Throne of Roses

Chapter 21

Sorry it took so long to update. I really have no excuse for why it took me so long.

The next morning Feyre and Rhysand met their inner circle in the foyer of the Riverfront Estate, Kaden was still in his room getting ready.
'What exactly are you planning to say when the other High Lords ask why you don't want to go against Aelin?' Mor asked.
'I'll make something up.' Rhys said.
'What should I tell them about the blood oath?' Amren asked.
'Tell the truth about the translation but other than death there is no other way of breaking the blood oath.' Feyre said.
'Am ready.' Kaden said coming down the stairs. Feyre smiled at him and stretched out her hand for him to take.
'Remember what we told you?' Feyre asked him. Kaden took his place between his parents and took their hands.
'That aunti Aelin is a human and that her name is Lillian. And not to call her aunti  when we are in the Summer Court.' Kaden listed what his parents told him earlier that morning.
'That's it.' Rhysand said smiling at his son.
'Can I tell them about our visit to Terassen?' Kaden asked.
'If it comes up mommy and I will answer any questions and if they ask you we will tell you what to say so keep your mental shield open a little for mommy and me okay?' Rhys asked.
'Okay.'
'Everyone ready?' Rhys asked and winnowed them to the Summer Court once Amren and Azriel nodded. They winnowed into the meeting room where they were the sixth court to arrive, the Autumn Court arriving only a few seconds later.

'Has Amren figured out yet what Lillian said?' Tarquin asked as soon as everyone took their seat.
'Yes, she said 'Do you swear that you and your people will defend Erilea and it's people. To not hurt any of them no matter whether they are human or ferie or witch or any other species. To give them shelter when needed, feed them when they are hungry. To go to war if the need will arise. To do whatever I or any of the others from my world that are present here and our bloodlines tell you to do.' And she told you to reply with 'I swear on my life, on my bloodline and my people's lives.'' Amren informed them.
'Is there any way out of the blood oath?' Helion asked.
'Only by death.' Amren answered.
'So we, our children and our people are her slaves.' Kallias asked.
'Yes.' Amren said simply.
'If you two haven't brought her here none of this would have happened.' Tamlin said bitterly.
'The last time I checked Feyre and I took the blood oath to her too and you didn't seem to mind her presence when she won the war for us.' Rhys said putting his anger on a very tight leash.
'So we are supposed to believing that you didn't go into her mind during the time that she was in your court?' Tamlin asked his words laced with venom.
'No, I went into her mind only once when she woke us up in the middle of the night screaming. I didn't stay their long enough to see anything other then a glimpse of her fighting against the Valg in her world. And before you ask no I didn't not go into her daughters mind either.' Rhys said adding the last part when he saw Tamlin opening his mouth.
'Fighting amongst ourselves won't help.' Helion said.
'How was she able to use magic in the first place she's a human?' Eris asked.
'It's an old kind of magic that anyone can use including humans.' Amren said.
'Are we sure she's human, when I spoke with her she seemed as if she was thousands of years old. I didn't think much of it then but...' Helion trailed off.
'She's human as far as we know.' Feyre said.
'Kaden did Nehemiah tell you if her mommy is human?' Viviane asked in a gentle voice. All attention shifted to Kaden.
'Nehemiah said that she is a demi-fae.' Kaden replied.
'That Nehemiah is a demi-fae or her mommy?' Viviane asked.
'That Nehemiah is a demi-fae.' Kaden said shifting uncomfortably from all the attention.
'Did she tell you anything about her mommy or daddy?' Viviane asked.
'That everyone in Terrasen loves her mommy and that her mommy knows everything and that her mommy was trained by assassins how to fight and then by her daddy.' Kaden said.
'Did she tell you anything about her daddy?' Viviane asked.
'That he is a worrier and that he doesn't like being a king but he does it to help her mommy.' Kaden said.
'Okay I think that's enough with the questions for Kaden.' Feyre said as soon as her son finished.
'Why? Are you hiding something?' Tamlin asked.
'No but he's only a little boy and this makes him uncomfortable.' Feyre said irritated.
'Is there anything you know about her? Did she tell you anything?' Kallias asked.
'Only that she is married to a fae, has three kids with him, she said that she works as a performer playing the piano forte but she didn't tell us much beyond that.' Feyre said.
'Well she definitely isn't a performer.' Thesan said.
'Any ideas on what we are going to do about the blood oath?' Tarquin asked.
'There's nothing we can do.' Rhys said making himself sound defeated.
'Can't we get an assassin to kill her?' Tamlin asked.
'No none of your people would be able to do it because of the blood oath and besides you would still be blood sworn to her court and bloodline.' Amren said.
'We are the High Lords of Prythian and we are slaves to some stupid human woman.' Tamlin practically spat out.
'I would call Lillian anything but stupid.' Helion said.
Tamlin opened his mouth to say something but didn't get to as a swirl of blue and black opened and a fae male with golden hair and onyx eyes stepped out of it.
'Fenrys Moonbeam member of her majesty's cadre.' He said and bowed mockingly. 'Princess Nehemiah wishes to play with Kaden.'
'Kaden doesn't feel well.' Rhys said.
'He looks fine to me but I can get Lady Yrene if that changes.' He said an amused smile spreading across his face. The whole of the Night Court that was present tensed. Fenrys only stepped closer towards them. Rhys stood up in front of Kaden.
'Should I get her majesty then? I doubt she will appreciate it maybe even tell you to slit you pregnant mates throat for some amusement.' Fenrys said smiling and stepped around Rhys to pick up Kaden.
'Please don't hurt him.' Rhys said desperation clear in his voice. Feyre was silently crying in her seat.
'As long as he keeps the princess entertained I think he is safe.' Fenrys laughed, the sound cruel and wicked and then they were gone the portal closed behind them. Sorrow marked the faces of the High Lords and their courts.
'Am sorry.' Tarquin said sympathetic for the parents.