Chapter 13

Bed Rest

Tana woke slowly, the last thing she remembered was leaving the dinning hall and then everything went black.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Tyan asked sitting on the edge of Tana's bed.

"Like death warmed over. What happened?" Tana murmured, as she tried to sit up but found she couldn't. "And why can't I get up?"

"One of the guards found you passed out in the hall, why didn't you tell anyone you were tired?" Tyan asked, interlacing their fingers.

"Tired?" Tana asked puzzled.

"You passed out from exhaustion and dehydration, you really scared me, I thought I might lose you. I wanted to give this to you yesterday, but circumstances being what they were I never got to." Tyan said fishing the black box out of his shirt pocket, opened it and removed the gold locket, "This is for you." he said placing the locket in her hand.

"Oh Ty," Tana murmured as she opened it and looked at the inscription, "It's beautiful, thank you."

//Well I'm not very surprised that it happened, when Tana is upset, tense, or nervous, she can become mentally fatigued and burn out from exhaustion.// The image of Bailden said.

"Tyan is very worried for her, and I believe she should stay in bed, for at least a day." Hayden said into the holo-com.

//Hm. Yes I agree, but I must warn you though, Tana's not very enthusiastic about being stuck in a room for any longer than 2 hours tops. After being confined to a room for three weeks a few months ago, well she tends to try to avoid it.//

"What!? Oh come on!" Tana groaned. "Can't I get a second opinion."

"From who, Bailden. We already contacted him and he agrees." Tyan said.

"Figures he would, the traitor." Tana grumbled.

"It's only for a day, it's not that bad." Tyan said trying to reassure her.

"Then he must not have told you how I took being in a room with nothing to do for thirty days, I almost went insane, I almost considered bashing my head against the wall to pass time." Tana growled.

"And who said you had to stay in your room?" Tyan asked arching an eyebrow at her.

"I'd just be in the way anywhere else." Tana sighed. Tyan grinned at her as he picked her up. "Tyan, what are you doing?"

"You'll see." Tyan replied as he carried Tana from her room.

"I can walk you know." Tana said in irritation, as Tyan came to a set of double doors and very easily opened them without setting Tana down.

"I know, but you're so adorable when you're stubborn." Tyan said smiling as he went into the room.

The room was large and shelves filled with books, old tomes and scrolls, lined the walls. There was a large fireplace and a few arm chairs and end tables, a writing desk and a lounge couch of navy blue velvet. An arched door way led to another room.

"This is my study, I hope you don't mind spending the day with me." Tyan said as he set Tana down on the lounge.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." Tana said softly stroking the fur of Tyan's cheek.

"Tana, if I asked you, would you stay with me, forever?" Tyan asked.

"I would stay forever whether you asked me to or not, because I love you and I always will." Tana said as she smoothed her hand through his shoulder length brown hair.

"Would you marry me?" Tyan asked softly, his amber eyes looking into Tana's pleadingly. "Right from the very moment I saw you I knew you were the one."

"Yes." Tana said.