Jaz was just about to enter the practice courts when she heard people talking about her.
"Who is she" asked one voice
"Why is she teaching us" asked another
'What can she teach us" sneered one
'Cooking" was the reply he got from his friend
"Leave her be" commanded a voice that Jaz recognised as Liam's
"I heard that she studied under the Shang dragon" Liam said
Jaz chose that moment to enter the practise courts. "That is correct Liam" Jaz said making it clear that she had heard their comments. "Ok let's get started" she said apparently not caring
"no I wont have a jumped up bitch tell me how to do something that I know a lot more about" said a new voice "I don't care who taught you I wont do anything that you tell me" he said now directing his comments directly at Jaz.
"Well if that is the way you feel mister....." Jaz said
"Arian, Fredrik of Arian. And it's Lord Arian to you slut." Fredrik replied
"Well if that's the way that you feel Fredrik that's fine by me" Jaz said in a bored tone "but" she suddenly said "I was just wondering is your father Sir Raymond of Arian?"
"Yes but what does that have to do with you" Fredrik asked annoyed
"Well I was just thinking that your father would be very ashamed at the way that you are treating me especially considering" she continued
"Considering what" Fredrik demanded
"Well considering the fact that I taught you're father for a year when he was a page and I also went out with your father for a short while"
"What" Fredrik demanded "I don't believe that my father went out with you. You most probably slept with the whole army. My father is too good for the likes of you, you sluty bitch."
Just then a group of the realm's knights entered the practice courts obviously looking for someone. When they saw Jaz they hurried over to her and the pages.
"Jaz darling where have you been you look so young and delicate" asked Sir Raymond of Arian
"Raymond I have been trapped in stone for the last twenty years, no wonder I look young and have I ever been delicate" Jaz said smiling and Raymond.
"No you haven't ever been delicate" Was Raymond's reply.
"So tell me what has been going on in the past twenty years" Jaz inquired
"Well," Raymond started "an evil mage let the immortals out, Carthak has a new ruler, we have a wild mage and a black robe mage and Jon is king but you most probably know that by now"
Jaz looked around to see which knights came to meet and greet her. She saw a few men that she instantly recognised from either teaching them or they where friends.
"They're here they're here" a voice from the wall cried.
"Who is here" asked Jaz
"Our wild mage Daine Sarrasri and her husband Numair Salmalin formally known as Arram Dapper. They just got back from their honeymoon I guess. Daine's the one who got most of the immortals sent back to the divine realms. She is the daughter of a god and goddess I believe."
"Ok I'll have to go and talk to her. Excuse me please" Jaz said and left to go and talk to Daine.
Jaz walked out of the practice courts and almost straight on to a very tall man with black hair pulled back in a ponytail.
"I'm sorry" they both said at the same time.
"Um don't I know you sir" Jaz enquired
"I think so but I remember seeing you in Carthak but that was about twenty one years ago and no offence but you look a lot younger than twenty one. Maybe I saw your mother in Carthak. Does she look like you?" Numair asked
'no but I have been trapped in stone for twenty years so I haven't aged at all so it was most probably me" Jaz answered
"What is your name" Numair asked "because I'm pretty good with names"
"My name is Jaz or my semi formal title is Jasmine of Rosewood." Jaz told Numair.
"Jaz" Numair whispered
"the same Jaz that was an awesome mage and that communicates with dragons." Numair asked
Jaz nodded
"The same Jaz that taught me about wildmagic and showed me how to see it."
Jaz nodded again.
Numair grabbed Jaz in a huge bear hug and refused to let her go when she demanded it.
Jaz and Numair didn't see a woman watching them. She only saw Numair's back and she didn't see Jaz properly.
"Numair my love we just arrived back and already you are romancing the ladies of the court" Daine said teasingly
"Daine love" Numair said "I would like to introduce to you Jaz of Rosewood she is the one who told me about wildmagic and how to use it. She was one of my best friend's. She's the one that also taught me the arts of the player's. She basically saved my life."
Numair moved out of Jaz and Daine's line of sight and when they saw each other they gasped.
"Weiryn's daughter" Jaz whispered
"Ma's friend" Daine replied
"Your da says hi and your ma says that she will be here in a few weeks time to see you and your husband. Jaz told Daine
"Ok I don't get it" Numair said "Jaz and Daine you two know each other and where did you two meet?"
"In the divine realms" they replied in unison.