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nightcourtreader · 2 months

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Azriel's Plotlines

After my acotar series re-read & reading HOFAS. I think that SJM gave us clear plotlines for Azriel. Or at least potential ones for him to tackle. And since I think that Gwyn would be his love interest, I think Gwyn has a clear connection to these plotlines as well. Which I think includes Illyria/illyrians/ramiel, the autumn court, the prison & the valkryies.

This contains HOFAS spoilers by the way!

Illyria/Ilyrians

* SJM introduced the Illyrian plot line early on in acomaf. When we first heard about them we learned that some Illyrians sided with amarantha & had rebellion groups which Rhys, Cassian & Azriel all hunted down & killed, causing unrest in the Illyrian camp.

* In acomaf, we also learned how the Illyrian men treat their women & how it's been a long standing issue. And we know it's still a problem today despite Cassian trying to make progress.

* In acowar, the illyrians fought in the war but in acofas it was clear that afterward they were upset with the bat boys because some soldiers died in the war and didn't get to come home. Causing more unrest. And pissing Azriel off because he said that they trained for that exact reason and he called them hypocrites despite Rhysand trying to show Azriel the illyrians side of things. But it was explained that Cassian help fix the unrest and rebellions in the Illyrian camps and they knew that the blood rite would also help with that unrest in the early scenes of acosf.

* By the end of acosf. It was made clear that the Illyrians weren't happy that the valkyies participated in the blood qualifier and the blood rite. No matter if the Valkyries joked about it, it has been well known that the illyrians take the blood rite quite seriously to the point that they have a law that no one can interfere with the blood rite, not even the damn high lord. They hold that tradition sacred. And there are other Illyrians who lived in the blood rite that can confirm that the Valkyries killed other fellow Illyrians, do you think that will sit well with the illyrians with their twisted views about women? I don’t think so. It’s going to be a future conflict in a for sure.

* From the jump once we were introduced to Azriel, it was clear that Azriel hated the Illyrians. Whereas the other batboys do not. Azriel is an Illyrian whether he likes it or not, he’s going to have to come to terms with it. Because if he hates the Illyrians, then that means in part he hates himself. Which is a long standing issue with him.

* Cassian told us in acomaf, that the Illyrians don't like high fae and don't like it when high fae try to tell them what to do. So the illyrians def don't like the fact that Rhys is halfbreed and SJM didn't fully tackle Illyria through Cassian, despite Cassian being their general and especially since she gave Cassian a plot line of learning to be a courtier. So I think it makes sense to give the plotline to Azriel.

* The Illyrians have rebelled before, toed the line of rebellion in acofas and can rebel again with the events of acosf. The Illyrians can out right refuse to fight with the night court in an upcoming war. They make up majority of the night court armies. If they don’t fight, the night court won’t have a standing army.

* I think this connects to Gwyn because she participated in the blood rite alongside nesta & Emerie. Gwyn herself stated that the Illyrians were going to be furious. Emerie, an illryian herself stated they would be in hysterics for decades. I believe there is going to be conflict with the valkryies & the Illyrians. Nesta wants to build an all female unit. Cassian is trying to train Illyrian women. What if nesta starts recruiting Illyrian women?

* In HOFAS, we also learned that Truth Teller was once wielded by Enalius, one of the first illyrians and the male the illyrians honor with the blood rite. Another illyrian connection for Azriel. And Truth Teller also came into Fionn’s possession, who was prythian’s first and only high king. Theia stole the blade from Fionn’s dead body.

* We know Azriel’s shadowsingers abilities came to him when he was locked in a dungeon at his fathers estate and his father threw him in the camp at the age of 11 after he recognized Azriel’s abilities so either he found that knife somewhere in illryia or the NC or somewhere completely different. Hopefully we find out.

Ramiel

* In acofas Cassian said ramiel always felt alive somehow, awake.

* In acosf, Eris said that “Unsurprisingly, the Illyrians were never curious enough to see what secrets lie beneath Ramiel. If it, too, was carved up like the others by ancient hands.” Why does Eris of all people mention this?

* In HOFAS, Vesperus, the Asteri told Bryce, nesta & Azriel while they were are the prison isle, that the asteri hid pockets of their power around the lands and asked have they looked at the bottom of every sacred mountain, at the roots. We all know the 3 famous sacred mountains in prythian. Ramiel, the mountain in the middle, and the prison itself. Which Eris also confirms in acosf.

* In acosf, when we got the daglan’s backstory, we were told that the asteri/daglan were rushing to get to the top of ramiel due to that black monolith on top but Enalius held them off. In acosf, we found out that the black stone is able to teleport & heal the people that touch it. Gwyn & Emerie found themselves in a parlor at the river house and they stated that they think the stone knew where Gwyn and Emerie were needed most. So did the daglan/asteri thought that the stone will transport them home? Or at least to another planet they could infiltrate.

* It’s been highly speculated that the 3 stars that are the insignia of the night court are the names of 3 daglan/asteri. Or it could be names for the first Illyrians. Who knows. Hopefully we find out more on that.

* Also, the Illyrians are the only ones permitted to be on ramiel & the illyrians aren’t even allowed to be on ramiel until the blood rite. And the blood rite is the time the Illyrians have powers. Why? And if that rule is in place, then I just know the illryians are definitely mad that nesta and Gwyn participated in the blood rite since they are not illryian.

* But I definitely think there’s something under ramiel. It’s been hinted at too many times that something is there. It hasn’t been explored enough. Especially with the rule no one is permitted on it until the blood rite.

Gwyneth Bedara

* As people already know, I think Azriel’s love interest/mate is Gwyn of course. SJM dropped too many hints and used the same wording for mates in the Crescent City series when it comes to gwynriel.

* I think the two would be a friends to lovers story.

* Gwyn would be a perfect counterpart to Azriel’s pov.

* Gwyn has been in the library since acomaf when it was mentioned that sangravah was raided. She said she’s tired of living in the library and she finally came out of it when it came to training on the top of the house of wind. And she was fully away from the house of wind when she went to go comfort nesta at emerie’s house & when she was forced into the blood rite at the end of acosf. But despite learning to be a warrior, finally coming out of the library, SJM had her go back into the end, after Gwyn said their stories are worth telling, do you really think her story is going to end with her permanently staying in the library? I hope not.

* Gwyn has been described as glowing and having crackling energy, so we don’t know what powers she possess, so hopefully we find that out too.

* A big arc for Gwyn will be definitely just getting out of the library and I would really love to see how her journey will go because she really deserves to live a happy life after all she’s been through.

