh and ask if she had a nice nap. She would let out a small whimper and tell him about her bad dream. Numair would hold her tell her he would never say that and tell her that he knew the people meant the world to her. The saved her when she had no one. They needed her and she needed them.
Daine opened her eyes and saw the grassland, green all around her. Except for a few trees. Daine leaned closer to Cloud. Cloud!
'Oh Cloud.' She cried.
'Why are you crying?' The mare asked. Could had spoken. Like a human!
'You-you're-you're a' Daine stammered.
'A god.' Cloud finished. She sounded quite amused.
'Da gave you to me didn't he?' She asked.
'It was a favor.' Cloud replied. 'I was not given.'
'You won't leave me, will you?' Daine said resnuggling against her.
'No. I would, sadly, miss you too much.' Cloud said resting her head against Daine's back. 'Plus you need me.'
'I do, don't I.' Daine whispered.
'What's wrong?' Cloud asked lying beside her.
Daine snuggled against her horse, or rather the horse god, and told her. The mare submitted to letting her cry herself to sleep. Then she got up and cantered to the Stork-man. He was going to get it for this. After the other one did.
Could snuck up behind the other man, that wasn't the stork-man. She bit down as hard as she could. He jumped and cried out.
'Cloud!' the stork-man yelled. 'Let go right now.' He wasn't in a good mood.
'What is that?' The man asked the stork-man.
'Daine's horse.' He replied simply. 'Cloud what are you doing here?'
Cloud turned and walked away. The stork-man didn't deserve an answer. Daine was still asleep when Cloud got back. The horse looked down at the girl she had known for a while. She didn't want to have to leave the girl. She would miss her; she would miss her a lot. Plus Daine needed her, a lot. Cloud lay down next to the girl. It was weird still calling her a girl. She wasn't. She was grown and married. She had been though more than a lot more than people think. Only Cloud knew the secrets of her childhood. The stork- man was making her cry for no reason. He wasn't being as fair as he used to. Maybe he's just upset about the colt, Cloud thought, at least he better be.
As Cloud finished her thought Diane woke with a start. She sat up strait and was breathing hard.
'Cloud.' She whispered. 'Numair was right, it's my fault.'
Cloud could see the look in her eyes. This had something to do with the people that killed their family. Our, Cloud thought, our family.