Chapter 7
A/N: I finished school ages ago for over a month now and I've got less than a month left before I begin again. Sorry I took so long to update… but I was stuck like I said before. I'll try to write at least two more chapters. I'll keep working on this but you've gotta know that I don't know what I'm going to write in every chapter – they just come to me. Thanks you all you wonderful people who reviewed!! Love you all!!! You'll do so again won't you? Please? I thrive on reviews!
Disclaimer: Tamora Pierce own the characters not me… blah, blah, blah – you know the drill.
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Deiniol didn't notice the look on Daine's face. He was looked thoughtful. "They must be those… what are they called—"
"Stormwings." Now it was Onua's turn to give him a strange look.
"Impossible! Four hundred years ago mages looked those so-called 'immortals' in the Realms of the Gods. Only the great gods may leave. It is not possible. It can't have been him…" he trailed off deep in thought.
The two women exchanged looks and shook their heads. "C'mon, Daine. There's no point of speaking to him. We'll get our horses and go back to camp." Slinging her arm over the younger woman they walked to the smity with Kit and the thoughtful man trailing behind.
"Onua?" Daine said quietly so Deiniol would not hear. "Does Deiniol seem strange to you at all?"
"Of course he's strange. I've never met anyone who doesn't know about our infamous Lioness."
"What about the Immortal Wars? How can he not know that? All the surrounding countries know about it as they had problems with the immortals too. It's like he's been asleep or something all that time!"
"I guess we'll just have to wait until he thinks it's time to tell us about himself. I'm sure there's a logical explanation to this. Right now I don't think we'll get anything out of him. He's just like Numair when he has an experiment or something new to study!" When Daine didn't reply Onua thought she knew why. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to mention him. I know this whole trip was for you to clear your head." But it was as though she hadn't heard. Onua smiled sadly at her but didn't say anything to her.
Back at the camp the two women set to groom the horses and prepare for the noon meal of sausage, cheese and bread. Throughout all this Deiniol was studying the dragon. During the grim exchange with the Stormwings and his ponderings on why immortals were in the Mortal Realms, he hadn't noticed the blue tinted baby dragon until now. Surprisingly Kit was quiet as the young man studied her, actually the dragon sounded like she was purring! Although the strangeness of the dragon's behaviour was unnoticed by the wildmage as she was absorbed in her own thoughts.
"I think it wise if you got a horse," Onua told Deiniol as she settled down to eat her meal beside Daine. "That is if you are planning to join us?"
"What? I'm sorry. Yes, if that's all right. I do really need to see their Majesties."
"Well, you'll only be seeing one of them as the King's off to inspect the kingdom. But let it be said, I don't know why I trust you but I do and you will behave yourself. We are going to have to pay for your horse."
"And for that, lady, I am grateful."
She just shook her head with a smile at his silliness. "Daine. Daine?"
Daine blinked up from her untouched food. "I'm sorry, I was daydreaming. What is it?"
"Do you think later you could go down to the village to get the rest of our supplies and buy a horse?"
She nodded and began eating. Every so often Onua caught Daine glancing at Deiniol but said nothing of it. Later when they had pack away their cooking utensils and the young woman had left Deinol settled down and looked at each other.
"You and she have magic don't you?" he finally asked.
She only smiled. "Why do you ask such a thing?"
"Well, Daine… she has something and so do you… I don't know how to explain it. I can see that you both have some magic but I don't recognise what it is."
Onua raised her eyebrows and replied, "Yes, we do. It's called Wild Magic. It's very rare magic—"
"Oh, yes. It gives you a bond with animals, or something like that?"
"Uh huh, Daine is one of the people I know who's got some much of it. She's a very powerful wildmage. But I don't understand something. How could you not know Daine? I mean even people in Carthak know who she is and you must be from one of the neighbouring countries so why…"
"In Carthak? Are you sure?"
"Why? Are you from Carthak?"
"No, no, no," Deiniol said quickly. "It was just a question."
Travelling to Pirate's Swoop didn't take that long as the three and the dragon rode there in a gallop to be sure that they'd reach there before nightfall. The trees began thinning out and finally vanished as they reached a sloping main road passing through a village on the shore. Reaching the strong-looking castle through a tall mound they were greeted by a young boy in gold-trimmed brown who lead them to the stables.
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That's it for now. It's longer than the last chapter. Almost two pages long. I'll try to write the next chapter in this week so please review this chapter so I can upload soon? Thanks!!
