hey guys! I apologize in advance for the short chapter, but the next one should be pretty long, I will post it if you guys want me to keep going!

Aelin's pov:

I ran as fast as I could, gods knew what Dorian brought with him. I stopped at my bedroom door; Dorian struggled for breath beside me. "Sorry, I forgot you can't run as fast as me." I reached for the handle. "Be warned, what you see in here, might be disturbing." I frowned at him. My felt my hand reaching for the door and looking at Dorian, who still had a smile on his face. I walked into the room to see rowan sitting on the couch. "Aelin." "What? What's wrong?" I walked up to him and squealed. "Fleetfoot!" the dog jumped off rowan and on me. "Dorian! You brought Fleetfoot back!" I smiled and sat next to rowan so the dog could jump on my lap. "It licked me." rowan said rubbing his face with his sleeves. "Don't worry, that means he likes you." "Oh, I know what it meant." He shot me a mischievous look. "Dorian is still here." "You think I give a shit?" "I'm gonna go." Dorian backed out of the room. "Oh no you don't. Get over here" I embraced him. "Thank you, for bringing Fleetfoot here." "No problem Aelin." Dorian responded. I heard rowan growl. "I'll leave you two to bond over Fleetfoot." Dorian left the room. As I heard the door lose I glared at rowan. "You're very rude you know." "Like I said. I don't give a shit." He smiled fiercely and wrapped his arms around me. For some reason he held me tighter than usual.

Dorian's pov:

I walked back to my room, after asking a servant to direct me to it. I was literally right next door to the library, Aelin wasn't joking. I walked into the room. Moderately sized with a good sized bed and beige sheets. Not very formal, but it would do. I changed into nightwear, grabbed a book and read the night away.