The Autumn Court/Beron

* Besides the night court, the autumn court was the second most talked about court in acosf, to the point where Eris made several appearances throughout acosf.

* In acowar, the night court agreed to support Eris’s claim to the throne when the time comes. To the point that Eris suggested that Rhys kills Beron before the war even started. At the very end of acowar, in text it stated “Eris continued by as if he hadn’t heard it, but didn’t sneer at least. Rather—he just nodded at Rhys. It was silent promise enough: soon. Soon, perhaps, Eris would finally take what he desired—and call in our debt.”

* It’s clear that Beron has become a huge problem and a huge liability to prythian. In acowar, he didn’t want to fight with the rest of the courts against Hybern. And now in acosf he’s aligned with Briallyn and is looking to align with Koschei.

* Beron is so much of a problem that Cassian said “But no one had been able to decide which was the bigger threat for them: Briallyn and Koschei, or Beron’s willingness to ally with them.” Beron is so much of a problem that they were trying to decide who was worse Briallyn & Koschei or Beron.

* In acosf, Eris also confirmed that Beron wanted to take over Spring Court lands. Quite honestly, Beron is the one who is putting the Spring Court into danger. No one else wants spring court lands. Autumn and Summer are the two courts bordering Spring. The others don’t have the direct chance to take over spring because they have to go through summer and autumn. Tarquin is too good of a male to try to take over Spring. He even took spring court citizens in during acowar.

* Eris also told us this at the end of acosf “My father is furious that his ally is dead, but he’s not deterred. Koschei remains in play, and Beron might very well be stupid enough to establish an alliance with him, too. I hope that whatever Morrigan is doing in Vallahan will counteract the damage my father will unleash.” Doesn’t it sound like Beron once again is going to be a problem?

* With Eris wanting Beron gone, it’s quite clear that Eris doesn’t want to do it himself, that’s why he keeps encouraging Rhys to do the dirty work. But wouldn’t Azriel be a perfect candidate since you know he’s a spy master & torturer? He can easily do it with Eris helping him get into the forest house and without it coming back onto Eris and the Night court.

* In HOFAS, Einar, aka the autumn king, wanted to use Bryce to go to prythian. I think it’s obvious that Einar is distantly related to the Autumn Court in prythian. Despite knowing the autumn court was formed after the fae went into Midgard and left prythian. Both Einar and autumn court residents have the famous red hair and the fire power. Then the way Einar and Beron are just alike. Like why would Einar label himself as the autumn king?

* We know that Bryce & Ruhn are starborn because of their father’s bloodline, and if Einars blood line is from the autumn court blood line, or related to it. Who’s to say that anyone in the autumn court in prythian couldn’t also have starborn power?

* Now Gywn has a clear autumn court connection. Her grandfather is an autumn court male & her mother was born in the autumn court. Which I think that’s where both Gywn and Catrin were born. But I think that Gwyn’s grandmother is from the spring court. Gwyns mother was given the chance to be with her mother’s people in spring or be in the forest house of autumn. We know beron is the oldest high lord. We know that he has a say about who comes and goes into the forest house but gwyns mother was given the option to stay in the forest house. Coincidence? I think not.

* I think sangravah is in autumn; the spring court didn’t have a standing temple around the time that Gwyn & cartrin were conceived and born. The Spring court temple was being rebuilt early on in acomaf before it was even stated that the temples were being sacked, Feyre mentioned this. Rhys nor Feyre ever mentioned sangravah when Rhys went to go visit the temple in Cesere multiple times in acomaf & acofas and Rhys only mentioned that one of their temples got sacked for the cauldron foot. Not 2. So I don’t think sangravah is in the night court. Plus it wouldn’t make sense to hide 2 cauldron’s foots in the same court. Plus Lucien also identified sangravah rugs in the house of wind in acowar. Lucien has never been to the night court before acowar, so he either had to see sangravah in spring or in autumn. And since spring didn’t have a temple, it had to be autumn.

* It’s not a coincidence that SJM connected Gwyn to autumn and then expanded on autumn in acosf. I’m wondering will Gwyn go back to get closure on Catrin’s death or if sangravah is even still standing.

The Prison

* Essentially, I think the prison is definitely something that nesta will deal with. But she’s close friends with Azriel and Gwyn and Azriel was there when they learned about the history of the prison.

* Like after reading HOFAS, SJM already left us clues about the prison in acosf. One meeting between Cassian, nesta & Eris showed that, this is what Eris had to say about the prison. “We don’t know why they exist, but do you not find it strange that two out of the three sister mountains have underground palaces carved into them?” “I’d hardly call the Prison a palace,” Cassian cut in. In HOFAS we found out that the prison was in fact a palace at one point. The question is how tf does Eris knows this when the prison gates are keyed to Rhysand’s blood?

* In HOFAS, Bryce, nesta & Azriel go to the prison and find out that it was once a palace which turned into a horrible dark prison to hide 1/3 of Theias star, just how the entire island of Avallen turned gray and dead to hide 1/3 of Theias star. When bryce took part of theias star from avallen, the land turned fresh with life. When she took the star from the prison, she instantly left so we don’t know the outcome of the prison isle.

* But Bryce herself thought that after she left the prison that it too turned back to what it used to be, a fresh island full of life. We also see at the end of HOFAS, baxian called Bryce and hunt to let them know that Pegasus were on Avallen like days later. And they appeared out of no where. Who’s to say Pegasus aren’t going to pop up at the prison now since they belonged to Theia? And we all know that Pegasus are connected to the valkryie in lore. The way SJM had the valkryie talk about miniature Pegasus in acosf and even had the house of wind conjure one for them is not a coincidence.

* Then Helion has 7 pairs of Pegasus, the holy number across sjm’s universes.

* Bryce told nesta to figure out why nesta had the 8 pointed star on her back and gave her the starsword. If Pegasus are going to live there wouldn’t it be perfect for the prison isle to be a valkryie base? @bookofmirths theorized on it and I totally agree. Nesta said in acosf that she wanted to be the general of a female unit.

* I connect this to Azriel because he was there when they found out the history of the prison, he’s still teaching the valkryies, and he’s like 1 of the 4 people that is closest to nesta besides Cassian, Emerie and Gwyn.

* Now the real question is what the heck is going to happen with the creatures in the prison if the isle did transform back to its original state?

