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Chapter 3: 3 Gods
The next day found Daine lying on her new bed in her new room in her new home, the Carthaki palace, bawling her eyes out. How could this have happened? This couldn't have been a part of the gods' plans. If it was, it was just sick and wrong. She'd already lost one family and when she finally has another, they take them away from her too. It just wasn't right.
Her family...Numair and all of them whom she would never see again. Oh how she would miss them. The way they accepted her for who she was and, in most cases, overprotected her. She would never see them. Well none except for Kitten if the mages could figure a way to get an Acyle bracelet to work on her and that might take years. Yes, as far as Daine was concerned the whole situation was hopeless.
"Kit...'
"Badger!" Daine cried getting up and running to her old friend. She got on her knees and buried her face into his fur, "Oh badger, everything has gone terribly wrong. I'm stuck here in Carthak destined to become its future unwilling queen and everyone who can do anything about it believes that I am dead."
"I know Kit, I know" The Badger said soothingly.
"What am I supposed to do? How can I stay in this wretched excuse of a country?" Daine asked, "Was this the plan all along? Was getting me stuck here in this hateful land what the gods had planned?"
"Of course not Dearie, We had something completely different in mind for you"
"Graveyard Hag!" Daine exclaimed, sitting up, "Then why am I here? How did this happen?"
"It happened because I underestimated Ozorne and his hatred for this Arram fellow," the Graveyard Hag replied.
"So this all your fault!!" Daine yelled and then a thought crossed her mind, "Wait a moment, you're a higher up god, can't you send me home."
The Graveyard Hag sighed before saying, "Yes I'll admit this is partially my fault. I let that man win me over and didn't punish him as soon as I should have. But in answer to your question, no I can't send you back."
"But why not?"
"Because, sweetling, gods have to follow rules too, and one of them is not to meddle too much in mortal affairs."
"MA!!!" Daine exclaimed, "What are you doing here? How are you here?"
"1) Is that any way to speak to your mother. 2) I'm here because I love you and you need me. And 3) You wouldn't have known it was you pa had he come."
"But Ma that doesn't explain how you are here," Daine replied getting up to hug her mother.
"Well...you see...umm..."
"She's a god Kit" the Badger put in.
"A GOD! My Ma is a god," Daine exclaimed, "The woman who could barely take care of herself when she was alive is now a god."
"Yes Sweety, I'm a god," Her mother responded in exasperation, "And I'll have you know I took very good care of myself when I was alive."
"But how are you a god, Ma?"
"Because you father is a God," the Graveyard Hag snapped, "Now can we hold off on the family reunion long enough for me to get what I came for?"
Daine replied dubiously, "Which would be...?"
"My power. You know, the ability to bring the dead back to life. I would like it back since that plan failed." The Hag said, holding out her hand.
"I'm sorry I ruined you're plan. I guess you're going to have to find a new vessel now, huh?" Daine said as she reached for the other's hand.
After the Hag had taken back her power and had helped Daine over to the bed, she answered, "Don't be silly you didn't ruin it, he did. Don't think that we gods don't have back-up plans either because we do, and it just so happens you are involved in the back-up one as well. Well, I'll be seeing."
"I can't wait," Daine muttered wryly before turning back to her mother and the badger and saying (or yawning really), "Now...whaaat a...bout...my...pa?"
"He's the god Weiryn," Sarra said really fast.
"Annndd you nev...er told... me be...cause?"
"She wasn't allowed, Kit, just like I wasn't."
"Oh okay" Daine muttered, barely awake.
Her mother and the Badger came closer. Sarra kissed her daughter's forehead and said, "Is there anything we can get you sweet?" know that her daughter probably couldn't hear her. Although to both of their surprise, she did murmur something in her sleep...Cloud.
"Hmm, I think that we can do that," Sarra said.
"Yes, but I think that we should wait until she has that promised cottage," the Badger remarked.
"I think you are right," Sarra responded and with that they both disappeared right before a servant opened the door.
