((chap 5, sorry bout the delay, had slight writers block, ))
Sage looked at his opponent, he wasn't that much taller then himself only more muscles, but a beer gut was evident. Sage twisted to loosen up, it was looking to be a hot day and he was glad he had no make-up on. It would not be dignified for him to fight looking like panda. He thought about tying his braids back but decided not to, he never did in a fight so he wouldn't now. The knight circled him. "Go on Malik" called one of his friends. Malik grinned in response, he obviously thought that this would be easy.
When the knight had finished stretching and showing off he walked into the middle of the earthen ring. Kel had climbed out as were the others. He saw a page run off in the direction of the palace. Malik swung his sword into a guard position "Make ready to be beaten" he said with a twisted smile. Sage said nothing he saluted with his sword, noting with out surprise that the other man had not. He smiled coldly in return. He tossed his braids over his shoulder and watched the knight as he began to circle him.
Sage turned in a slow circle only letting Malik getting just to the side of him, Sage watched Maliks shoulders and chest he saw the muscles tense and as Malik thrust to his blind side, Sages sword was already there blocking and pushing the blade away. Malik moved back a step swinging his sword from side to side in an attempt to distract Sage. But it failed as Malik thrust in again this time over head Sage swung up and blocked, Sage pivoted on his leading foot and kicked Malik away. Malik swore fluently in Scaran and attacked again raining blows down on Sage, trying to use his strength against the smaller man. Sage though did not even break a sweat, he moved his blade calmly and quickly. So quick in fact that it was often to fast to tell where his blade was. As Malik slowed his attack Sage stepped in close to him and twisted his sword so it caught under Maliks heaver blade, Malik grunted with surprise, Sage twisted himself round so his back was to the larger man and then he pulled down on the swords and threw Malik over his shoulder to land in a heap on the floor. Sage moved back and left the man on the floor, out of the corner of his eye Sage could see, Numair, Jon, Raoul, Alanna and Daine come to the fence by Kel, she bowed to Jon and said something he couldn't hear. Raoul looked as if he wanted to leap over the fence but it was Numair that put a hand on his arm to stop him. "Let him fight" Sage saw Numair tell them. Raoul gripped the fence his large hands squeezing the frail wood.
Sage saw the glint just in time he swung his sword up and under in time to block the attack from behind. Sage moved away again and the knight followed, "Stop running and fight me" Malik near shouted. Sage simply smiled in response. It was working though, his plan. The larger man was getting worried he didn't know how Sage would attack. Sage decided to attack now, he swung his sword up in a mock salute and then he gripped the hilt with two hands and twisted, the blade came apart making two swords that were razor thin. Malik swallowed he wasn't used to swords doing that, Sage however didn't let him figure out what to do, he launched himself at Malik. He swung his left hand sword high and his right one low, and then he spun in, the sword moved at lightning speed, they slashed Maliks breastplate leaving to noticeable scratches before he spun out of range. Then he moved back again blocking Maliks sword with one of his right one and striking with his left towards Maliks un-armoured arm, cutting him lightly, blood beaded on his skin.
Sage moved away and lowed his blades, "Will you yield now you have blood?" he asked pointing to Maliks arm. Malik looked at his arm and cursed again, he launched himself at Sage. What Sage did next took the breath away from all who watched. Sage stood firm his blades by his side, pointed down, almost as if he couldn't see the very large and angry knight bearing down on him, with a raised broadsword, Sage waited until Malik was a few feet away and then he dropped to the floor, in a side splits, his blades came up over his head in a cross shape and caught the broadsword on the down sweep. Sage swung his legs round kicking Maliks out from under him as the knight fell Sage lifting his legs back up to his chest and then flipped onto his feet swinging his swords to the side they cut Maliks back. Twisting as he landing Sage came to a stop standing over Malik prone body, Sage flicked his braids back and looked down at Malik, as the man moved for his fallen sword Sage brought his blades down, one of them went into the earth right by Maliks head, the other went through the knights sword hand causing the knight to swear at Sage in Scaran. Sages eyes narrowed and he punched the man in the back of the head knocking him out.
All around the ground people had come to watch, servants, grooms other solider that were there. Sage didn't understand why, it wasn't as if that fight had been all that long. Most of them were clapping him for winning only a few looked annoyed. Some looked shocked that he could fight. Ha let them be shocked he thought to himself. The he returned his attention to the matter at hand.
