Well, let's just say that Numair didn't kiss Daine in ROTG, but after the war, this is another one…

"Hey Numair."

"Hi Daine."

They had been cleaning up for a long time. The damage was extensive. They were also helping Carthak rebuild a second time. The copper isles were in ruins because they hadn't known what to do during the attacks. They had deployed half their army to help Carthak. Kalasin had gotten married to Kaddar. They were very happy together, both being individuals. Varice was hanging out with Numair. Yeah. She had come to Tortall asking for help, as a messenger. And now, she wouldn't leave. Everyone in the palace was already sick of her. Especially Alanna. She was going through a lot of stress. Alanna's only daughter had run away from home, and Daine's parents said she was being hid by another god. The stormwings were now their allies, alongside the other immortals. The world had changed.

"So how are you?"

"Ok, I guess. You?"

"Fine."

That's a good gauge of how bad the situation was. Daine and Numair, the closest of two people can get without being married, had now been reduced to polite conversation.

"Well, I have to go now."

"Yes. Talk to you later."

Later being in a month.

However, something had happened for the better. Daine had told Alanna a deep, dark, secret.

"Alanna, I need to talk to you."

"Yeah Daine."

"I'm in love."

"WHAT? IF YOU'RE PREGNANT I'LL KILL THE BASTARD!" she threatened, sword in hand.

"Of course not Alanna."

"Good. Continue."

"I'm in love with someone, but seems completely oblivious to anything I say or do."

"ahhhh."

"what?"

"ahhhh."

"AHHH WHAT?"

"It's Numair isn't it?"

Daine paled. "Is it that obvious?"

"No. But when you said, oblivious, I thought, hey, Numair's the only one who's oblivious…"

Daine let out a sigh of relief. Unknown to her, the whole palace, meaning John, Thayet, George, Onua, Miri and Evin, Raoul, Sarge, Buri, all but Numair were listening. They all growled. They knew Daine was hurting inside and they would do anything to protect her.

Later on that day, Numair was retiring in his room. When he turned on the lights, he was scared to find himself surrounded by more than half the important people in the palace. They all bore down on him, closing in. He turned to the door to find that Alanna had already locked it and was ready to guard it with her sword. He gulped. "hi?" he asked.

"Sit down." Said John point blank.

"but--"

"SIT DOWN!" Alanna roared and he sat down. He sat down.

"Do you know that you've been breaking hearts?" asked Buri in a soft voice, so soft that Numair was scared.

"Uhm, I try my best!" he said in a shaky-wannabe confident voice.

Alanna was about to decapitate him when John stopped her. "do you know how much you are hurting her?"

"Who?"

"DAINE!" the whole room yelled at him

"oh."

"she's in love with you you imbecile!"

"ohhh."

To be continued…

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