Chaol's POV
An enormous wave of jealousy hit me when she hugged him. I will never have that with her again. She will never say my name with that much love. I will never get to breathe in her scent again and the longing almost brought me to my knees. I looked away from them and back to the fae that was now staring intently at them. He has terrifying, with his pointy ears and large teeth. Especially with the tattoo that ran across his face and continued down his neck and under his shirt. He looked at me with a blank face. I shuddered and took an involuntary step back. That brought a tiny frown to his face. I looked away. Ren put down his equipment and sat down next to it. Aelin and Aedion were now mumbling things too each other, and despite myself I strained to listen. I couldn't.
Aedion's POV
I was still holding her tightly when she apologized. I stiffened just a bit. "What for?" I asked her suspiciously. "Oh, Aedion. I failed miserably" I was almost getting angry now. "No, I was the one who failed. I didn't protect you." Now she stiffened. "It was NOT your fault." We broke apart and looked at each other. "Aedion" She said it as a warning, almost growling.
"The fault was neither yours nor his, your majesty." Rowan said fiercely. "It was the king of Adarlan's." He was staring at Aelin intently. Almost as if his eyes had a hidden message that only she could understand. I was instantly jealous. She knew this Rowan well enough that she could read hidden messages in his eyes. They must know each other very well indeed. That thought did not sit well.
Rowan's POV
I couldn't stand them being so close. I don't have any interest in her romantically but I still had to use all my centuries of practice in self-control not to tear them of each other and give him a well deserved beating. I knew this meant a lot to her and that was the only thing that held me back. When they broke apart I had to restrain myself very hard not to throw him into his companions. I could tell she was upset but she had it covered. Besides that little argument hardly warranted that I kill him. Though I was seriously considering it by now. I couldn't restrain myself enough not to comment though. I didn't want this to ruin their first meeting. Aelin looks at me and we have one of our quiet conversations.
"Done yet, princess?"
She narrowed her eyes at me, but she could tell that my patience was fraying, so she came over to stand next to me. The man gave me a jealous look, and I mentally told him to eat dirt. Aelin did narrow her eyes at that.