The Empyrean | Fourth Wing |

Chapter 11

Xaden I call through the bond 
Yes, Violence? Have you finally decided to come back to Aretia?
Xaden, you know that I can't. You were there when we decided that I would stay until january. I sigh. Sloane has a dragon, Deigh's brother slíodóir.
Well, that's unexpected. Good for them, I guess. Anything else?
Uhm... Dain have been a little softer on the Marked kids. I think he is less and less suspicious, I haven't heard from his dad tho. A bit worrying. I don't think he would just disappear from the face of the earth after... 
I think back to that night. The pain, the ambush...
Violence? Violet? You okay?
Yeah sorry. I am obviously not but I don't feel like talking about it with him. I still don't fully trust him with my heart plus I just want to forget that night all together. Anyway, did you receive the weapons? I sent Tairn to the mountain to meet up with Sgaeyl. They should be in your possession by now. 
Yeah, I got them. Tairn arrived a few days ago. He left a few hours, he should be at Basgaith by now.
Trust me, I know. I can feel my skin burning and the thinghtness in my low stomach like everytime he comes back from that mountain. I thought that by sending Tairn to Sgaeyl the sensation would get better but it's only gotten worse. I am not sure that we can keep this up until January.

Also, Tairn, can you please put our shields up when you go there? I can still feel the lust  and you just spent the last 3 days together. Shouldn't have passed by now?
What can I say? The further way I am from my mate, the more I feel the pull, the more I weaken and the more irritated I get. Even though, this time I am not doing anything
Again with the riddles. You really have to stop with them. It's starting to get annoying. 
Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, I hear a different voice call: Sgaeyl

Guys, not the time. General can you please finish the report. I have so many back to back meetings that I need to attend, Xaden says coldly. He has been that way all morning. Cute and vulnerable then rigid and cold the next. He is freezing me off constantly and I don't know what is wrong with him
He is sexually frustrated. His mate won't see him or have an actual conversation with him, I hear Sgaeyl snicker. I think they both are, I hear Tairn answer both of them chuckling.

What are you dragons talking about? I ask fumming. Xaden has a mate? as in mate like the dragons? Who is it? I hear this feeling of disgust, anger and ... jaleousy  cross though me. Can humans have mates?  Why hasn't he told me? But he has a mate, where do I fit into that?

Enough, you two are driving her absolutely crazy and I need this report. So dragons, leave us. Violet the report. I have enough to worry about between running the rebellion, finding the traitors to our cause, rebuilding Aretia, supplying Poromiel and the 100 different things. I cannot lose anymore time. I would also Violet to come back here so I can stop overexterting myself by keeping my shadows near her but she's too stubborn to do it.

I am not sure that the last part was supposed to be heard but it's a bit late to take it back now. He has been projecting his shadows across the country. I knew he did, I just thought it was for the protection of the weapons so no one finds its hiding place

Now who is lying now?, I hear Tairn and Sgaeyl chuckle
Out of my head, both of you
No way this is the best entertainment I have had since ... I can't remember
Tairn? Out, now... 
Fine, Silver One. You know just because you are frustrated doesn't mean you get to take it out on me.
Tairneanch, enough, I hear Xaden scream. Can you please all stop fighting? 
And who do you think you are wingleader? 
Tairn, baby... Let's just leave them
You realise that it's getting worse and worse
Yes and neither of them are willing to just accept the fact. Instead they are circling each other. It's as amusing as annoying. Come on, let's just go.

Dragons and their secret messages. Still don't understand what they are talking about?

Violet, report...
Right? I finish the report. You know, Xaden that you can talk to me you don't have to be the perfect soldier with me. I think I know you a little better than that
He sighs. Violence, you do know me. Maybe not all secrets but you know me. 
So there are secrets. I start to get annoyed again. At least this time, he didn't deny it. 
Yes, there are secrets. We all have secrets, you do too. The difference between us is you have always had the courage or a certain security. You allowed yourself to tell them. I have spent the last 7 years hidden everything. So I am sorry if I haven't had the want to share everything... yet. I just... You know what. Let's just stop here. You can give the report later. I have a meeting to go too.