* I think nesta in the end will be ruling the dusk court as a valkryie general. The dread trove is connected to the prison and it literally answers to nesta on command. And she now has the starsword. Tho I highly doubt it if she keeps it since she has Atraxia. But I think nesta will def need help getting it together as a valkryie base and like I said, since her and Azriel are good friends I can see him helping her. And we all know the valkryies are going to be right there by her side.

The Valkryies

* Since I think we’ll get a gwynriel book, it’s no brainer that I believe that it would include the Valkyrie.

* Their story is not over. SJM didn’t make the valkryie a major acosf plot point for nothing.

* At the ending of acosf SJM made it be known that the Valkyrie are still training with Cassian & Azriel’s help.

* There are only like a handful of valkryies, I really believe that SJM is going to have more women join the valkryie unit.

* I honestly think SJM is prepping the acotar world for another war with koschei or maybe with the continent. She wouldn’t have nesta wanting to be in charge of a unit of females for nothing. And then further giving nesta more plot development in HOFAS was very deliberate. Honestly, if nesta didn’t already have her story, I would think her book was next.

The shadows

* they came to him when he was locked up in his father’s estate when he was a child & they’re the reason his father threw him in the Illyrian camp finally, to train at age 11.

* I think it’s kind of clear that Azriel’s shadows are sentient

* We know they don’t like sunlight and when they’re hiding him, it can only be when it’s dark.

* They talk to him.

* They are his spies.

* But we also learned new information about them in HOFAS, the fact that they can detect when a person is lying & they cannot turn solid like how Cormac’s shadows were.

* Also it’s clear that the shadows like hearing their favorites sing. They dance around them 😂

Mor

* Mor said that she wanted to come train with the valkryie when she comes back from over seas and I think this gives the perfect opportunity for Azriel and Mor to finally have a mature conversation.

* I personally don’t believe Mor has to out herself to Azriel but I think she will let him know that she never felt that way about him and it was never because something was wrong with him.

* I do think that Azriel has lingering feelings for Mor but I don’t think he’s in love with her any longer.

* Personally I tbink also SJM can build up Mor and Emerie as well, if she decides to go that route.

Azriel's family

* in acofas it was hinted at that Azriel’s mom was still alive and he was going to give her a winter solstice present. And who knows how often he goes to visit her.

* In acosf, Cassian questioned why Azriel’s mom never came to the house of wind library to stay, and we all know what priestess lives there.

* In HOFAS, in the Walmart bonus chapter, Azriel also revealed that his mother is anything but awful.

* From Azriel’s backstory we learned that he had 2 older stepbrothers, his father and step mom and how they all neglected him and abused him. Rhys said they punished his brothers and what we have seen so far I don’t think it was ever confirmed whether his “family” were dead.

What are you guys thoughts about Azriel’s and his potential plot lines?

#azriel acosf #azriel’s shadows #azriel shadowsinger #azriel acotar #azriel spymaster #gwynriel #acosf #acotar #gwyneth berdara #pro gwynriel #azriel x gwyn #gwyn and azriel #nesta archeron

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harperbrynne · 5 months

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Art by @artbysue Commissioned by @harperbrynne

Healing is beautiful when it can be done together. I think Elain and Lucien are going to help each other grow and heal and I think Gwyn and Az are going to do the same for each other.

#elucien #gwynriel #elain archeron #lucien vanserra #gwyneth berdara #azriel shadowsinger #azriel’s shadows #the shadows #elain x lucien #lucien x elain #gwyn x az #az x gwyn #gwyneth x azriel #azriel x gwyneth #azriel x gwyn #gwyn x azriel #acosf #a court of silver flames

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tato-acm · 7 months

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domingo - 24. 09. 2023

*Blood Rite Survivors party* *Gwyn dancing and singing get him back! with The Shadows* Cassian: She seems happy with her new title. Gwyn: *narrows eyes and points at Azriel* Gwyn: I WANNA KISS HIS FACE- Cassian: *teasing grin* Aw, someone's got a crush on you, Az- Gwyn + Shadows: WITH AN UPPER CUT! Cassian: …oh. ouch. Azriel: There she is. *smirks* Gwyn: I WANT SWEET REVENGE *middle-fingers up* Azriel: *raises eyebrows in amusement* Cassian: …is she still mad about the prize? Azriel: Absolutely. *grins back at Gwyn*

>> fav gwyn fc - kennedy walsh (18/?)

#gwyn berdara #azriel’s shadows #azriel shadowsinger #gwynriel #cassian #gwyn x kenny #gwyneth berdara #gwyn x shadows #incorrect acotar quotes

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sunshinebingo · 1 year

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Gwyn: Hi Shadowsinger!

The shadows: Tell her that her eyes are as bright as the sky...tell her she smells like water lilies...tell her...

Azriel: You...uuh...smell like the sky

The shadows:

#The shadows are better at flirting with Gwyn #it's canon #gwynriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel #azriel shadowsinger #azriel’s shadows #acotar #acosf

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thoughtfulshepherdmongerkid · 23 days

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Y’all don’t get it like I do

#rowan’s art #digital art #acotar #nesta archeron #pro nesta #nesta acotar #nesta x azriel #nezriel #azriel #azriel acotar #azriel’s shadows #they be freakin

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aelingalathyniusrailme · 9 days

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I just have such mixed feelings about gwyn and the shadows

I am so on board with the idea that they’re like little sentient dogs that love her

but then we also want them to be there when az and gwyn are fucking like….. not sure how I feel abt that one

#feels a little off to me #but what do I know #gwynriel #gwyn berdara #azriel #azriel’s shadows

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achaotichuman · 5 months

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Stupid little headcanon.

What if Azriel’s shadows demand and scream like toddlers 24/7 and that’s why he doesn’t talk very much, because he’s mentally exhausted?

Azriel’s Shadows- “SING FOR US AZRIEL!!!”

Azriel- “We are in the middle of a meeting.”

Azriel’s Shadows- *High pitched screaming*

Also Azriel’s Shadows- “SING! SING! SING! SING! SING!”

Also, also Azriel’s Shadows- “AZRIEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!!!!!!!”

Also, also, also Azriel’s Shadows’s- “ITS GOING DOWN!! IM YELLING TIMBER!!!! YOU BETTER MOVE!!! YOU BETTER DANCE!!!!”

