A Court in Flames

Chapter 22

Elentiya's POV

No. No. No. No. No. I tried pulling it back into me. Then I turned to find the wall gone and then I felt a beckoning.

My wind. My wind beckoning me and then all fear was gone and I felt a leash. I pulled it into me.

I grabbed the note and stuffed it in the box. I stuffed it in the pocket of my pants and I took a step into the fridged air.

That call. A song. A question and an answer. 

I looked at the star splattered sky before the door flew open and I felt a rush of dread as my magic built up again.

No. I will not be afraid.

Hades was in the doorway and I held my hands in front of me blasting him back with a huge plume of fire.

Then I took a step backwards. Out. Away.

I turned and looked to the North, to where my winds begged me to go, and ran, with the wind pushing at my heels.

Aelin's POV

I stared at the page and I shrieked. A cry, so loud and wild that Feyre immediately came into my room.

"Aelin? Are you okay?" She asked me while looking me over I just pushed the book at her and looked at her expectantly. "Th-that's it. Oh! My! Cauldron! You found it! Aelin! You're going home!"

I just nodded as my tears came flowing down my cheeks.

"What the rutting hell is going on? Why do you have to wake the entire castle up at one in the morning?" Came Cassian's shout.

"I'm going home!" Came my response. "I'm going home!"

"What's going on?" Mor asked while rubbing her eyes.

"Go back to sleep!" Rhys shouted.

"Shut up, prick!" Feyre shouted back.

 I just kept sobbing.

After what felt like forever, but, was only really ten minutes I wiped my tears.

"I'm getting changed and I'm going home, right now." I decided and marched to the closet to find my favourite outfit. The black suit that I had modified after the challenge that had won all of the females their freedom.

When I came out I noticed Feyre and Mor had left.

"Safe travels, Aelin. See you around," Cassian said as he walked out.

"See you around." I waved and took one of the knives I had hidden in my suit and used it to begin making the portal.

When I had created the last symbol my door flew open.

"You thinking of leaving without us?" Mor asked. Her own suit that I had gotten her for her birthday and Feyre was wearing hers, too.

They placed their hands on my shoulders as the portal opened and I saw the Staghorns.

I staggered forward as I felt the mating bond snap back into place and felt the Terrasen winds brush my face in welcome.

Mor and Feyre followed me.

"Two things. First, you have the paper with how to get back to your world, right?" Feyre nodded and patted her pocket and so did Mor. "Second, the mating bond will snap in five minutes when the portal closes. Are you prepared for that?" Feyre nodded again. "Is Rhys?" 

"I told him." I nodded.

"Good. Then welcome to Terrasen."