A Court of Ice and Gods

Chapter 4

Thana's P.O.V (That mysterious woman)

Thana stares out the unfamiliar window of the unfamiliar house.

This woman named Madja came in a couple of times and put some salve on some of Thana's bruise's,  she explained some things about what happened, but not everything.

Thana was hiking the mountain and had an accident, the inner circle of the Night Court found her a few hours later after she had been missing for too long. They brought her back here and Madja has helped from there.

Thana looked down at her broken arm and fractured legs, They both were covered in some magic goo that smelled horrible.

Crinkling her nose at the smell once more, Thana tried to ignore the emptiness in her head, like something was missing.

Looking at the window of Madja's hut, Thana watches the snowfall down to earth without a care in the world. but suddenly, the emptiness that filled her head was replaced with a memory.

Thana stared out the window of her house next to her mother. Her mother's arm was around her shoulder like there was something that would break them apart if they breathed wrong.

"Mama! You're strangling me!" Thana whined in a playful tone. Her mother looked down and slowly loosened her grip.

Her mother slowly smiled, "Sorry my Little Star, just got caught in my thoughts,"

"Hey, I'm not that little anymore," Thana complains.

Mothers eyes crinkle in delight, "Your only 24, and you're still in school aren't you?" 

"But by human standards, I am old enough to live by myself!" Thana protests.

"So they do teach you meaningful things in the Winter court," Mother mumbles

"Yes but, didn't you grow up here Mama?" Thana asks, confused.

"No my Star, I grew up further North," Her mother said, showing Thana the little stumps on her back.

"Remember? I had wings, Beautiful, graceful wings that would take me wherever I wanted. Down here they don't have that," Mother talked about her wings like they are her only love.

"Why don't they have them down here?" Thana asks.

"Because my father didn't want any powerful offsprings from travelling further down and wreaking havoc, so he kept them up north...kept me up north," Mother says, a shadow travelling across her beautiful black and purple eyes.

"Where is Papa now?" Thana asks, already using a name for him.

Mothers eyes start to water over, whispering, "Dead...Mum and Dad are dead because of me...

Thana snaps out of her flashback with two powerful hands shaking her shoulders, "HEY! ARE YOU THERE?!"

Thana nods only once, a signal to which the man takes his hands off her shoulders.

Thana takes the man in closer, his shaggy black hair and twin tattoos trailing up his arms, two giant bat-like wings are folded behind him.

The man, noticing her stare says, "Beautiful aren't they,"

Thana snorts, "It's not every day I hear someone compliment themselves,"

The man just gives her a crooked smile, "Good thing it's not like every other day then,"

The man hits his head with his palm, then sticks out his hand saying, "Forget my manners. Hi, my name is Rhysand, Rhys if you want,"

Thana slowly reaches her hand to meet his, "Hi Rhys, I think my name is Thana, and I think people also called me Ana for short,"