Fire in the Night

Chapter 19 - Aelin

Feyre went from snapping at Beron to only half conscious on the floor in a matter of minutes. Rowan was still cooling her body as Yrene had instructed and the other High Lords all have the sense to look slightly worried. Deanna then appeared.

"Feyre, Feyre you need to. Shit, I'm too late." Deanna didn't seemed to care that she was being stared at by everyone, she only had eyes for Feyre.

"Deanna, a little insight would be nice." Yrene snapped at her.

"Orcus is gathering up the Cauldron's power, I don't know why but I can feel it, so can Feyre apparently."

Just as she finished saying the words Feyre let out a blood curdling scream before passing out. Yrene's light flared, and she shook her head.

"Yrene, what is going on?" Rhys snapped.

She didn't get to reply as the whole mountain we were on shook and a thunderous boom sounded. Rowan was on top of me in an instant, shielding my body with his. But then the shaking just stopped. I pushed Rowan off me and turned to look at Deanna, now on her knees, the other High Lords looking around in shock.

"Orcus just destroyed the wall." Deanna whispered, apparently more to herself than us but we all heard.

Rhys took charge "Az, get out of the shadows and get Feyre's sisters and father, I won't be the reason they die, I don't care what you have to do to get them to come but bring them to the House of Wind."

He looked down at Yrene "Is she going to be ok?"

As the words left his mouth Feyre let out a low groan and rolled onto her back, blinking at the celling.

"Feyre, it's ok, just breath." Yrene whispered to her, sending waves of calming light though her limp body.

"You should all go home, make sure the wall breaking hasn't done any damage." Rhys said, looking at each High Lord in turn.

They all stood and disappeared with the groups they came with.

Rhys knelt next to Yrene. "She will be ok; however, she is tied to this cauldron I can't break it, it would kill her, it's almost like their life forces are connected, it's hard to say."

Feyre sat up, bracing a hand on the floor next to her. Rhys immediately moved next to her so she could lean against his chest.

"The cauldron is angry that the valg used it, what did they do?" She half whispered.

"The wall is gone Feyre." Rhys told her gently.

Her eyes snapped open fully and pure panic filled her voice.

"My sisters, you sent them back home with father after Hybern because they would be safer there. I can't lose them, or father." She was rambling, almost talking too fast for me to understand.

"Your family is safe, Az just went and got them, they are at the House of Wind." Rhys smoothly replied.

Feyre nodded and snuggled against his chest, her eyes closing.

Rhys lifted her up and we walked back to the lounge area we had been in before. Rhys lay Feyre on one sofa, her head in his lap. We all spread out and sat down, some on cushions on the floor and others on sofas or chairs. We waited.