Sage pulled his sword out of Maliks hand and the ground. He stepped away as the fallen knights friends came and carried him to the healers on the far side of the training ground. Sage walked over to where Kel and his robe, "What was that" Raoul gasped as Sage got near them. "A duel I think is what you call them" Sage said. Twisting his swords back together and sheathing them in the hidden sheath at his back.
"No I mean what fighting was that" Raoul asked "I have never seen that before, your aim at the end was amassing" he added.
"You wouldn't have if you've not seen my people before, we use a combination" Sage told the large Knight, "I said I could take care of myself, do you believe me now. And as for my aim" Sage blushed slightly "I missed, I didn't mean to get his hand like that"
Raoul nodded wordlessly, thinking over the moves he had seen, at many times Sage had, had his back to the other man, something Raoul would not do at all costs and yet, he had always managed to tell were the blade would be.
"Yes, that's all well" said Jon interrupting "But what was that about, I mean it was a public fight, you…….."
Sage interrupted the king, something Numair noted only a few people dared do. "That knight had no honour, he was rude to the lady" he nodded at Kel "He was asking for a fight, and he insulted me, I was in the mood for a fight so I challenged him"
"He gobbed him one Highness" the page who had fetched them piped up and then fell silent at Jons glare.
"Is that true" Alanna asked trying to hide a smile, she had wanted to call that man out for so long, but Jon had forbade her to fight duels now. Sage smiled but had the sense to look rueful.
"I didn't know the words so, I used the next best thing and he got the message well enough"
Alanna gave up trying to hide her smile and grinned at Sage. Then she shivered "Jon can we please continue this inside if we must continue I am freezing out here" Jon glared at her for her lack of support, but nodded grudgingly knowing how much Alanna hated being cold. Slowly they walked back up to the palace, Jon with out much help from the others as they were to busy laughing, tried to explain to Sage, that nobles and ambassadors didn't just punch someone in order to challenge them. Sage guessing he had done something wrong. Looked sheepish and tried to hide his confusion. By the time they had reached the palace talk of the fight was buzzing round. People who had looked at Sage the other day with patronizing smiles and looks now looked at him with respect. When they reached the main hall it was in fact time for lunch, Sage guessed that for many nobles lunch was breakfast. Sage sat next to Numair and listened to him talking to Daine.
Sage had to pass on many things because they had meat in them or had been cooked with meat. He noticed that Daine also wasn't eating much meat. he leaned over to her, "Do you also not like eating meat" He asked her. Daine shook her head thinking the best way to word this. "Because I can talk to the animals, I know how they think, what they feel and also I was hunted when I shape shifted into a goose and deer, so I know what it feels like to be hunted" Sage nodded, understanding. "Your bond makes you feel for your animals I understand that" he said looking to Numair who was busy tucking into some of the meat that was on offer, "Do you know that he tried to give up meat once, back in Carthak" Daine shook her head, Numair didn't talk of Carthak much. "Well he lasted a week, and he tried he did, but he started to make magical images of cows pigs and the like, it drove the teachers to distraction, so we told him to give up giving up" Daine giggled that she could imagine. She knew how much Numair liked his meat. Her giggle caught Numair attention and he sat back to talk to them,
"Did I miss anything"? he asked Daine shook her head with a giggle imagining a magical cow walking round. Numair looked from her to Sage who was trying too look innocent and failing. "Nothing, I said nothing honestly" Sage said before breaking out into laughter and telling Numair what he had told Daine. Numair groaned and put his head in his hands. "I am ruined now with you here, ruined" this caused them both to laugh even more.
After lunch was over, Sage went to the library to read some of the books on what a noble should do. He found them rather amusing to be honest. He wasn't there long when Numair came in. "Sage I would really like your help on something" He whispered, and motioned that Sage should follow him. Once out in the corridor Numair explained. "Jon needs me to scry for a rider group that has gotten lost. They were meant to report in at pirates swoop four days ago, but they never now one of the horses had turned up riderless"
Sage nodded listening, "But what can I do?" he asked not seeing his part in this.
"you have better scrying skills them me, lend me the power to fuel a spell to find them" Numair asked as they walked on down the corridor.
Sage nodded "Of course, I'll help." He told Numair "Just like the old days, only this time we are looking to find someone, not hide from them" Sage smiled "Those teachers really never got used to us"
Numair smiled too and then stopped by an open door and motioned for Sage to enter, Sage did and was followed by Numair who closed and sealed the door with his own magic. "Stops interruptions" Numair explained and then he pointed to a map of the whole of Tortall and a bowl of water, with your help I should be able to see them, no matter where they are."
