a court of light and shadow

Chapter 17(Gwyn)

Gwyn went inside the house of wind and set down on the couch. she had almost...she had wanted to kiss... but no that couldn't be right she hadn't wanted to kiss anyone. Ever. Gwyn tried to shake the thoughts off when he heard something from the training room on top of the house. when Gwyn got there he saw a nervous Rhysand with baby Nyx clutching one of his wings and waving it around. Nyx was laughing loudly while the high lord looked terribly uncomfortable. Gwyn remembered Emerie saying an Illyrians wings were the most sensitive... and some other stuff that made Gwyn blush. laughing softly Gwyn quickly picked up Nyx and carefully made him let go of the wing. She looked towards Azriel and their eyes locked the shadowsingers soft smile slowly disappeared and his cheeks heated. Gwyn got lost in his hazel eyes until she felt a tug on her hair from Nyx. Gwyn smiled down at the boy while Rhysand thanked her for babysitting

 - again Gwyn thank you so much. He needs to go to sleep at 8 and he needs to eat at 4, 6 and before he goes to sleep. his clothes are in his nursery here and so are the diapers and everything else. Azriel already knows all of this and he will be staying in case Nyx winnows again and we have to look for him. 

Rhys smiled.

- he just refuses to babysit alone since...

 the high lord chuckled 

- I suppose that is a story for another day.

 he thanked her again and winnowed away to his mate. Gwyn raised her eyebrows at Azriel but he just shook his head and they made their way to Nyx's nursery. For the next couple of hours, everything was going well. Nyx seemed to like Gwyn especially her red hair witch he yanked on so much Azriel had to help pull him away. The little dude was strong. When Gwyn left to get Nyx's food she found herself smiling. Gwyn wanted this someday. Maybe not tomorrow or the day after but someday she wanted this for herself a mate a child and she realised she had never even thought about it. never thought about having a family, not when she was a priestess and definitely not after the war. She was in a sombre mode by the time she got back to the nursery with the baby bottle but the sight she found had her spirit-lifting immediately. Azriel was trying to change Nyx's diaper with a disgusted look on his face while Nyx laughed hysterically. Gwyn couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped her mouth and Azriel looked over at her with an embarrassed smile his panicked eyes begging for help. Gwyn shoved the baby bottle into his hands and softly shoved him out of the way. 

- watch and learn shadowsinger.

 She said with another chuckle. she quickly changed Nyx's deeper and picked him up. she turned to face Azriel 

- that's how you do it.

 she said with a cheeky grin. she was about to turn back around when the look on Azriel's face caught her eye. His eyes were filled with a look of admiration and she got lost in his eyes for what felt like an eternity. they stared at each other and Azriel's cheeks started to get pink and Gwyn was sure hers were just as pink. She was brought back to reality by Nyx's crying. The boy was reaching for the bottle in Azriel's hands so she took it from him and started feeding Nyx. he stopped crying as soon as the bottle hit his mouth and he finished all of his food in less than five minutes. Gwyn chuckled 

- you have a big appetite don't you little dude? 

Nyx gurgled in response. The rest of the night went smoothly, Nyx even went to sleep without much fuss. After Nyx fell asleep Gwyn found herself exhausted and she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the couch