A Court Of Family and fire

Flying- Aelin

Aelin pov.

I will go home. I will find a way back. I walk in some random court. Completely unnoticed. Apparently in this world being a female means being 'weak' and 'unworthy' and 'unnecessary' as much as that enrages me. It is helpful in this situation. I walk to the edge of town and into a forest. It will be the safest place to use wyrdmarks. I walk deep in the forest. Until i can't see, hear or smell the town. Once there I kept walking. I hear someone in the forest. I look to the side and see him. The male to held my kids and injured Aelia. I walk over. Letting the killing calm take over. I pause. I shouldn't be the one to take the kill. It should be the inner circle. I walk up to him, knock him unconscious and winnow him back to the night court. There I found a paper in my old room and wrote a note .

Found this scumbag walking in the forest. Do whatever you want with him. I suggest death. Tell my babies i say hi and i will be back in time for their birthday in three days.

-aelin.

I finnish writing the note and put it on his dumb face. I should cut off his fingers so he can never harm Aelia again. It was my fault she was taken. As a reminder to me. I fall so far into my thoughts I don't notice the door open.

"Aelin" my head snapped up.

It's rhysand. I take a step back and I put my hands up in front of me.

"I just came to deliver him to you. I was going to leave before you saw me. I just got lost in thought. I'm sorry i shouldn't come back." i will explain.

"No aelin." he says. He looks ashamed "I shouldn't've said those things. I was just scared for aelia" his eyes drift to my midsection where i had wrapped some white fabric around my gash. It was now blood red.

"I'm leaving. Im sorry" i prepare myself to winnow but he grabs me.

"At least let feyre heal you first" he asks

I nodd. He leads the way downstairs. When we get there Vi and Ele run to me.

"Mama!" i wrap them in a hug.

"Mama home" says Ele.

I brush some hair behind her ear. "Yes isnae"

"What does isnae mean?" asks rhysand.

I look to him. "Little fire. Elentiya was a name my dear friend Nehemia called me. She taught me all about the ancient language and wyrdmarks. Elentiya means spirit that cannot be broken."

"Called? Past tense? is she gone?"

"She passed ten years ago. But she did more for me than i ever knew at the time."

"Where is graviel from?"

"Graviel was the name of my cousin's father. He died saving my cousin and best friend on the battlefield" i turn to him and raise three fingers "we remember the past " i lower one finger "we live in the present" i lower another "and our future is bright" i lower the last one. "My babies represent them all. Their names are in memory of the past. They live in the present and their birth brought hope for the future" he nods

"Feyre will be here soon" he tells me.

"Thank you rhysand."
"Please call me rhys"

I look at him and nodd.

"Thank you rhysand"

Feyre comes and heals me. I thank her and she apologies profusely for what rhysand- i mean rhys said to me. I told her it is fine. Eventually everyone else arrives at the house and make me stay. I am happy to be back. We are sitting at the dinner table when azriel gets a message. He whispers to cassian.

"Tomorrow" cassian says.

I ignore it and we continue talking and laughing. We all get drunk. I am laughing and rocking back in my chair. I laugh so hard fire flys out of my mouth and my chair falls back. I hit the ground and start laughing again. I peek my head up and gasp. Cassians face is pitch black with ash. I giggle.

"Oops?" i say sheepishly.

He jumps up and so do i. He starts to chase me. I run out the front door. I look behind me and see him flying. I run faster. Thought the empty streets of velaris. It is so peaceful. I run until i lose him. I slow my pace to a walk. I look up. I wish i could fly. I suddenly start rising. I gasp and see wings have spurted from my back. Amren. She mustve given me those aswell. I let out a happy laugh and shoot into the sky. I let out a cry of joy. I fly up towards the stars and moon. I fly up above the clouds. I smile, a real smile for the first time in to long. I look over and see cassian brought up Ele and Vi. i smile and take Vi.

"Hello geshni" i say to him

"Aelin i think you drank a bit to much. Your son is called Graviel" says cassian playfully.

"No cass. Geshni means child of clouds in the ancient language" i state with a laugh.

"Oh. you have a name for Ele?" he asks.

"Ishnae. It means little fire"

"What about brilliant fae solider?" he asks with a grin

"Yea we do actually. Eshure" i tell him. It really means annoying whiny child. But he doesnt need to know that.

"Well i am the best eshure out there" he says and puffs his chest.

"Yea you should tell everone that"

He looks at me sceptically. "Why dont you play pinafore for us?" he asks

"You heard me play?" i ask, my hands suddenly clammy.

"Yea and it was beautiful. I wish you would play more" he says while looking at me.

"I will in three days" i promise.

"Do you celebrate starfall aswell?" he asks

"Starfall? what ? no, the twins first birthday is in three days. Whats starfall?" i asks confused.

"Starfall is a huge holiday in the nighcourt. If you are born om starfall it means you are blessed."

"well . my babies are going to need some blessing if they are going to rule?" i say simply

"Who is going to rule?" he asks "i mean out of the two of them?"

"Well." i start to explain "my mate and i saw so much corruption in neighboring kindgdoms and we never wanted that to happen to terasen. So we made a new law. There will always be two rulers. When rowan and i step down. Ele and Vi will rule. And when they step down each of their oldest children will rule. And it will go on like that"

"I love that" cassian says

"Me too"