Numair sat down on the chair that faced the table. Sage stood behind him and placed his hand on Numairs shoulder. When Numair gave a nod to say that he was ready, Sage gently let some of his magic into Numair helping him fuel the spell. Numair was peering into his bowl of water intently seeing nothing then suddenly he spotted a group of people walking along the Great East road toward Pirates Swoop. Numair watched them long enough to make sure it was the riders he was looking for. Then he stopped the spell gently breaking contact with Sage. Sage stepped away rubbing his tingling hands, "Fine them?" he asked.
Numair nodded, "Yes, but not where they should be" Just then there was knock on the door, Numair waved his hand and the black spell faded away and the door opened to reveal Jon, he was just about to ask the same as Sage, but Numair beat him to it.
"Yes I have found them and they are about 100 leagues give or take from where they should be" Jon nodded, "It gets worse though, they have no horses not a sign of them anywhere and I checked"
Jon ran a hand through his hair and then turned to the servant that was outside, Sage noted it was the one he had scared. "Go and tell Buri that I need to talk to her please" Jon asked the servant who bowed and hurried off with a backward glance. Sage had been looking at the room he was in properly. He Hadn't wanted to before encase he put Numair off, now he could look. It was Numair work room obviously that he could tell, it was an organised mess. Paper and experiments all over the benches and tables. Numair went to look at them, careful not to touch them he looked at what Numair had been working on.
Jon had gone when Numair came over to Sage. "Is it true you turned Tristan into a tree" Sage asked looking at a piece of paper that had mentioned that particular spell and how it had worked. Numair nodded, "He was going to hurt Daine when he found I was a better fighter then I had been". Sage turned to look at him, "He was a jealous one that one, always was" he was about to say more, when Shey appeared at the still open door. Shey had taken the time to go and change before he sought out his friend, now dressed more like normal, he also felt more like himself.
He knocked politely Sage and Numair turned to see who it was. "I hear you have a busy morning" Shey said in common, waving a finger at Sage, "Fighting that poor knight without warning you could fight" He came in at Numair beckon. Sage grinned, "He was rude" he countered. Numair rummaged around and pulled out a bottle of elderflower wine and some mis-matched cups, he put them down and kicked the door closed. "Its time we three caught up with things. Six years is a long time, with only a few letters"
As the afternoon wore on Sage, Numair and Shey talked in Numairs office, only stopping to open the door for servants who had been sent looking for Sage, At the last one, Sage answered the door, "Please lord the trade meeting is going to start and they would like you there" said the servant with a nervous bow, no doubt his "Attack" on the servant that morning had spread. "Is the King or Queen there" Sage asked leaning on the door frame. He had drunk too much.
The servant shook his head. "Then tell them you could not find me, say you looked all over and I was no where" Sage said with a grin.
The servant looked shocked at such an order, but Sage nodded. "I hate meeting especially ones I don have to be in, so if they find me, I will no that you told them, say you cant find me, and if they find out you lied, I say I told you too" he was drunk and making little sense he knew. The servant bowed and hurried off feeling very confused. But did as he was ordered.
They stayed in the workroom for a long time, they missed dinner, but it didn't matter the official dinner wouldn't be until late the next week. Deciding that going to eat would be a good idea, all of them where very intoxicated they staggered out of the room and down the corridors. Thankfully only a few servants saw them and they said nothing. Finally they reached Balors needle. They lent on the stones giggling at something.
"This isn't dignified" Sage said, unintentionally speaking in Talasan. "No buts its fun". Numair replied, he could speak Talasan, and he replied in it with out thinking. Slowly they made there way to the mess hall which by now was empty of all people. They sat at the tables and talked loudly in Talasan. Daine finally found them near mid-night, after recruiting the mice to help her look. She stood in the door way the moon silhouetting her. "Numair Salmalin What on earth are you doing" She said her voice had no humour she was glad he couldn't see her smile. "Catching up my love my dear heart". He said in Talasan, Daine didn't have a clue what he said, but she got the idea. She summoned two more servants when she saw Shey and Sages state, she gave them instructions to make sure that they made it back to there rooms in one piece and with as few people to see them. The servants gently took hold of the pair and steered them in the right way. Sage and Shey protested but in Talasan so the servants had no idea what they had said.
Daine finally guided her love back to the rooms he had been talking to her the way back in Talasan, she made up her mind to try and learn it. With a gently push he landed on the bed, she pulled off his boots and let him sleep. She and no doubt the King would have revenge on him and the other two later.