Azriel- *Mentally checks out.*

#azriel acotar #azriel shadowsinger #azriel’s shadows #azriel wants a vacation #azriel will not get a vacation #azriel needs a raise #azriel will not get a raise

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nocasdatsgay · 3 months

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Ch. 2 From the Shadows, The Beast will Rise

Ch. Summary: Eris goes home and the shadows follow him

Word Count: 2060

Rating and Warnings: Explicit, Shadow Sex, Azriel’s internalized feelings

Chapter 1 | Ao3 Link | Masterpost

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As soon as he was back in his chambers, Eris tugged off his shirt. The meeting with Keir was just as pointless as the meeting with Rhys. At least he learned slightly new information through Elain. Whatever Elain’s riddle really meant, they wouldn’t share. And that fucking bastard- he could still smell him on his skin.

He ran a bath. Instead of washing, he laid back and stared at the ceiling. He was going to be High Lord of Autumn soon if he had his way. He had better things to do than to be thinking about Azriel. Eris sniffed the back of his hand, a faint smell of evergreen still on his skin. He made a very disappointed noise when his cock stirred in the water.

Why was he like this?

He took a cloth and soap. Scrubbed at his hand until it was pink.

Pink and raw like the burn scars on Azriel’s hands. Those damned, cauldron blessed hands.

He went to get out of the tub, angry and now slightly horny because that brute seemed to be permanently stamped in his mind. Then he fell back into the water, some of it splashing on the floor. Like he’d been shoved. Stunned, he looked up to see shadows floating like a haze above the water.

“What do you want?” He asked, looking around for tells of their master.

A sliver of shadow nudged his shoulder. Eris tried to shoo it away but it kept persisting. He didn’t say anything, leaning back in the water.

“What the hells-“

A shadow went down into the water, ghosting along his thighs and in between his legs. The damned thing whirled in the water around his cock. He didn’t even mentally fight the blood rushing south.

How was that possible? They were just shadows.

Then he remembered that day the shadows danced between him and Azriel, just as a shadow swirled tighter around his shaft and drifted up. It felt like a tongue, the way it moved. His head fell back against the tub. Other shadows came up around his chest, ghosting over his nipples. Fuck, did it feel good.

The air never changed. He couldn’t smell Azriel’s presence or any arousal other than his own. What the hells was happening? Did the shadows have a mind of their own? Or did Azriel send them to tease him? He felt a cold caress on his hand and looked to see a shadow nudging it. He lifted his hand and the shadow happily danced between his fingers.

“Did your master send you,” he whispered. Of course the shadow didn’t answer back. “You’re filthy little things, aren’t you?”

The one lazily swirling around his cock slid up quickly, cold ghosting over the head and slit. Eris bit his tongue to keep from moaning.

“Naughty fucking shadows,” he breathed out. “Are you going to keep teasing me or actually fuck me?”

Whatever he expected, it wasn’t several of them seemingly binding together to become almost solid. The one on his cock left, he watched two bands of solid shadows wrap around his thighs in the water. He nearly jumped out of the tub. They pulled his legs open as if they were rope and Eris held his breath when he felt the coldness of them press against him. The shadow on his hand slid up his arm and he felt it wrap around his neck.

It was too much to process at once.

He inhaled sharply when something pressed into him. It was almost nonexistent if it hadn’t been for the soft pressure inside him, just enough to make his cock ache. There was a tightening around his neck and he laughed loudly. The shadow was choking him. They were going to fuck him. He reached for his cock to stroke it himself but a shadow left his leg and pinned his wrist down.

“Are you going to do it for me?”

As if answering, it left his wrist and slid over his abdomen, making him shiver. It squeezed his cock and swirled upward. He thrusted up instinctively and made the water splash loudly around him. The shadows on his thighs didn’t like that. They felt heavy and Eris lost the ability to move outside of a little wiggling.

“Do you fuck your master like this?” He asked but that question faded into a moan.

The shadow inside him worked him like fingers would. He laid back, resigned to his fate and let himself just feel. It was ridiculous how good it felt.

“A little tighter.”

Pressure on his neck increased and he was becoming light headed. He wondered if the shadows watched him before. The one on his cock knew just how to stroke him to keep him on the edge. The one inside him was making him see stars. The water started steaming, pleasure heating up his body and thus the water around him.

“Let me come,” he whispered to them.

Their movements quickened and he groaned, thrusting upward and coming hard. Gods, they even knew to work him through it.

“That’s enough,” he panted, trying to shove them away.

They acquiesced. They floated up above the tub and he whined when the one inside him slipped out to join them. As a whole they came and swirled around his head, cold caresses like kisses on his cheek.

“Thank you,” he whispered. “Tell Azriel I’ll be waiting for him next time.”

They floated away, leaving Eris alone in the bath to stare up at the ceiling and wonder if what just happened was real.

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“Where the hells did you go?” Azriel asked as the missing shadows returned. They slinked along the floor of his bedroom in the River House, like a dog who knew a scolding was coming. When they reached him, they swirled around him like smoke; the air smelt different around them. “What did you get into?”

Our lover misses you. One whispered in his ear. We missed him as well.

A lover? Azriel didn’t have a lover. Not currently. He furrowed his brows. Did they say ‘he’?

We helped him. A second shadow purred in his ear. He needed you. You couldn’t go to him so we took care of him. We made him feel good. We gave him what he needed.

Azriel suddenly realized that the strange smell was arousal. He sniffed again but couldn’t tell who it came from, the smell now faint.

“Who?” He whispered to them. “Who did you go to?”

Our lover, the fire lord.

“Vanserra?” He hissed, suddenly his anger mounted.

Yes. Why are you angry with us? You’ve layed with him before.

“I send you to spy, not to-“ he stopped himself.

He didn’t even address the other accusation. It was one time; one time too many. A mistake. It meant nothing. And how did that even work with his shadows? He never sent his shadows to someone for a reason like that. Did they actually fuck him? The shadows flurried around him like they were agitated with him. He let out a low growl, hoping the vibration of his vocals would calm them without him singing. It didn’t work.

Go to him. He waits for you. Multiple shadows spoke at once. He wants you. You want him.

“No, I don’t,” Azriel shooed his shadows away.

They did not like that. They gathered and blocked his vision.

You long for him. He plays with us. He talks to us. He is not afraid of us. He is ours and we are his. He is yours.

His siphons glowed. His shadows never disobeyed him, not since he was a youngling. Yet here they were arguing with him about Eris fucking Vanserra.

“He’s heir to the Autumn Court,” Azriel hissed aloud, too angry to communicate with his thoughts alone. “He will be High Lord and then what?” He thought that would be the end of it.

Then you’ll be his Lord.

“There is no such thing.”

