A Court of Shift and shadow

XLII

Katies POV: 

This was not just a meeting, this was the meeting. We had gathered in the House of Winds, Tarquin Caspan, Kelias, Thesan, Helion was there. Elain and Lucien to, Elaine's situation still hidden to the rest. Vesa, Lisu, Cassian and Nesta was also there. Azriel and two of the other spies in the group, Feyre, Rhys. Me and Galad. The room was pulsating with th combined powers, and on the table between us. The rock.

The folders of information and the notebooks from Tamlins study was also occupying the table. But everyone had there eyes on the rock. Galad stood behind me, his hand resting on my shoulders. Ready to move me away if anything happens.

"So you are telling me, that this rock, this pice of stone. If we get hurt by it. Will make us age like humans?" Thesan said.

"Based on the death we have seen, yes." Azriel said.

"I will bring it for us to study it." Thesan cuntinued. "This one comes from The Autumn Court?"

"Yes, Katie got it for us." Az replied. Caspans eyes widened. I might not have told him that I had been a part of the massacre in the Autumn Court.

"Has Reid been invited?" Helion asked, the new High Lord of the Autumn Court.

"Yes." Rhys replied. "But he chose not to atend."

"And that maybe for the better." I said. "I have a theory that the attack in the Winter Court was to cause instability between us all so Hybern could atack. Like they did last time." The Lords looked at each other. Everysingel one of them except Caspan had been under that mountain.

"That is a possibility, but we have no real evidence." Azriel said "We needed to pull back our spies from Hybern two weeks ago."

"And this means that we have no eyes on the inside?" Helion said. "The information from Eris and Tamlin are invaluable for ur success in this pending conflict." One of our other spies came into the room.

"What is it Nebla?" Azriel asked.

"We just received words that the new high Lord of Autumn have burned the estate down." Nebla lowered her head as she spoke, I looked at the paper folders. I hated when my gut fealing was right.

"That makes this information even more valuable. I will send over scholars to help you go through it." Helion said.

"Thanks, all help is needed. The Notebooks from Tamlin is... It is a hard read for us." Rhys added.

"The primary goal now is to find out what Hybern in planing." Cassian said. "And be prepared to meet an attack."

"I am sad to report that I have no armey to contribute with." My brother said. "Tamlins neglect of the court has leed to a distrust in me and all types of leaders. I will need to work on defending them and erning there trust before I can do anything else."

"This is a scarey repeat of a different meeting." Kelias said. The others nodded in return.

"But this time we all have our courts under control." Rhys added.

"We need to get a spy in the inside." I said, "If we can figure out how that stone works, and then get one on the inside to report what Hybern is planing. Then we can be ready. Maybe even know how to protect ourself from it."

"You shifter is right Rhys." Thesan said. "My healers will need to know how the stone hurt us." I was on my way to correct him. But Galad was faster.

"Katie is our best spy, and as we already have said once before, she dose not belong to anyone."

"I stand corrected." Thesan said. Bowing his head towards me. Galads hands tightened around my shoulders.