The week leading up to Eylsume went by painfully slow. Ash found himself unable to sleep, he was either busy with the preparations or so excited that he would stare out the window hoping to see Robin. "I can't wait until tomorrow I'll be able to see Robin again I have something for him to equal the gift of the key." Ash said to himself as laid in bed staring at the feather he never took off.
The next morning Ash rushed though his morning routine. He brushed his teeth while he took a shower, he had to dress and redress a couple of times due to getting stuck or miss matching clothes. "Ash hurry up mother wants to see us before the Summer Court arrives." A voice came through the door. "Alright Sage I'll be there in just a moment." Ash replied. He arrived at the door to the throne room about ten minutes later taking a deep breath he opened the door and walked in.
The throne its self was a deep sapphire blue with lighter ice blue cushions and standing in front of it was Queen Mab herself her raven hair done up in a in a thick braid. "Took you long enough my son come here." Mab said. "I am sorry mother to have made you wait." Ash replied as he bowed to his mother and took his place next to his brothers. "As you know the Summer Court will be arriving in two hours and I want all of you on your best behavior, do not embarrass me or there will be hell to pay." Mab said as she made eye contact with all three of them.
"She give this speech every year it never changes." Ash thought to himself after him and his brother were dismissed to over see the last of the preparation. "Oh little brother we have just enough time to play." Rowen said as he pulled out a small knife and pinned his Ash to the wall and began to open shallow cuts. Rowen finally let him go about a half hour before the arrival of the Summer Court just enough time for Ash to bandage the cuts and change clothes.
"It's cold I hate it when Winter host I alway freeze my tail off" Robin muttered to him self. Shivering he followed the rest of the the Summer Court's Elysume party through the archway that would lead them to the great hall where the festivities were to take place. As they approached Mab and her sons he had just finished his own greetings to Queen Mab when the smell of blood hit his sensitive nose. "That's Ash's blood I smelted it before. Who hurt him." Robin though as he moved to his seat at the table.
After Mab's welcome speech to the Summer Court was made and the rest of the 'We hate each other but we will play nice for the sake of peace' stuff as Robin called it the signal was given and the entertainment began.
Once the festivities got into full swing Robin pulled Ash aside. "What happen to you." Robin asked.
"Rowen got to me before your court arrived I didn't think he would I thought he would wait till after before finding me again I was unable to get away." Ash said looking at the ground. By time Ash looked up Robin was already gone.
Robin found Rowen leaning against the wall talking to another member of the winter court. "Prince Rowen may I talk to you for a moment." Robin said with a slight bow. Rowen dismissed the Sidhe that was he was talking to and turned to face Robin. But instead of words Rowen met Robin fist punching him hard enough to break his nose. "Robin what was that for." Rowen growled holding his nose.
"You like beating up on those weaker than you well I'm going to teach you a lesson." Robin said. Robin began by throwing and dodging punches. He hit Rowen in the head, face, and chest knocking the wind out of Rowen multiple times. Blind rage gave full to each and every punch and even a couple of times he pick up the other Sidhe and slammed him into the ground one Rowen no longer fought to get up Robin sat on his chest and once again began to beat on him, for the next twenty minutes Robin preceded to beat the hell out of Rowen leavening him an unconscious a bloody mess on the floor.
"I'm pretty sure I hit him hard enough for him to forget what happened but remember the lessen." Robin thought as he went to go find his Ash and let him know what had happen.
Ash paced around the area where Robin left him. "Oh my God! What is he going to do? Well anything he might be think of doing will break the truce between the Courts that is supposed to be upheld today. Is he really that stupid? Dose me getting hurt upset him that much the he is willing to break the truce?" Ash thought to himself with a slight blush just visible enough to be mistaken for an drunk blush.
"Ash?" Robin's voice said coming from the behind a tree just before he rounded the tree himself. "I have good news bad news and depending on what else happens worse news." Robin started not meeting Ash's eyes taking his silence as a que to continue, "Good news is your brother won't be bothering you for a while, bad news is I was the one who beat the hell out of him, and the possible worse newsier he remembers that it was me the Courts will go to war." He finished.
"You did that for me?" Was the only reply Robin got from Ash before he found himself wrapped in a tight hug. "This is wrong I shouldn't be doing this I shouldn't be helping him fight his battles but I can't help my self." Robin thought as he returned the hug made sure both of them were presentable before the carefully rejoined the party.