In The Mist of Shadows

Chpt. 18

There was the faintest of knocks on her door pulling from her sleep. Adela groaned before making her way to the door and opened it, presenting Feyre and Nyx. "Happy coronation day!" She spoke with a high pitched voice, as if it was Nyx speaking.

Adela beamed with a big smile. "Why thank you." She stroked Nyx's cheek making the babe babble a collections of noises.

"We came to get you for breakfast."

"Oh! Let me change and I'll be out." She spoke with a different tone than the one she was planning on having if it was anyone but them waking her.

After Adela changed the three walked up to the dining room, already smelling the food before they turned the corner. "HAPPY CORONATION!" The group shouted making Adela jumped.

The dining room was decked to the nines with different colors of blue decorations. Fae lights bobbed in the air, streamers intricately placed, and the dining table covered with all of Adela's favorite foods and breakfast desserts. Everyone, Rhysand, Elain, Nesta, Mor, Amren, Varian, Cassian, and Azriel all smiled at her as tears filled her eyes. She was so overwhelmed with joy and love she began sobbing right in the spot. "I-I don't know what to say."

Feyre placed a hand on her shoulder. "We just all wanted to show you how loved you are and how excited we are for you to be our Queen."

"T-Thank you."

Rhysand walked up to her, handing her a cloth and hugging her as she wept. "She'd be so proud of you today. They both would. As proud as I am." A kiss was placed on her head before he led her to sit.

~

After a breakfast of discussing the plans of the day, catching up with everyone, laughing to the point juice came out of Cassian's nose, and just feeling undeniably loved Adela winnowed to Feyre and Rhysand's home to gather some supplies for the festival. By the sounds of it it already started when they walked along the front lawn.

"So there will be food vendors, some tents set up for face painting and carnival games, then for your entrance we've set up a stage and then one on the side for the Illyrians to do their chant as you-"

"What?" Adela cut Feyre off.

"The Illyrians have this chant, a vocal song they do when a new male, or female now a days becomes a true warrior. But they wanted to do it when you become their Queen."

"Oh, okay what else?"

"Then this big field is where the end of the festival will be for the dancing and music. Rhysand hired a local band, they're loved by the city, and very good!"

"How much is all of this going to cost?"

"Don't worry about it." Rhysand spoke as he walked in with Nyx sleeping in his arms. "He kept crying when I put him down." He explained to an annoyed Feyre.

"Let me pay for-"

"No." It was as simple as that.

"Thank you." She muttered before looking at the clock. Her coronation didn't start for another four hours. "Can I at least bring these to the tents?"

"If you want, I can help-"

"With a sleeping babe?" Feyre asked, letting him know he was now going to have to hold him through his entire nap.

Rhysand pouted. "Then I will ask Azriel to help."

Once Azriel arrived he and Adela carried boxes of supplies for the games and painting before walking down to the heart of the city. The streets were bustling with fae either setting up their vendor carts or already partying and enjoying each other's company. Feyre and Rhysand sent word that today all shops could take the day off to enjoy the festival.