A/N: I would like to thank the following people for their reviews
DestinyHunter
mepb
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The Empress Magelet
Chapter 3: 3 Gods
The next day found Daine lying on her new bed in her new room in her new home, the Carthaki palace, bawling her eyes out. How could this have happened? This couldn't have been a part of the gods' plans. If it was, it was just sick and wrong. She'd already lost one family and when she finally has another, they take them away from her too. It just wasn't right.
Her family...Numair and all of them whom she would never see again. Oh how she would miss them. The way they accepted her for who she was and, in most cases, overprotected her. She would never see them. Well none except for Kitten if the mages could figure a way to get an Acyle bracelet to work on her and that might take years. Yes, as far as Daine was concerned the whole situation was hopeless.
"Kit...'
"Badger!" Daine cried getting up and running to her old friend. She got on her knees and buried her face into his fur, "Oh badger, everything has gone terribly wrong. I'm stuck here in Carthak destined to become its future unwilling queen and everyone who can do anything about it believes that I am dead."
"I know Kit, I know" The Badger said soothingly.
"What am I supposed to do? How can I stay in this wretched excuse of a country?" Daine asked, "Was this the plan all along? Was getting me stuck here in this hateful land what the gods had planned?"
"Of course not Dearie, We had something completely different in mind for you"
"Graveyard Hag!" Daine exclaimed, sitting up, "Then why am I here? How did this happen?"
"It happened because I underestimated Ozorne and his hatred for this Arram fellow," the Graveyard Hag replied.
"So this all your fault!!" Daine yelled and then a thought crossed her mind, "Wait a moment, you're a higher up god, can't you send me home."
The Graveyard Hag sighed before saying, "Yes I'll admit this is partially my fault. I let that man win me over and didn't punish him as soon as I should have. But in answer to your question, no I can't send you back."
"But why not?"
"Because, sweetling, gods have to follow rules too, and one of them is not to meddle too much in mortal affairs."
"MA!!!" Daine exclaimed, "What are you doing here? How are you here?"
"1) Is that any way to speak to your mother. 2) I'm here because I love you and you need me. And 3) You wouldn't have known it was you pa had he come."
"But Ma that doesn't explain how you are here," Daine replied getting up to hug her mother.
"Well...you see...umm..."
"She's a god Kit" the Badger put in.
"A GOD! My Ma is a god," Daine exclaimed, "The woman who could barely take care of herself when she was alive is now a god."
"Yes Sweety, I'm a god," Her mother responded in exasperation, "And I'll have you know I took very good care of myself when I was alive."
"But how are you a god, Ma?"
"Because you father is a God," the Graveyard Hag snapped, "Now can we hold off on the family reunion long enough for me to get what I came for?"
Daine replied dubiously, "Which would be...?"
"My power. You know, the ability to bring the dead back to life. I would like it back since that plan failed." The Hag said, holding out her hand.
"I'm sorry I ruined you're plan. I guess you're going to have to find a new vessel now, huh?" Daine said as she reached for the other's hand.
After the Hag had taken back her power and had helped Daine over to the bed, she answered, "Don't be silly you didn't ruin it, he did. Don't think that we gods don't have back-up plans either because we do, and it just so happens you are involved in the back-up one as well. Well, I'll be seeing."
"I can't wait," Daine muttered wryly before turning back to her mother and the badger and saying (or yawning really), "Now...whaaat a...bout...my...pa?"
"He's the god Weiryn," Sarra said really fast.
"Annndd you nev...er told... me be...cause?"
"She wasn't allowed, Kit, just like I wasn't."
"Oh okay" Daine muttered, barely awake.
Her mother and the Badger came closer. Sarra kissed her daughter's forehead and said, "Is there anything we can get you sweet?" know that her daughter probably couldn't hear her. Although to both of their surprise, she did murmur something in her sleep...Cloud.
"Hmm, I think that we can do that," Sarra said.
"Yes, but I think that we should wait until she has that promised cottage," the Badger remarked.
"I think you are right," Sarra responded and with that they both disappeared right before a servant opened the door.
A/N: I would like to thank the following people for their reviews
DestinyHunter
mepb
Wake-Robin
BlueEpiks13
Kit49
The Empress Magelet