A Court of Heritance and Destiny

Chapter 5 Orion

"Are you out of your damned mind!" Rhys shouted, the powers from the High Lord made the Map room shrink around them. "You are taking her back!" Orion forced the instinct to cover his ears at the screams.

"She is asking to be taken back, we can't force her to stay!" Nyx said back, mimicking his fathers tone. "Taking her here might have saved her life, but we can not keep her." Orion took a step back against a wall, leaning on it as the rest of the family started to interfere in the argument.

"Tamlin has not even said a word about her for a week." Etera said from her spot, standing at the map table. "She might ask to come back here after a day."

"Listen, it might be better if we take her back, and hope, and I mean hope that she realises who she is, and asks so come back willingly." Orion didn't miss how Feyre looked up, her eyes and cheeks red from crying.

"This might lead to her death." Rhys' tone made the blood in Orion's veins freeze.

"We know where she is now." It was Ikarad. "We can keep an eye on her."

"He poisoned her to the point of her body almost giving out!" The screams started again, "and if she is left with Lord Escar?"

"I will be there keeping an eye on her." Etera said back. "We are only doing what she is asking of us."

"You are on thin ice, Shifter." Now Orion took a step away from the wall as Rhys dropped his tone, all power all anger directed towards Etera. "You made a mistake, thinking she was Tamlins daughter. This is your fault."

"That is enough." Ikarad stepped in, but Etera lifted her hand. Orion held his breath. His sister had never been affected by the full power of Rhysand as the others.

"Rhys." Etera said, her tone eerily calm. "I did what I could, in order to find Vega. You can't blame me for keeping that a secret."

"No, but I will blame you for any hurt she has felt from the day you found her and didn't tell us. I will blame you for anything that will happen to her if she is going back there, and get hurt, sick or-" He cut himself off, and to Orion's surprise, Rhys took a step back away from Etera. "-Or anything else that will happen to her."

"Trust me." Etera bit back, "I will carry that blame for the rest of my life." The words hit Orion harder than he expected. His sister turned towards Nyx "Take her back as she requested, I will go back to the Spring Court tonight and make sure to be ready to follow her once you arrive."

"Love." Ikarad warned her, "It is not your job."

"No, it is." Etera left, and Orion turned back to face the High Lord and Lady. Waiting for the next set of commands. The door slammed as Ikarad followed his mate out of the room.

"She will die if she goes there." Feyre whispered. "But we can't... I can't..." She pressed her hands towards her chest. "You have seen her, how... How did she look?" Orion moved back to his corner, unsure if it was right if he stayed here as the two talked about the Princess.

"She..." Rhys hesitated, turning away from them all. "She is Vega." The High Lord sat down defeated. "Nyx, when you take her back there... Remind her that if she needs help, we are here, we will come and help her."

"I will father." Nyx bowed his head, before turning to leave. "She liked the paintings. And I told her that Vega... I said that my sister is in a safe place." Orion shocked his head as Nyx left, leaving him Rhys and Feyre in the Map room.

"Keep an eye on her, Orion." Feyre spoke up. "She might not know it yet, but the safest place for her is here. In her true home." Orion bowed and took that as his que to leave.