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The noise of the mess hall filled the air as Daine and Numair retrieved their food.
They slid into their seats next to their friends, Alanna the Lioness, Queen Thayet the Peerless, Sir Raoul of Goldenlake, and Sir Gareth the Younger of Naxen.
Completely unaware that the conquest of Tortall was being plotted, Thayet laughed at the antics of Raoul and Gary.
As Alanna and Numair talked about road conditions near Dunlath, Daine sighed.
"What is it, Daine?" asked Numair. "Are we boring you because you are most welcome to go sit with Evin and Miri."
Daine shook her head to say no and replied, "It's just that I want to see Maura and see how everything's going in Dunlath. You know, she got a new guardian and all. And I miss the Long Lake Pack also. But with all this cleanup and stuff with the war, I doubt that King Jonathan could spare me." She sighed again. "Oh well. It's not like its urgent or anything, but I wish I could go." Numair looked at his student and love. He could tell that she needed a break from all the war related things and just could do with a vacation. As a matter of fact, he could do with one too because it had only been two days since his Gift had been restored.
Suddenly, Numair said, "Let's go ask Jon if you and I could have a week off, magelet!" "I don't think it's quite possible, Numair. As much as I would love to ask, oh, what am I saying? We won't know 'til we try," replied Daine with a big grin. "Well, don't stay here anymore than you have to. Go on. Ask Jon and tell him he has my support on you two having some fun," said Alanna as she shooed both of them away.
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As soon as the mages stepped out of the room, Numair took Daine's hand in his own. Daine was shocked at the act because they were still in public, but made no move to remove his hand. Daine skipped gleefully down the corridors which resulted in dragging Numair along with her at a fast rate. When they arrived at the room of the king, Numair knocked quietly on the door. "Come in!" said King Jonathan. They stepped in.
"Um, Jon. Well Daine and I were wondering if we could just take a vacation for, um, a week or two and just spend some time with Maura in Dunlath. Oh, and the Long Lake Pack," Numair said. The king just looked at them with his blue eyes and said nothing.
"Jon, you can't ignore that Daine and I have done a lot already. Don't you think you could spare us?" pleaded Numair.
"I'm sorry Daine and Numair, but I just can't let you go quite yet. I need every person that is available to help with the cleanup and other things," said Jonathan. "Well, sorry to say this, but Daine and I are NOT available. We're tired from our trip to the Divine Realms, I'm tired from my fight with Hadensra, and Daine is just a teen. Just for a week?" Numair said.
"You may go AFTER everything is done," replied the king.
"Sir, we could check on Maura's new guardian. And also on how things are faring in Dunlath under a new person. I know that you wanted to do so, but we were all so busy. This would be the perfect chance! Besides, we're both so exhausted and we can't do much in the field anyways," said Daine as she looked hopefully into the king's eyes.
Finally, after a moment or two of consideration, Jonathan sighed and said, "Against my better judgment, I'm saying yes. But I require you both to write an account of what happened on your trip in the Divine Realms and bring it back to me exactly 10 days from now, which is when you are due. Also, a report on how Dunlath is and the conditions and such. Now go, and come back fully rested," he said with a smile.
Daine and Numair said goodbye and left the room.
In the hallway Numair complained, "TWO reports in 10 days? How could he do that to-" He was silenced by Daine's hand over his mouth. "Hush. At least we GOT a vacation, unlike the poor other people," said Daine.
Numair just glared at Daine for interrupting him in such a disgraceful way but immediately began kissing her palm which made Daine giggle and remove her very-much-kissed hand from his mouth.
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The noise of the mess hall filled the air as Daine and Numair retrieved their food.
They slid into their seats next to their friends, Alanna the Lioness, Queen Thayet the Peerless, Sir Raoul of Goldenlake, and Sir Gareth the Younger of Naxen.
Completely unaware that the conquest of Tortall was being plotted, Thayet laughed at the antics of Raoul and Gary.
As Alanna and Numair talked about road conditions near Dunlath, Daine sighed.
"What is it, Daine?" asked Numair. "Are we boring you because you are most welcome to go sit with Evin and Miri."
Daine shook her head to say no and replied, "It's just that I want to see Maura and see how everything's going in Dunlath. You know, she got a new guardian and all. And I miss the Long Lake Pack also. But with all this cleanup and stuff with the war, I doubt that King Jonathan could spare me." She sighed again. "Oh well. It's not like its urgent or anything, but I wish I could go." Numair looked at his student and love. He could tell that she needed a break from all the war related things and just could do with a vacation. As a matter of fact, he could do with one too because it had only been two days since his Gift had been restored.
Suddenly, Numair said, "Let's go ask Jon if you and I could have a week off, magelet!" "I don't think it's quite possible, Numair. As much as I would love to ask, oh, what am I saying? We won't know 'til we try," replied Daine with a big grin. "Well, don't stay here anymore than you have to. Go on. Ask Jon and tell him he has my support on you two having some fun," said Alanna as she shooed both of them away.
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As soon as the mages stepped out of the room, Numair took Daine's hand in his own. Daine was shocked at the act because they were still in public, but made no move to remove his hand. Daine skipped gleefully down the corridors which resulted in dragging Numair along with her at a fast rate. When they arrived at the room of the king, Numair knocked quietly on the door. "Come in!" said King Jonathan. They stepped in.
"Um, Jon. Well Daine and I were wondering if we could just take a vacation for, um, a week or two and just spend some time with Maura in Dunlath. Oh, and the Long Lake Pack," Numair said. The king just looked at them with his blue eyes and said nothing.
"Jon, you can't ignore that Daine and I have done a lot already. Don't you think you could spare us?" pleaded Numair.
"I'm sorry Daine and Numair, but I just can't let you go quite yet. I need every person that is available to help with the cleanup and other things," said Jonathan. "Well, sorry to say this, but Daine and I are NOT available. We're tired from our trip to the Divine Realms, I'm tired from my fight with Hadensra, and Daine is just a teen. Just for a week?" Numair said.
"You may go AFTER everything is done," replied the king.
"Sir, we could check on Maura's new guardian. And also on how things are faring in Dunlath under a new person. I know that you wanted to do so, but we were all so busy. This would be the perfect chance! Besides, we're both so exhausted and we can't do much in the field anyways," said Daine as she looked hopefully into the king's eyes.
Finally, after a moment or two of consideration, Jonathan sighed and said, "Against my better judgment, I'm saying yes. But I require you both to write an account of what happened on your trip in the Divine Realms and bring it back to me exactly 10 days from now, which is when you are due. Also, a report on how Dunlath is and the conditions and such. Now go, and come back fully rested," he said with a smile.
Daine and Numair said goodbye and left the room.
In the hallway Numair complained, "TWO reports in 10 days? How could he do that to-" He was silenced by Daine's hand over his mouth. "Hush. At least we GOT a vacation, unlike the poor other people," said Daine.
Numair just glared at Daine for interrupting him in such a disgraceful way but immediately began kissing her palm which made Daine giggle and remove her very-much-kissed hand from his mouth.
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