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Ch. 12

The next morning, Daine woke up to the smell of freshly cooked bacon. Her stomach grumbled hungrily and she realized she hadn't eaten in over 24 hours. Yawning, she stretched and rolled out of her bedroll ready to start a new day. When she sat up, her head began to pound and her vision became fuzzy. Daine groaned and felt a hand push her back down.

"Daine, your still weak from yesterday. I think it's best if we rest here for the day."

The young woman nodded weakly, her stomach growling.

Numair smiled. "Hungry Daine?" He then handed her 3 strips of bacon and a hearty amount of fish.

Daine took it eagerly, but found it difficult to feed herself because of the pounding of her head. She groaned again and reached up support it with her hand. Numair grinned as he felt his heart go out to this young lady. He quickly grabbed a cup of what seemed to be tea and ordered her to drink it.

He tilted her head slightly with the gentle touch of his hand and placed the steaming mug to her lips. She took a sip and shuddered. "What IS this Numair? Are you trying to poison me?!"

Numair chuckled. "It may taste foul, but it works wonders on that headache of yours. Now drink all of it Magelet."

She plugged her nose and drank it all in one gulp, noticing that Numair was staring at her. Not even blinking. She laughed self-consciously. "What? Do I have something between my teeth?"

Numair shook his head and chuckled. "No Magelet, you're.you're perfect."

Daine began to feel the affects of the tea and stifled a yawn. "Is that stuff supposed to make me feel so drowsy?" she asked, barely able to keep her eyes open.

"Just rest your head Veralidaine, just rest your head." (A/N: Is that the right spelling??)

He watched as her eyelashes fluttered close, brushing softly against her rosy cheeks. "Just rest your head." He whispered again.

He watched her for a minute or two before reaching out to brush away a stray piece of hair that was in her face. And before he knew it, his face was close to hers, ignorant on how it got there. All Numair could think about was her breath on his face and the way her hair smelled of wild flowers. Daine shifted slightly, breaking the magical spell that she had woven around him. He sat up quickly scared that she would awaken. He breathed a sigh of relief when she seemed to still be asleep.

The infatuated young man reached out again and tenderly stroked her cheek gently. He knew he was torturing himself, but he couldn't seem to pull his hand away. "My love." he whispered.

He paused. 'What did I just say? My love?' He let out a silent groan. 'I have to stop thinking of her as. . . . as someone I can have. I have to think of her as a student! . . .But I love her so much! I didn't even have a chance; the girl stole my heart before I could prevent it. She made me believe in love at first sight.' He let out a frustrated sigh resulting in Daine awakening slightly. Numair yanked back his hand, away from her face, as if it had been burned. He watched her carefully. . . waiting.

And then, still half asleep, she murmured one simple word aloud. The one simple word that had the power to pierce Numair's heart and rip it in half. She whispered it again.

"Philip?"

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