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Chapter 18 - "I don't think I've ever been more pleased to see you."

Feyre, Aerlo, and Evander stopped beside Jurian, with Kaladin and Azriel in the shadows behind them, with Valerian invisible to all eyes but their own, and with Romulus circling high above them all on his dragon. Before Jurian could say anything, Evander spoke. "Where is my sister?" He demanded sharply.

"The Fey Queen?" Jurian questioned, and Evander gave a nod. "The King sent the silver tongued Queen over there." He gestured to a part of the camp where mounds of people were gathered around, shouting, and leering.

Evander and Aerlo didn't need to be told anything else - they turned and walked off for the direction of where Evette was, with Kaladin and Valerian following. Azriel glanced at their retreating backs - he had come here for her. But now he knew his High Lady was here for her sister - he knew he couldn't leave her side.

Even if so many parts of him wanted to - he wanted to check on Evette, wanted to make sure that she wasn't hurt.

But he knew she had others there for her - that she would be okay. And that he had to stay with Feyre - he reminded himself that he could check on Evette afterwards. He could check on her when they got back to camp.

When Aerlo reached the crowds that were shouting at and leering at Evette, he simply raised his hands and parted them, making all of them shift to the side so they could get through to Evette. Evette looked up, and her eyes widened when she saw her friends and brothers.

Evander rushed for her and the cage, and he began to use his powers to melt at the iron bars, all while the others held back the crowd Aerlo had tossed aside like they were nothing.

Evander was in the midst of melting it when they heard commotion elsewhere. "What's that?" Evette asked, her ears straining, and her brows raising.

"Your friends Feyre and Azriel are here to save her sister...Elain." Evander told her. "We came here for you. They came here for her. We met with each other just mere moments before infiltrating this place."

Finally, the cage was melted, and Evette prepared herself and breathed heavily, before she tried to yank her wrists free with a small whimper of pain. The chains didn't fall. So, she yanked again - she yanked as hard as she possibly could. A loud cry of agony left her lips as the chains came free, and she scrambled to climb from the cage.

"To the cliffside." Kaladin ordered her. "Romulus is waiting there for you. We'll be winnowing out." She gave a nod. "Go!" The lot of them all turned, and they began to run for the cliffside.

It took them moments to reach there, and when she got to the edge she looked down at the tempestuous water below. Off to the side was a girl she didn't know...but before she could question it...Valerian whistled loudly. High above them, a loud roar sounded. They all faced her just as Feyre, Azriel, and Elain came into view - they were distant, just little specks. Azriel held Elain in his arms, while Feyre held a cross bow and arrows.

"Grab some momentum before you jump." Evander advised her before all of the others did as he asked. They moved back, and ran to the cliffside, and then they leaped off the cliffside. And they winnowed. Evander gave his sister a nod, before he moved to do the same. As he did, Romulus and his dragon appeared a good few feet away from the cliffside. At least a good 10, maybe 11 feet away.

Evette watched as Romulus made his way down the rope ladder along one side of his dragon, and he threaded his arm around it, and he turned to look at her. "Jump, now!" He called out to her, his voice distant. It was only her Fey hearing that allowed her to hear him.

Evette shook her head at the man. "I can't make that jump." Evette called back. "I haven't ate in ages...I have very little strength."

"You can!" Romulus called back firmly. "Now do it!" Evette looked unsure, and she looked back at him again, swallowing thickly. "I'll catch you, now jump before I leave you behind!"