A/N: I finished school ages ago for over a month now and I've got less than a month left before I begin again. Sorry I took so long to update… but I was stuck like I said before. I'll try to write at least two more chapters. I'll keep working on this but you've gotta know that I don't know what I'm going to write in every chapter – they just come to me. Thanks you all you wonderful people who reviewed!! Love you all!!! You'll do so again won't you? Please? I thrive on reviews!
Disclaimer: Tamora Pierce own the characters not me… blah, blah, blah – you know the drill.
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Deiniol didn't notice the look on Daine's face. He was looked thoughtful. "They must be those… what are they called—"
"Stormwings." Now it was Onua's turn to give him a strange look.
"Impossible! Four hundred years ago mages looked those so-called 'immortals' in the Realms of the Gods. Only the great gods may leave. It is not possible. It can't have been him…" he trailed off deep in thought.
The two women exchanged looks and shook their heads. "C'mon, Daine. There's no point of speaking to him. We'll get our horses and go back to camp." Slinging her arm over the younger woman they walked to the smity with Kit and the thoughtful man trailing behind.
"Onua?" Daine said quietly so Deiniol would not hear. "Does Deiniol seem strange to you at all?"
"Of course he's strange. I've never met anyone who doesn't know about our infamous Lioness."
"What about the Immortal Wars? How can he not know that? All the surrounding countries know about it as they had problems with the immortals too. It's like he's been asleep or something all that time!"
"I guess we'll just have to wait until he thinks it's time to tell us about himself. I'm sure there's a logical explanation to this. Right now I don't think we'll get anything out of him. He's just like Numair when he has an experiment or something new to study!" When Daine didn't reply Onua thought she knew why. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to mention him. I know this whole trip was for you to clear your head." But it was as though she hadn't heard. Onua smiled sadly at her but didn't say anything to her.
Back at the camp the two women set to groom the horses and prepare for the noon meal of sausage, cheese and bread. Throughout all this Deiniol was studying the dragon. During the grim exchange with the Stormwings and his ponderings on why immortals were in the Mortal Realms, he hadn't noticed the blue tinted baby dragon until now. Surprisingly Kit was quiet as the young man studied her, actually the dragon sounded like she was purring! Although the strangeness of the dragon's behaviour was unnoticed by the wildmage as she was absorbed in her own thoughts.
"I think it wise if you got a horse," Onua told Deiniol as she settled down to eat her meal beside Daine. "That is if you are planning to join us?"
"What? I'm sorry. Yes, if that's all right. I do really need to see their Majesties."
"Well, you'll only be seeing one of them as the King's off to inspect the kingdom. But let it be said, I don't know why I trust you but I do and you will behave yourself. We are going to have to pay for your horse."
"And for that, lady, I am grateful."
She just shook her head with a smile at his silliness. "Daine. Daine?"
Daine blinked up from her untouched food. "I'm sorry, I was daydreaming. What is it?"
"Do you think later you could go down to the village to get the rest of our supplies and buy a horse?"
She nodded and began eating. Every so often Onua caught Daine glancing at Deiniol but said nothing of it. Later when they had pack away their cooking utensils and the young woman had left Deinol settled down and looked at each other.
"You and she have magic don't you?" he finally asked.
She only smiled. "Why do you ask such a thing?"
"Well, Daine… she has something and so do you… I don't know how to explain it. I can see that you both have some magic but I don't recognise what it is."
Onua raised her eyebrows and replied, "Yes, we do. It's called Wild Magic. It's very rare magic—"
"Oh, yes. It gives you a bond with animals, or something like that?"
"Uh huh, Daine is one of the people I know who's got some much of it. She's a very powerful wildmage. But I don't understand something. How could you not know Daine? I mean even people in Carthak know who she is and you must be from one of the neighbouring countries so why…"
"In Carthak? Are you sure?"
"Why? Are you from Carthak?"
"No, no, no," Deiniol said quickly. "It was just a question."
Travelling to Pirate's Swoop didn't take that long as the three and the dragon rode there in a gallop to be sure that they'd reach there before nightfall. The trees began thinning out and finally vanished as they reached a sloping main road passing through a village on the shore. Reaching the strong-looking castle through a tall mound they were greeted by a young boy in gold-trimmed brown who lead them to the stables.
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That's it for now. It's longer than the last chapter. Almost two pages long. I'll try to write the next chapter in this week so please review this chapter so I can upload soon? Thanks!!
