“There is … a lake. Deep in—in the continent, I think. Hidden amongst mountains and ancient forests.” Elain’s throat bobbed. “He keeps them all at the lake.”
“Gone was the ill-suited black dress from the ball, replaced by a gown of amethyst velvet, her hair half-up and curling down to her waist. She glowed with good health.”
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Eris and Rhaedyn - Ruthless Tethers, Ravenous Embers
Summary: Once, Rhaedyn of Rask was a crown princess, gifted with a power that could bring the world to heel. Now, she was a magic-less assassin, eradicating the wicked to atone for her sins. Despite being chased down by countless ghosts of the past, she narrowly eluded them at every turn. But when she was hunted through the ancient forests of the Autumn Court with nowhere else to hide, its cruel heir came to her rescue, for a price. Forced into an iron-clad bargain with the silver-tongued viper, she had no choice but to serve. One year as Eris Vanserra's personal guard, unable to spill his secrets, ever at his beck and call. His enemies were only deathless gods, conniving high lords, and vicious fae kings. What an easy task indeed.
Quote I:
"Eris Vanserra was renowned, for all the wrong reasons. He was cold and cruel, they said. He was heartless and evil, they said. He left an injured female to die and tortured lesser fae for sport, they said. But Rhaedyn knew better than to give rumors too much credit. After all, the entire fae realm believed her a monster. A freak of nature. An abomination."
Quote II:
"Rhaedyn wondered if lives in this wretched world were mere candles, perched atop the desk of some all-powerful being, waiting to be extinguished, one by one. Fae or human, god or monster, it was so easy—too easy, to die. This male before her was certainly one such candle, and sadly, she would be the one to extinguish him."
Eris appeared atop our knoll, clad head to toe in silver armor, a red cape spilling from his shoulders.
Eris snorted, pouring himself a goblet of wine from the decanter in the center of the table. "I'd forgotten why I was so relieved when our bargain fell apart the last time." Rhys shot him a warning look. Eris just drank deeply.
Those hounds were the best in Prythian... Gray and sleek like smoke, they could race as fast as the wind... Eris, Cassian knew, had twelve.
"Get that pitying look off your face," Eris snarled softly. "I know what sort of creature my father is. I don't need your sympathy."
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Hello @laxibbeb it's me! Your Secret Santa, revealed! Oh, you gave me so much inspiration with your answers and I want to thank you for the time you took to write them for me.
This is the first time that I participate to the @acotargiftexchange and I felt the pressure a bit. But it's amazing when people create spaces where we can express ourselves, right?
I have to say that from your first answer I got this silly little idea stuck in my mind that didn't leave my brain at all. So I decided to combine some things together.
Elucien through the Courts? Say no more, I'm gonna make a whole journey for them. But how?
You need to know that your lovely little Secret Santa can't cross two words together but has a small talent into visualizing concepts.
So I said "Listen, what people usually do during trips?". They send postcards to their loved ones!
And so here we are, with a carousel of postcards! Each one is unique for every Court and has some small messages inside! At the end, a small story came to me and I just realized it when I finished!
I really really hope you will appreciate your gift, I created a little tracklist too as you can see. <3
Please click on the pictures for a better quality and details because I know that Tumblr LOVES to make jokes. I really suggest the desktop mode!
TO THE SPRING COURT
TO THE SUMMER COURT
TO THE WINTER COURT
TO THE DAWN COURT
TO THE AUTUMN COURT
TO THE DAY COURT
Small surprise at the end with the Night Court involved ;)