The High Lord of Dawn has a lover like us.

“He’s not a Lord. He’s a captain.”

He will be both. They plan a ceremony. They will be High Lord and High Lord Consort together.

Azriel made note of that. He normally didn’t spy on Dawn but it would be good to tell Rhys and Feyre. At least something useful came out of this. The shadows stopped blocking his vision but their restlessness was still present.

You would not be angry if he was a female.

“He hurt Mor.” Azriel tossed out weakly.

You know that isn’t the truth. He told you.

He had enough. He shooed them away roughly this time. They retreated, acting as if he committed an egregious offense. Azriel brushed it off, thinking they would return once they realized he was not having their bullshit. Instead they reappeared, grabbing him and dragging him into their darkness.

When they moved out of his vision, he was in Eris’s bed chamber. Before he had time to react, Eris spotted him. He moved like lightning and shoved Azriel into the wall, fingers curled tight on his leathers.

“What the hells were you thinking? Sending your fucking shadows to fuck me?”

“You enjoyed it didn’t you?” Azriel bit back the truth. Eris didn’t need to know his shadows had a mind of their own. A false smirk donned his lips. “They wouldn’t give me the details of what exactly they did. You still smell like sex, Eris. Was it that good?”

Eris did still smell like arousal. Like honeyed alcohol that he could get drunk on just standing there. It was so strong it stirred something deep in Azriel’s chest. He buried it. Eris let him go, a pained expression on his face.

“I just bathed to get your filthy scent off me. Now I’m going to have to do it again.”

He likes your scent. A shadow curled around Azriel’s ear. Your smell arouses him. Azriel bristled at that, his own scowl forming. You like his scent too, do not lie to yourself. He shooed the shadow away.

His gaze raked over Eris, who indeed was half dressed. Tight black trousers unlaced and a cobalt shirt half unbuttoned.

“You choose those colors for me?” Azriel asked.

Eris blinked and looked down at his shirt and pants. Eris clenched his jaw and Azriel bit the inside of his cheek as he watched the Autumn hier break out in a blush on his chest and face.

Eris huffed, “I’ll make sure to tell my mother never to pick blue again for our family dinners.”

Azriel changed the subject. “They really won’t tell me what they did to you.”

Eris clenched his fists by his side. “Do not ever send your shadows to me again.” His heir powers laced his words and Azriel felt the urge to obey.

“I didn’t send them.” He didn’t know why he was confessing. His shadows, however, seemed to hum a happy response. “They went to you on their own.”

Eris’s expression changed to something akin to horror. “Why did they do that?”

Azriel shrugged. “They won’t tell me.” They’ve never done this before, is what he didn’t say.

The shadow came back to his ear. Tell him he is ours.

No.

If shadows could huff, he assumed they would have. Eris relaxed a little but still eyed him wearily.

“You need to leave,” he began to button his shirt, looking at the door. “I have a meeting and I can’t be caught smelling like you.”

“When will you stop being a coward and just get rid of him?”

Eris looked back at him, his gaze as harsh and cold as a steel blade.

“Talk to me about bravery when you’ve gotten rid of your brothers. Get out. Now.”

Azriel’s shadows covered him, dragging him back into the dark. When they moved he was back in his room.

What the hells was that for? He asked them angrily. “Why did you take me there?”

They ignored him, all but disappearing into the darkened corners of the room. Azriel tucked his wings in tight out of annoyance. He refused to think about what Eris said before his shadows whisked him away. Composing himself, he went downstairs. Their own group dinner was probably ready soon and the last thing he needed was Rhys and Feyre questioning why he was late.

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#azriel acotar #azris #eris acotar #eris vanserra #azriel’s shadows #azriel shadowsinger #acotar #Shadows said if you don’t fuck him we will #From the shadows the beast will rise

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Azriel: My brothers both have mates! Where’s my mate? Why has The Mother forsaken me?

Also Azriel: *feels a spark in his chest at the thought of Gwyn’s joy* Must be heartburn . . .

The Mother, The Cauldron, The House, & The Shadows:

#gwynriel #gwyn berdara #azriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy #azriel’s shadows #acotar memes #acosf #sjm

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Azriel’s shadows

Like I have seen a lot of theory’s and things about Azriel’s shadows. Which includes that the shadows protect Elain, that his shadows hide when azriel feels safe or comfortable, his shadows are there to protect him and that’s why they are around & disappear around certain people, that it is a good thing that his shadows disappear, that he’s going to get rid of his shadows and a lot of other stuff. These arguments can all be easily disproven if you just read the series.

I personally think that Azriel’s shadows are sentient. They have their own thoughts and opinions but they are also an extension of Azriel and his moods and behavior. Like they can clearly communicate with Azriel effectively and Azriel even mentions how they tell him to sleep and that they like to warn about him things.

So here’s a list of descriptions of Azriel shadows throughout the entire series, including his bonus chapter.

Acomaf

* “Azriel’s brows flicked up with approval as the shadows seemed to wrap tighter around him. As if he were the dark hive from which they flew and returned” (pg 160, ACOMAF)

• So rhys told them of the cauldron, and the reasons behind the temple pillagings, to no shortage of swearing and questions—and revealed nothing of what I had admitted in exchange for the information. Azriel emerged from his wreathing shadows to ask the most questions; his face and voice remained unreadable. (Page 205, ACOMAF)

* The spymaster had waited in silence. I tried not to look too uncomfortable as he scooped me into his arms, those shadows that whispered to him stroking my neck, my cheek (pg 240, ACOMAF)

* People often made the mistake of assuming Cassian was the wilder one; the one who couldn’t be tamed. But Cassian was all hot temper—temper that could be used and forge and weld. There was icy rage in Azriel I had never been able to thaw. In the centuries I’d known him, he’d said little about his life, those years in his father’s keep, locked in darkness. Perhaps the shadow singer gift had come to him then, perhaps he’d taught himself the language of shadow and wind and stone. (Page 275, ACOMAF)

* The shadows gathered around his shoulders, like they were indeed whispering to him, shielding him, perhaps. His broad chest expanded with a deep breath that sent them skittering, and then he set into an easy, graceful stroll after them. (pg 285, ACOMAF)

* Azriel, wreathed in shadows by the front door, chuckled quietly. Cassian shot him a glare. “I don’t see you spouting poetry, brother.” Azriel crossed his arms, still smiling faintly. “I don’t need to resort to it.” (Page 392, ACOMAF)

