A Light In The Darkness

Chapter 15

I woke up to pestering knocks on my door.
I groaned it was to early for this or maybe I had just slept late. I barely got any sleep last night from all the thinking I was doing. It was exhausting trying to figure out why the hell Azriel didn't want me to go it being dangerous was not the only reason.
I got up up to go open the door for the very persistent intruder.
"Nesta..."
She was standing outside my door with a happy expression on her face.
"We are going shopping"
"Oh no"
"Oh yes"
"Come on get ready and meet us back in the hall in exactly 15 minutes"
"Why do we need to go shopping I have a whole closet of clothes."
"This is a high-lord meeting we dress to impress I hated it at first sitting with a bunch of overbearing bastards. However you learn to deal with it and enjoy getting dressed for the occasion. I'm the emissary between the human worlds and our world I also train a Valkyrie of women so my presence there is required."
"You train ?"
"Yes" she said proudness in her tone.
"When I was at a very low time in my life I met people who helped me and we learned together now I am leader and general of the Valkyrie army."
"Wow...that's amazing, Really I hope to accomplish something that great in my life."
She looked at me with keen eyes and said
"oh you will"
"I hope so" I smiled
"Okay well get ready you now have 13 mins"
"Alright Alright"
I got dressed putting on a simple pair of black straight legged pants and an off the shoulder cream colored knitted shirt.
I walked out of my room and into the hall where I saw them all waiting. I thought I had 13 mins.
"Sorry for the late arrival."
"Thats okay were still waiting on Azriel" said Feyre.
Something about him just made my heart skip a beat  and that part of me that longing and desire that wanted him to come. The part I had to ignore. Its been there for a long time since the first day I came the instant connection between us that only I had felt probably. I thought it was because of the beauty of him and I was just mesmerized but my heart hadn't done that to Rhysand or Cassian both of extraordinary beauty but instead there was a part of my heart that had been put into place when looking at Azriel. I also could be imagining it all but am I really crazy. Yeah sierra you probably are.
Moving my insane thoughts away I looked to Feyre.

"Oh...He's coming." 

"Yes fortunately I was able to convince all the males that they needed to get rid of their used attire and fine some new clothes."
Just as Feyre finished her sentence a shadow popped up in front of me. I jumped back at the sudden creature who was just looking at me well it was more of a whisp no face but it was absolutely beautiful.
It came closer something nudging me to extend my hand so I did. It wrapped itself around my finger flying all the way up to shoulder. I giggled at the tickling sensation looking to Feyre and Nesta who were in surprise but half smiling looks creeping across their face.
The shadow now resting comfortably on my shoulder I turned around and saw Azriel in a state of shock as well as Cassian and Rhysand who joined him.
"What ?" I asked smiling now at the little critter who wouldn't stop nudging my shoulder.
"Those are Azriel's shadows" said Cassian
"They are ?" I mean I should've guessed the only person in this room the shadow singer.
"Yes they are and they don't know how to obey orders" said Azriel in a stern tone.
The shadow realizing his masters angriness lifting itself off my shoulder and heading back where he disappeared behind Azriel.
My shoulder now feels cold and alone.
"Well they're beautiful you should let them out more" I said looking at him.
I turned away and looked to Feyre and Nesta once more.
"Okay lets go" Nesta said breaking the tension.
Rhysand went by Feyres side Cassian by Nesta.
They winnowed away I presumed already reaching they're destination. I felt his presence creep up behind me.
"Ready" his voice was rough.
I looked up at him something in his demeanor changed. His eyes bared the pain of hundreds of years. I looked down to his scarred hands. He noticed and tried to hide them. I don't know what came over me but I grabbed his hands and put them in mine.
"Always" I said
And we winnowed away.

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"Velaris is beautiful" I spoked in awe at the tiled road and several boutiques and shops to my right. Dinners and restaurants to my left.