((Okies wadda ya think, please I would like to know))
Sage looked at his opponent, he wasn't that much taller then himself only more muscles, but a beer gut was evident. Sage twisted to loosen up, it was looking to be a hot day and he was glad he had no make-up on. It would not be dignified for him to fight looking like panda. He thought about tying his braids back but decided not to, he never did in a fight so he wouldn't now. The knight circled him. "Go on Malik" called one of his friends. Malik grinned in response, he obviously thought that this would be easy.
When the knight had finished stretching and showing off he walked into the middle of the earthen ring. Kel had climbed out as were the others. He saw a page run off in the direction of the palace. Malik swung his sword into a guard position "Make ready to be beaten" he said with a twisted smile. Sage said nothing he saluted with his sword, noting with out surprise that the other man had not. He smiled coldly in return. He tossed his braids over his shoulder and watched the knight as he began to circle him.
Sage turned in a slow circle only letting Malik getting just to the side of him, Sage watched Maliks shoulders and chest he saw the muscles tense and as Malik thrust to his blind side, Sages sword was already there blocking and pushing the blade away. Malik moved back a step swinging his sword from side to side in an attempt to distract Sage. But it failed as Malik thrust in again this time over head Sage swung up and blocked, Sage pivoted on his leading foot and kicked Malik away. Malik swore fluently in Scaran and attacked again raining blows down on Sage, trying to use his strength against the smaller man. Sage though did not even break a sweat, he moved his blade calmly and quickly. So quick in fact that it was often to fast to tell where his blade was. As Malik slowed his attack Sage stepped in close to him and twisted his sword so it caught under Maliks heaver blade, Malik grunted with surprise, Sage twisted himself round so his back was to the larger man and then he pulled down on the swords and threw Malik over his shoulder to land in a heap on the floor. Sage moved back and left the man on the floor, out of the corner of his eye Sage could see, Numair, Jon, Raoul, Alanna and Daine come to the fence by Kel, she bowed to Jon and said something he couldn't hear. Raoul looked as if he wanted to leap over the fence but it was Numair that put a hand on his arm to stop him. "Let him fight" Sage saw Numair tell them. Raoul gripped the fence his large hands squeezing the frail wood.
Sage saw the glint just in time he swung his sword up and under in time to block the attack from behind. Sage moved away again and the knight followed, "Stop running and fight me" Malik near shouted. Sage simply smiled in response. It was working though, his plan. The larger man was getting worried he didn't know how Sage would attack. Sage decided to attack now, he swung his sword up in a mock salute and then he gripped the hilt with two hands and twisted, the blade came apart making two swords that were razor thin. Malik swallowed he wasn't used to swords doing that, Sage however didn't let him figure out what to do, he launched himself at Malik. He swung his left hand sword high and his right one low, and then he spun in, the sword moved at lightning speed, they slashed Maliks breastplate leaving to noticeable scratches before he spun out of range. Then he moved back again blocking Maliks sword with one of his right one and striking with his left towards Maliks un-armoured arm, cutting him lightly, blood beaded on his skin.
Sage moved away and lowed his blades, "Will you yield now you have blood?" he asked pointing to Maliks arm. Malik looked at his arm and cursed again, he launched himself at Sage. What Sage did next took the breath away from all who watched. Sage stood firm his blades by his side, pointed down, almost as if he couldn't see the very large and angry knight bearing down on him, with a raised broadsword, Sage waited until Malik was a few feet away and then he dropped to the floor, in a side splits, his blades came up over his head in a cross shape and caught the broadsword on the down sweep. Sage swung his legs round kicking Maliks out from under him as the knight fell Sage lifting his legs back up to his chest and then flipped onto his feet swinging his swords to the side they cut Maliks back. Twisting as he landing Sage came to a stop standing over Malik prone body, Sage flicked his braids back and looked down at Malik, as the man moved for his fallen sword Sage brought his blades down, one of them went into the earth right by Maliks head, the other went through the knights sword hand causing the knight to swear at Sage in Scaran. Sages eyes narrowed and he punched the man in the back of the head knocking him out.
All around the ground people had come to watch, servants, grooms other solider that were there. Sage didn't understand why, it wasn't as if that fight had been all that long. Most of them were clapping him for winning only a few looked annoyed. Some looked shocked that he could fight. Ha let them be shocked he thought to himself. The he returned his attention to the matter at hand.