Acowar

* “Azriel arrived first, no shadows to be seen, my sister a pale, golden mass in his arms. Elain’s golden brown hair snagging in some of the black scales across his chest and shoulders” (pg 253, ACOWAR)

* “Shadows curled around Azriel’s shoulders, whispering in his ear as he stared down Eris (pg 270, ACOWAR)

* “I can help her,” said Azriel, stepping to the table as Elain silently rose. No shadows at his ear, no darkness ringing his fingers as he extended a hand” (Pg 315, ACOWAR)

* Azriel squeezed, Eris thrashing beneath him. No physical brawling—there had been a rule against that, but Azriel, with whatever power those shadows gave him..perhaps those shadows that now slid and eddied around the Shadowsinger hid him from the wrath of the binding magic. The others made no move to interfere, as if wondering the same. (Page 428, ACOWAR)

•While shadows gathered around Azriel, Elain at his side, wide eyed at the spymaster’s display” (pg 479, ACOWAR)

* Azriel silently faded into blackness—until he was my own shadow and nothing more. (Page 566, ACOWAR)

* Azriel stepped out of a shadow. “What is that,” he hissed. My brows rose. “You hear it?” A shake of the head. “No—but the shadows, the wind…they recoil. (Pg 560, ACOWAR)

* “That smile grew, bright enough that it lit up even Azriel’s shadows across the room” (Pg 693, ACOWAR)

Acofas

* Az, too—in the strange way that Az could move through the world without technically winnowing. He’d never asked. Azriel certainly had never explained. (Page 22, ACOFAS)

* A corner of Azriel’s mouth curled up, the shadows about him sliding over his neck living living tattoos, twins to the Illyrian ones marked beneath his leathers. (pg 66, ACOFAS)

* Shadows different from anything my powers summoned, spoke to. Born in a lightless, airless prison meant to break him. Instead he had learned it’s language (pg 66, ACOFAS)

“the illyrians are pieces of shit,” he said too quietly. Shadows gathered around his wings, trailing off him and onto the thick red rug. (Page 67, ACOFAS)

Acosf

* Nesta straightened at the shadowsinger’s appearance, the darkness clinging to his shoulders as he offered her a grim smile. (Pg 100, ACOSF)

Azriel was nothing short of beautiful. Even with those scarred hands and the shadows that flowed from him like smoke. (Page 100, ACOSF)

* She set down her teacup. “Is that a threat, Shadowsinger?” Azriel said coolly, “I don’t need to resort to threats.” The shadows coiled around him, snakes ready to strike. (Pg 101, ACOSF)

* Azriel chuckled, shadows skittering. “Did you listen at all last night?” (Pg 221, ACOSF)

• His brother nodded. “Fine.” But shadows still swarmed him. (Page 221, ACOSF)

* “No one spoke, though shadows gathered in the corners of the room, like shadows preparing to strike” (Pg 233, ACOSF)

* He jerked his chin toward Azriel. “Why are you up here?” “I thought I’d do some training myself before heading out for the day,” Az said, his shadows lingering in the archway, as if fearful of the bright sunlight in the ring. (pg 250, ACOSF)

• A shadow curled around Azriel’s neck, the only one brave enough to face the sunlight. “Something like that.” (pg 252, ACOSF)

• Azriel blushed and stepped back, shadows swirling. (Page 603, ACOSF)

• Gwyn asked Az, her teal eyes bright, “what do we get if we finish the course?” Az’s shadows danced around him. (Page 623, ACOSF)

* “There are plenty of other unspeakable things that could be happening to her,” Cassian said, voice thickening. “To Emerie and Gwyn.” The shadows deepened around Azriel, his siphons gleaming like cobalt fire. (Page 688, ACOSF)

* Even Azriel’s own shadows kept tucked behind his wings. Koschei laughed, and Azriel stiffened. Like his shadows had murmured a warning. (Pg 710, ACOSF)

Azriel’s bonus chapter

• Sleep, they seemed to whisper in his ear. Sleep. I wish I could, he answered silently. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

• But even the silence weighed too heavily, and though the shadows kept him company, as they always had, as they always would. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

• Elain sucked in a breath that whispered over his skin. His shadows skittered back at the sound. They’d always been prone to vanish when she was around. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

• he had only allowed himself these thoughts in the dead of night. Had only allowed his hand to fist his cock and think about her then, when even his shadows had gone to sleep. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

* He aimed for the training pit, giving in to the need to work off the temptation, the rage and frustration and writhing need. He found it already occupied. His shadows had not warned him. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

* “It’s fine. I came to retrieve something I forgot.” The lie was smooth and cool, as he knew his face was. His shadows peered over his wings at her. The young priestess smiled—and Azriel thought it might have been directed at his curious shadows. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

* “How was the party?” Her breath curled in front of her mouth, and one of his shadows darted out to dance with it before twirling back to him. Like it heard some silent music. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

I blame Cassian for this. He’s too busy making eyes at Nesta to notice such mistakes these days.” Azriel laughed. “I’ll give you that.” Gwyn smiled broadly. “Thank you.” Azriel dipped his head in a sketch of a bow, something restless settling him. Even his shadows had calmed. As if content to lounge on his shoulders and watch. (Azriel’s bonus chapter)

* Gwyn nodded farewell, again facing the ribbon. A warrior sizing up an opponent, all traces of that charming irreverence gone. Azriel entered the warmth of the stairwell, and as he descended, he could have sworn a faint, beautiful singing followed him. Could have sworn his shadows sang in answer. (Azriel’s bonus chapter )

So the question is where in the text does it prove that Azriel’s shadows protect Elain? Protection definitions include keeping safe, keeping from harm, defend, shield, take care of, care after. They never left Azriel’s person to protect anyone. The only person they directly touched in this series was Feyre. They tend to vanish around Elain’s presence, like 98% as confirmed by Azriel himself. So how are they there to protect her when they tend to vanish when she’s around? You can’t protect someone you are not around. His shadows turning into snakes ready to strike in the corner is not them protecting Elain, it’s them reacting off Azriel’s mood, because we’ve seen the shadows do the exact same thing when nesta asked Azriel was that a threat in the beginning of acosf and he answered nesta coldly without Elain even being there.

The next theory. That the shadows hide when Azriel/they feel safe. Like 98% of the time Azriel’s shadows are out when it comes to the IC, Feyre, nesta, the Valkyries and the women he’s training in acosf. So if they hide when Azriel feels safe, why don’t they hide when he’s around his family, friends, the women from the library that he’s training?

