Daine's eye's fluttered open. "Yes my plan has worked! Numair has no clue I have taken over his lover's body."
"Yeah, I'm fine," she announced, "Just a little shaken up." Daine stood up and brushed her self off. "Really Numair, I'm fine." She said in reply to Numair's questioning glance.
"I was just worried about what happened, you without a scratch and all." He trailed off.
"Oh I'm sure it's nothing," She replied smiling a little too sweetly.
"If you're sure sweetling" he replied cautiously.
"Oh I'm sure," "sure I can get my revenge." She added to herself.
"I think that's enough excitement for today," Numair announced, "Let's go eat." He continued as he began to walk away. Daine grasped Numair's hand when she caught up to him. He looked at her with a smile, searching her eyes. "Something is different," Numair observed, thinking to himself. Once they reached the mess hall they stood in line with trays awaiting their turn to get food. Once they reached the front of the line Numair ordered his normal stew waited for Daine to order. Daine turned to Numair.
"I'm not hungry," She declared. Numair looked at her, worry all over his face. "Daine you really should eat." He said.
"They don't have anything I want to eat."
"Well what do you want to eat?" he questioned.
"Sunflower seeds" She announced.
"Is that all?" he asked.
"Why do you care anyways?" she snapped. Numair looked taken aback but he didn't say anything more.
Numair turned and walked over to a table with some of their friends. Alanna looked up from her conversation with Ouna.
"Hello," she said simply, "Daine why don't you have any food?" she questioned.
"I don't feel hungry." Daine replied angrily. Alanna raised an eyebrow at Numair. Numair sighed in response as Alanna returned to her conversation with Ouna. Numair sat down and quickly finished his stew. As he rose to leave Alanna stopped him.
"Numair may a have a private word?" she asked.
"Uhh sure Alanna." He replied. "Daine will you meet me at the stables after?"
Daine nodded as Alanna beckoned to him from a corner of the room.
"What's wrong with Daine?" she asked, "I heard her snip at you."
"Alanna I really don't know," he replied helplessly. "She's been acting differently ever since this morning."
"Well what happened this morning?" Alanna asked raising and eyebrow.
"No, nothing like THAT" he said almost angrily. " Well Daine and I were visiting the menagerie because Daine had wanted to speak with the animals and see how they were doing. She noticed a peacock and asked me what kind of bird it was, I answered and then I looked away, and out of the corner of my eye I saw Daine being shot by a beam of light, Daine screamed and fell back and I ran over to her and she seemed fine and acted normal when I asked if she was okay. Oh Alanna I really don't know" he said with a helpless emotion etched on his face.
"I think something is wrong," Alanna announced.
"Alanna!" Numair exclaimed, rolling his eyes, "I already know that!"
"Did you notice anything different about Daine?"
"Her eyes, they looked different, they weren't her usual grey blue stormy eyes, they looked more blue, and they seemed to have a, different, glint in them, she looked evil." He whispered.