Sage pulled his sword out of Maliks hand and the ground. He stepped away as the fallen knights friends came and carried him to the healers on the far side of the training ground. Sage walked over to where Kel and his robe, "What was that" Raoul gasped as Sage got near them. "A duel I think is what you call them" Sage said. Twisting his swords back together and sheathing them in the hidden sheath at his back.
"No I mean what fighting was that" Raoul asked "I have never seen that before, your aim at the end was amassing" he added.
"You wouldn't have if you've not seen my people before, we use a combination" Sage told the large Knight, "I said I could take care of myself, do you believe me now. And as for my aim" Sage blushed slightly "I missed, I didn't mean to get his hand like that"
Raoul nodded wordlessly, thinking over the moves he had seen, at many times Sage had, had his back to the other man, something Raoul would not do at all costs and yet, he had always managed to tell were the blade would be.
"Yes, that's all well" said Jon interrupting "But what was that about, I mean it was a public fight, you…….."
Sage interrupted the king, something Numair noted only a few people dared do. "That knight had no honour, he was rude to the lady" he nodded at Kel "He was asking for a fight, and he insulted me, I was in the mood for a fight so I challenged him"
"He gobbed him one Highness" the page who had fetched them piped up and then fell silent at Jons glare.
"Is that true" Alanna asked trying to hide a smile, she had wanted to call that man out for so long, but Jon had forbade her to fight duels now. Sage smiled but had the sense to look rueful.
"I didn't know the words so, I used the next best thing and he got the message well enough"
Alanna gave up trying to hide her smile and grinned at Sage. Then she shivered "Jon can we please continue this inside if we must continue I am freezing out here" Jon glared at her for her lack of support, but nodded grudgingly knowing how much Alanna hated being cold. Slowly they walked back up to the palace, Jon with out much help from the others as they were to busy laughing, tried to explain to Sage, that nobles and ambassadors didn't just punch someone in order to challenge them. Sage guessing he had done something wrong. Looked sheepish and tried to hide his confusion. By the time they had reached the palace talk of the fight was buzzing round. People who had looked at Sage the other day with patronizing smiles and looks now looked at him with respect. When they reached the main hall it was in fact time for lunch, Sage guessed that for many nobles lunch was breakfast. Sage sat next to Numair and listened to him talking to Daine.
Sage had to pass on many things because they had meat in them or had been cooked with meat. He noticed that Daine also wasn't eating much meat. he leaned over to her, "Do you also not like eating meat" He asked her. Daine shook her head thinking the best way to word this. "Because I can talk to the animals, I know how they think, what they feel and also I was hunted when I shape shifted into a goose and deer, so I know what it feels like to be hunted" Sage nodded, understanding. "Your bond makes you feel for your animals I understand that" he said looking to Numair who was busy tucking into some of the meat that was on offer, "Do you know that he tried to give up meat once, back in Carthak" Daine shook her head, Numair didn't talk of Carthak much. "Well he lasted a week, and he tried he did, but he started to make magical images of cows pigs and the like, it drove the teachers to distraction, so we told him to give up giving up" Daine giggled that she could imagine. She knew how much Numair liked his meat. Her giggle caught Numair attention and he sat back to talk to them,
"Did I miss anything"? he asked Daine shook her head with a giggle imagining a magical cow walking round. Numair looked from her to Sage who was trying too look innocent and failing. "Nothing, I said nothing honestly" Sage said before breaking out into laughter and telling Numair what he had told Daine. Numair groaned and put his head in his hands. "I am ruined now with you here, ruined" this caused them both to laugh even more.
After lunch was over, Sage went to the library to read some of the books on what a noble should do. He found them rather amusing to be honest. He wasn't there long when Numair came in. "Sage I would really like your help on something" He whispered, and motioned that Sage should follow him. Once out in the corridor Numair explained. "Jon needs me to scry for a rider group that has gotten lost. They were meant to report in at pirates swoop four days ago, but they never now one of the horses had turned up riderless"
Sage nodded listening, "But what can I do?" he asked not seeing his part in this.
"you have better scrying skills them me, lend me the power to fuel a spell to find them" Numair asked as they walked on down the corridor.
Sage nodded "Of course, I'll help." He told Numair "Just like the old days, only this time we are looking to find someone, not hide from them" Sage smiled "Those teachers really never got used to us"
Numair smiled too and then stopped by an open door and motioned for Sage to enter, Sage did and was followed by Numair who closed and sealed the door with his own magic. "Stops interruptions" Numair explained and then he pointed to a map of the whole of Tortall and a bowl of water, with your help I should be able to see them, no matter where they are."