Azriel’s has known Rhys, Cassian & Mor for 500+ years and going based off that logic, why doesn’t Azriel feel safe around his brothers to the point his shadows don’t disappear? Because we can see they tend to hide around Mor as well. Is it just women? If that’s the fact then why don’t they disappear around nesta? Gwyn? Emerie? What about the new trainees from the library that can’t physical hurt him because he’s been trained to fight his whole life and they haven’t? Because mind you, he’s helping train women that’s in the library and we all know the reasons why they are in the library and wanted Azriel’s help to train. So why would they be a threat to Azriel?

Do we know what his shadows did when he was around Koschei in acosf? A literally death god, that’s a threat who is planning to take over prythian? They hid behind Azriel’s wings. Do we know what his shadows did when they heard the cauldrons “siren song” that led Elain away from the camp to get kidnap by hybern’s camp? They recoiled. You know what recoil means. It means drawing back or jumping back. That means when Azriel’s shadows come into contact or around things they don’t seem safe, they hide, not the other way around.

Why do his shadows dance in Gwyn’s presence? Why did Azriel say that his shadows felt calm and he felt something restless settle within him when he talks to Gwyn and his shadows didn’t disappear but lounged on his shoulders instead like they were just content to be there? He and his shadows obviously felt safe enough to stay and talk with gywn after she gave azriel an out to leave.

So all this literally debunks the fact that Azriel’s shadows disappear when he feels safe because there is no reason why Azriel shouldn’t feel safe in the presence of his family & friends. But they hide and recoil when it comes to true danger and manipulation. I don’t think that them vanishing and skittering back makes Elain to be a bad person or a threat to Azriel but it’s telling that SJM mentioned in Azriel’s bonus chapter that the shadows tend to vanish around Elain and that Azriel does his weird freaky stuff with that damn headache powder only in the dead of night when his shadows are gone to sleep.

To me personally, it seems that Azriel finds solace in his shadows. They comfort him. His shadows are his companions. They were there even before he met Rhys & Cassian, meaning they’ve been with him 520+ years. They are not something to get rid off, they are a literally apart of Azriel’s identity as to why he’s a shadow singer and a spy master. He himself stated that they will ALWAYS be apart of him. Azriel is a grown fae that can protect himself without his shadows, they don’t need to protect him. They help him more than anything.

Azriel has been described to work best in the shadows. That he doesn’t like to be the center of attention to the point where he doesn’t even like opening up presents with his family because he doesn’t like the attention on him. His shadows help him hide from peoples view better, why wouldn’t he be comfortable in them and find comfort with them being out and surrounding him?

I understand wanting to argue for a ship and stuff but literally coming up with lies and false information to make it seem like something is more than what it is when you can easily pick up the books to disprove these arguments is ridiculous.

#azriel’s shadows #azriel acotar #azriel bonus chapter #acowar #acomaf #acosf #elain archeron #gwyneth berdara #the inner circle acotar #azriel spymaster #azriel shadowsinger

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Azriel’s going to have to start singing when he asks Gwyn what he needs to do to make her feel better. And he’s also going to have to gather the Shadows because Gwyn likes when they perform as the background chorus

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gwynriel weeks 2023 - series of firsts

I love that the first time Gwyn refers to Azriel in acosf she already calls him Shadowsinger:

acosf - chapter 15

And then she asks him about it on Solstice (like she just had to know if he was a fellow singer or not 🤔💙🎵):

acosf - Azriel bonus chapter

The way she shrugged irreverently after he said that- AND THE WAY HE NARROWED HIS EYES, STUDYING HER (we love that “charming irreverence” of hers, don’t we Az 😏).

And after that conversation, she calls him Shadowsinger in a competitive way:

acosf - chapter 60

almost as if taunting him for the way he said “I am a shadowsinger-it’s not a title someone just made up” like:

“OkAy, then, Mr. Shadowsinger. I’ll just keep calling you by your little *title* then 😌”

@gwynrielweeksoffical

#gwynrielweeks2023 #gwyn berdara #azriel shadowsinger #gwynriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel #azriel bonus chapter #azriel’s shadows

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Detained in the Day Court

Nesta, Emerie and Gwyn have been imprisoned in the Day Court. What could they have done to end up there?

This is about my favourite Valkyries being silly and fun!! Also includes some Gwynriel because they own my heart ♥

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“What the fuck is this?” Azriel’s shadows writhed around him as he tried to make sense of the letter Rhysand has just received from Helion stating that three of his Valkyries were currently being detained in the Day Court.

“Did you send them on a mission there without telling us Rhys?,” Cassian asked the High Lord, failing to keep his rising anger at bay.

Cassian wasn’t the only one loosing his temper. As soon as he had read the letter, Azriel’s shadows had been incessantly whispering all sorts of things to him. The Valkyries are in danger. We need to save Gwyn. She needs us. Azriel wanted to tell them that Emerie and Nesta were also in potential danger, but like his shadows, he couldn’t help but think about Gwyn only. Not that she could not defend herself. But Azriel would not forgive himself if anything happened to her while he could have prevented it. Helion might be one of their allies, a friend to them also, but that didn’t mean that any punishment he would inflict upon those who try to harm his court would be clement.

“No I did not,” Rhysand firmly stated. “I was hoping one of you would know what they are doing there. And more importantly what could they have done to justify being detained.”

Azriel abruptly stood up from his seat across the desk. “The only way to find out is to go there now and get them out.” He would not stand there and keep talking while gods knew what was happening to the Valkyries in the Day Court. As they walked out of the High Lord’s office, Azriel mentally prepared to unleash himself on anyone who has dared harm his Gwyn. No just Gwyn. Not his.

As they reached the outside of the River House, Cassian turned to face Rhysand. “I don’t care if Helion is one us Rhys. If any of those Day Court fuckers has laid a hand on them I swear to the Mother I will make them regret it.”

“Let’s not make any rash decision Cass,” Rhysand said calmly. “I care about them too but we need to assess the situation first.”

Before Cassian could mumble a protest, Rhysand placed his hands in his brothers’ shoulders and they winnowed to the Day Court.

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As soon as they stepped foot in the Day Court, the three males were greeted by one of Helion’s guards. One look at them and the guard was fumbling for words. The male was slightly trembling as he apologised for the absence of the High Lord and told them what happened to the three females.

