A Court of Darkness and an Heir of Fire

Chapter 5

Marion

"You my Lord"

"So it's my order to you not to touch her. And if I find you again arguing to our orders you would face not the High Lord of The Night Court, but it's heir. Do you want to have a taste of it Keir?"

"No...I am sorry my Lord" 

"Leave the girl"

Yes, I heard the conversation. I was conscious. High Lord of The Night Court. Sounds intriguing.

 I feel the warm hands of the man addressed as the High Lord scoop me up but he holds me lightly. I tried peeping through my eyes but my heart missed a beat on hearing the deep voice of him in my head, Don't open your eyes and then cold emptiness. I can feel something cold and dark like the night sky engulfs us all. After some-time a cool breeze kisses my cheeks, and when I open my eyes I can see a clear night sky with bright stars shining like jewels in the sky. 

It is the most beautiful scene I have ever scene. More beautiful than the wide stretch of Kingsbloom on the hills and valleys of  Terassen. Terassen! Where am I? 

I look at man who called himself the High Lord and his son standing right beside him. Both of them have got massive bat-like wings and fae ears. The son has got purple  eyes like the High-Lord thing and his mouthed is twitched up into a smile. He is staring right into my eyes. And Gods Above! He's beautiful. His cheekbones are enough to pierce through a girls heart. No! They might be my enemies, they might be danger to Terassen. I have to find out how to return back .

Quicker than the wind I unsheathe the small knife strapped to my belt on my pale green gown and hold it very close to the throat of the High Lord's son. The High Lord's eyes grow wide and is immediately replaced by a wicked grin. He leans casually against the wall and tells me, "You're welcome". I smirk at him. "You don't want to do this Marion darling"

It's my turn to get surprised. How did he know my name?? Can he somehow see into my mind?

My throat gets dry and I repeat the words in my mind I have been hearing my mother speak....I am Marion Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, and I will not be afraid.

Saying that I put the knife more closer to the son's throat and smirk at him. "Where.Am.I? And get the hell out of my head!!" I imagine sending my fire towards my mental barriers and I can hear him flinch. "What....what did you do?", he asks me surprised. I smirk at him and send more fire-balls towards my mental barriers to protect myself.  I was too concentrated on my barriers that I forgot I had the High Lord's or something like that, his son under my knife so I am taken a bit off-guard when he speaks in beautiful male voice, "If you guys are done exchanging theories how you are doing things.... can you remove the tip of your damned knife so we can talk in a more civilized manner rather than like hooligans?", he asks. I smirk at him and lower my knife but only enough so that I can raise it at the slightest movements. Out of the corner of my eyes I see at the doorway a beautiful woman come out of the house. She was tall, slender, and quite powerfully built. She had golden-brown hair and pale-skin and blue-grey eyes. There was a crown identical to Dwayne's on her brow. The moment she steps out the dude named High Lord makes his way over to her and kisses her.   They must be from the same family and the crowns suggest  they are from nobility. So do I. I make my back ram-rod straight and imagine myself being my mother who always appeared very confident and unafraid. She looks a bit taken aback on seeing me suddenly , a new girl with pale green gown and crown on her head. I can see her gaze become unfocused as if something is going on in her mind. From behind her two strongly built males with large bat-like wings appear . They have seven jewel-like things attached to their bodies. The woman who was till now gazing northward unfocused, shifts her gaze to me and asks me in a kind-soft voice, "Come inside Marion"

"Names first.", I reply not moving an inch from my place.She sighs. "Fair enough. The one whom you just tried to kill-""Self-defense lady", I smirk at her and she frowns."Yeah, so he is Dwayne , our son. I am Feyre, High Lady of the Night Court. He is Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court.", she points towards the man who just kissed her and had previously got into my head. I look at their son named, Dwayne and he winks at me. I wink back. Feyre clears her throat and I snap my head back to her. "So..this is Cassian and this is Azriel", she points to the males on her right and left respectively. "Come inside we will show you to the others. But come in", she tells me. At first I think hesitating because - a) they can be lying, b) they might use me to get to my family and cause harm to Terassen . Feyre didn't sound or look like harmful. Moreover, I have my knife. They didn't take it away from me. Stupid! I smirk at the High Lord and march inside the home as if it belongs to me only.