Numair sat down on the chair that faced the table. Sage stood behind him and placed his hand on Numairs shoulder. When Numair gave a nod to say that he was ready, Sage gently let some of his magic into Numair helping him fuel the spell. Numair was peering into his bowl of water intently seeing nothing then suddenly he spotted a group of people walking along the Great East road toward Pirates Swoop. Numair watched them long enough to make sure it was the riders he was looking for. Then he stopped the spell gently breaking contact with Sage. Sage stepped away rubbing his tingling hands, "Fine them?" he asked.
Numair nodded, "Yes, but not where they should be" Just then there was knock on the door, Numair waved his hand and the black spell faded away and the door opened to reveal Jon, he was just about to ask the same as Sage, but Numair beat him to it.
"Yes I have found them and they are about 100 leagues give or take from where they should be" Jon nodded, "It gets worse though, they have no horses not a sign of them anywhere and I checked"
Jon ran a hand through his hair and then turned to the servant that was outside, Sage noted it was the one he had scared. "Go and tell Buri that I need to talk to her please" Jon asked the servant who bowed and hurried off with a backward glance. Sage had been looking at the room he was in properly. He Hadn't wanted to before encase he put Numair off, now he could look. It was Numair work room obviously that he could tell, it was an organised mess. Paper and experiments all over the benches and tables. Numair went to look at them, careful not to touch them he looked at what Numair had been working on.
Jon had gone when Numair came over to Sage. "Is it true you turned Tristan into a tree" Sage asked looking at a piece of paper that had mentioned that particular spell and how it had worked. Numair nodded, "He was going to hurt Daine when he found I was a better fighter then I had been". Sage turned to look at him, "He was a jealous one that one, always was" he was about to say more, when Shey appeared at the still open door. Shey had taken the time to go and change before he sought out his friend, now dressed more like normal, he also felt more like himself.
He knocked politely Sage and Numair turned to see who it was. "I hear you have a busy morning" Shey said in common, waving a finger at Sage, "Fighting that poor knight without warning you could fight" He came in at Numair beckon. Sage grinned, "He was rude" he countered. Numair rummaged around and pulled out a bottle of elderflower wine and some mis-matched cups, he put them down and kicked the door closed. "Its time we three caught up with things. Six years is a long time, with only a few letters"
As the afternoon wore on Sage, Numair and Shey talked in Numairs office, only stopping to open the door for servants who had been sent looking for Sage, At the last one, Sage answered the door, "Please lord the trade meeting is going to start and they would like you there" said the servant with a nervous bow, no doubt his "Attack" on the servant that morning had spread. "Is the King or Queen there" Sage asked leaning on the door frame. He had drunk too much.
The servant shook his head. "Then tell them you could not find me, say you looked all over and I was no where" Sage said with a grin.
The servant looked shocked at such an order, but Sage nodded. "I hate meeting especially ones I don have to be in, so if they find me, I will no that you told them, say you cant find me, and if they find out you lied, I say I told you too" he was drunk and making little sense he knew. The servant bowed and hurried off feeling very confused. But did as he was ordered.
They stayed in the workroom for a long time, they missed dinner, but it didn't matter the official dinner wouldn't be until late the next week. Deciding that going to eat would be a good idea, all of them where very intoxicated they staggered out of the room and down the corridors. Thankfully only a few servants saw them and they said nothing. Finally they reached Balors needle. They lent on the stones giggling at something.
"This isn't dignified" Sage said, unintentionally speaking in Talasan. "No buts its fun". Numair replied, he could speak Talasan, and he replied in it with out thinking. Slowly they made there way to the mess hall which by now was empty of all people. They sat at the tables and talked loudly in Talasan. Daine finally found them near mid-night, after recruiting the mice to help her look. She stood in the door way the moon silhouetting her. "Numair Salmalin What on earth are you doing" She said her voice had no humour she was glad he couldn't see her smile. "Catching up my love my dear heart". He said in Talasan, Daine didn't have a clue what he said, but she got the idea. She summoned two more servants when she saw Shey and Sages state, she gave them instructions to make sure that they made it back to there rooms in one piece and with as few people to see them. The servants gently took hold of the pair and steered them in the right way. Sage and Shey protested but in Talasan so the servants had no idea what they had said.
Daine finally guided her love back to the rooms he had been talking to her the way back in Talasan, she made up her mind to try and learn it. With a gently push he landed on the bed, she pulled off his boots and let him sleep. She and no doubt the King would have revenge on him and the other two later.
((Okies wadda ya think, please I would like to know))