When they reached their cell, they saw Nesta, Emerie and Gwyneth sitting on the floor and chatting as if they were not being imprisoned in the Day Court. Azriel restrained himself from giving them each a slap in face for having been so reckless. Don’t slap our Valkyrie. You should kiss her instead. We missed her. Azriel rolled his eyes at his besotted shadows before Rhysand spoke. “Can one of you give us an explanation for all this?”

All three females looked surprised of their presence as they stood up and adjusted their clothes. Azriel immediately noted their white and gold dresses, similar to the ones worn in the court they were currently in. Their outfits looked like they had been carefully draped on them while leaving their cleavage on display. Azriel noticed that Gwyn started to blush when she saw him staring at her. He quickly looked away to avoid making her uncomfortable. She is not uncomfortable. She likes it, his shadows almost sang.

The guard opened the metal doors to let them in and Cassian immediately rushed to hold his mate. You should do the same with our Gwyn.

Shut up, Azriel mentally scolded his shadows. They did shut up, but they also went straight to Gwyn and started twirling around her. It was as if they wanted to make him jealous by being the one able to touch her instead of him. It worked since, like a damned idiot, Azriel was jealous of his own shadows. It was made worse when she started giggling at their antics.

“We just wanted to see the pegasus,” Nesta answered when she let go of Cassian.

“We didn’t want to steal them,” Emerie continued. “Just look at them. Maybe come close enough to touch them.”

Cassian, who seemed more curious now that they knew the three females were safe, asked them, “How did you get caught?”

Emerie, Nesta and Gwyn all looked at each other before the third one explained nonchalantly, “Someone saw us and grew suspicious. I knocked him out before he could report but the horses in the stable started making noises while we were trying to hide him and that attracted the other guards.”

Knowing in which state the guard told them they left the other male, Azriel felt a bit of pride for being the one who taught her that. But he was still mad at them for sneaking around Helion’s palace without permission.

“You didn’t just knock him out Gwyn, you almost shattered his skull. You could have killed him.” Rhys was clearly still mad at them too.

“Well I didn’t,” Gwyn retorted and her sisters snickered.

Rhysand released a sigh before he added, “You are putting my court at risk with your stupidity.”

Emerie rolled his eyes at the High Lord. “It's just the three of us not the entire Night Court.”

Rhys pointed at the three females, “You are part of the Night Court so you represent it. And you are also at the head of one of my armies, which makes it worse.”

“Not to mention that you’ve also put yourselves at risk,” Azriel told them as he crossed his arms.

Nesta also crossed her arms in an attempt to mimick him. “The only thing we risked was sleeping on the floor for the night,” she said while narrowing her eyes at Azriel.

“You think that would have been the only thing to happen to you?” Azriel raised his dark eyebrows at her.

Gwyn sighed in exasperation. “Oh come on, we already explained everything to Helion himself when he interrogated us. They wouldn’t have killed us for that.”

“Besides why do you think we are wearing these,” Emerie said while showing off their outfits.

Azriel tried to understand what Emerie said and suddenly the flowy dresses and plunging necklines made more sense. Both Azriel and Rhysand opened their mouth to make a comment but Cassian beat them to it. “So you intended to flash your tits so they would let you go?”

“Don’t be disgusting we wouldn’t go that far.” Nesta protested. “Be we knew that most people working in these stables were stupid males who wouldn’t resist our charms. Especially if we are wearing these.”

Azriel’s eyes instantly traveled to Gwyn. He felt the heat creep up his face when he noticed her already looking at him. One of his shadows which was still swirling around her arm made its way towards her neck.

Rhysand’s voice stopped Azriel from getting lost in Gwyneth’s eyes. “So what, you intended to ‘charm’ them before knocking them out?”

Gwyn shrugged her shoulders and added, “We thought we could pretend to be some random ladies lost near the stables. The knock out bit was a Plan B. ”

Azriel snorted. “Random lost ladies who were wearing weapons.” He started to wonder where exactly under that dress did Gwyn hide those weapons. He would have to ask. Just in case they have to be sent on a real mission in the Day Court in the future. Yeah that’s the reason why, his shadows snickered.

“The weapons were in case the Plan B went wrong,” Emerie shrugged in turn. None of the three Valkyries seemed to care that they had attacked and almost killed a member of the Day Court. Azriel incredulously wondered how far they would go just to approach a pegasus.

Rhysand released a long sigh. “I’m tempted to leave you here just to teach you three a lesson.”

“Hey we didn’t ask you to come get us anyway,” Emerie said. “We would have been fine on our own.”

“Maybe we could convince High Lord Helion to give us a more comfortable cell for the night,” Gwyn added with an innocent but sly smile.

Azriel straightened and his shadows went slightly frantic, “absolutely fucking not. We’re getting you out of here.” There was no way in hell he would let Gwyn close to Helion. It was bad enough that the horny High Lord of Day has interrogated them before Azriel and his brothers got here.

Nesta watched Azriel with a mischievous grin. “Something wrong Az? You don’t like that idea?” No we don’t, the shadows agreed.

“He isn’t the only one.” Cassian also agreed with him. “We’re getting you out of here.”

Emerie gently elbowed Nesta. “I think your mate is getting a bit jealous Nes,” she added with a wink to her sister.

Cassian puffed out his chest as if he wasn’t imposing enough in the small cell. “I don’t need to be jealous of Helion.”

Nesta snorted but Gwyn didn’t hide her laughter. Azriel couldn’t help but smile, both at his brother’s confidence and at the laughter filling the space around them.

Emerie’s smirk widened, “hmm that’s debatable.”

Cassian rolled his eyes, “shut up Em!”

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Three days later, Nesta, Emerie and Gwyn were summoned to the High Lord of the Night Court’s office at the River House. Rhysand has received word from Helion concerning the Valkyries. Azriel was worried that Helion has decided to go back on his decision to not place any charges against them.

All doubts left Azriel the moment the three females let out very loud squeals of delight after reading the letter from the High Lord of Day. Cassian had to cover his ears to protect himself form the unexpected assault.

Helion was inviting the Valkyries to his court so he could show them his pegasi. Apparently, the Valkyries were already forgiven for everything. We must go with them, the shadows repeated ceaselessly. One look at Cassian and Azriel knew they would not let them set foot in the Day Court on their own again. They would not take the risk that Helion introduced them to more than his pegasi.

“Looks like our plan didn’t fail after all,” Nesta told her partners in crime.

“Oh it worked out better than we thought it would,” Emerie added.

Azriel and his brothers looked at the females incredulously.

“You three are impossible,” Azriel sighed.

Gwyn winked at him before adding, “if you mean impossibly amazing, then yes we are!”

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