Strange thing. Both me and Frostbyte has been in a thankful mood, two character killers feel thankful!? I guess there won't be any deaths until we are done being thankful.
After I got a review overload a few days ago I had to thank all of you.

Lanoon - My first reviewer. Thank you for all the support! Another shout out to you after you shouted at me ;)

Frostbyte writer – Evil writer! You know my stories can be dark. What can I say?
Thank you for everything, all ideas, all PM's screaming at me to write, all help and just being there in your evil kind of way, also for supporting me and posting your AMAZING stories. DON'T MISS THAT AWESOMENESS! (This is me demanding you guys to check out Frostbyte's stories. Just saying.) Btw, I'm now the self-proclaimed Queen of the Evil Writers and I demand you to go and write more fanfics because I need them in my life.

G – Thank you for the review, means a lot! (L) (any skypers here?)

mysteries of the future – Still love your name! OMG, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! Even on the Yulemas special! I think you are the only one that isn't mad at me for that one xD Just for you, a fluffy chapter with Rowaelin moments and others reaction too it!

toglover – The one the only, "vattenslang" (hose) as we would call you in Sweden (for crying so much). Sorry for making you cry. And sorry, I'll continue making you do it. Thank you for all of the support on my different stories. And just a friendly reminder "Next time you talk about a Fae, whisper."

Craycray3 – YOU ARE GREAT. THANK YOU! Also, you are the first person ever to like my crap. And you will always be remembered as my crap liker. So I'll insert a load of crap here:

"I wouldn't walk in there if I where you." Chaol was outside the healer's tent where Aelin was. When a young beautiful woman stopped him.

"And who exactly are you?" He had never seen her before, but he had to know her name.

Chaol and Yrene?

Nooo?

Or?

I don't think so, a fun twist but. But. He is an ass, yaas I'm mad at Chaol today. Thinking about killing him just for fun. Behead him, hang him, Rowan "tripping" with a knife in his hand and oops, byebye Chaol.

Feels more like something Aedion would say.

"And who exactly are you?" purred Aedion. His eyes taking in the beautiful creature in front of him.

But I can't see Aedion and Yrene. What about Galan and her? Sounds like fun.

Kaelster – Thank you (L) I'll continue, just for you ;)

Antagonist406 – I flipped the shit when I got your review. Thank you! I love Rowan too, I could kill him in a Christmas special, but not now. You want some planning with Galan, guess what! It's your lucky day… soon. And a hunting trip, geez… I'm not allowed to kill Rowan, but animals are okay?

anika123 - You asked if I had an actual plot in mind. And told me to check my grammar a bit better. Also demanded me to write more. Let's start. Thank you for the review! Thank you for using your time to make me improve my stories. It means a lot. Let's start with the grammar and spelling part. English is not my first language (could you guess?), therefor when it comes to spelling and grammar I'm not the best. Sometimes you sit too long with something and yeah. You miss obvious things. I'll try to be better!
Okay the part about having a plan… Yes, I do have a plan. A mastermind such as I always have a plan. I could be an ass and tell you to read the whole story again and write down the facts you learn in each chapter. But I did it myself for you.
I've sent you a PM with everything you find and what that might tell you. Just judging by the chapters' content. Hopefully "anika123" is your account, otherwise…(fudge) Thank you again!

Fandomsareforever15 – Thank you for the review! I won't let you wait for much longer! And yaas, fandoms are forever.

Minks – I blew up someone's mind? *warning* Sooooo are all of your brain-substance everywhere now? Then you won't be able to read… Ops… Thank you for the review and sorry…

Abc123drm – Thank you! You are soo sweet (L) I'll give you more pissing contests in the future, I promise!

And now for the last review, it only showed up in my email inbox #confused

Rowaelin – Thank you! Yaas, I guess he will (you guys will never know what I guess, it's our secret)

And for my irl friend who is neither a tog fan or reader.

Tuzz – Geez you actually did it, you read all of this! A big shout out to Tuzz who read all of this without reading the books first! I got a message telling me she wants to read the books now and are pissed off at me cuz she has to read five books.

Thank you guys, for everything (L)(L)(L)

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Fluff for life! You asked for some more Rowaelin, so here you go! After my crap I decided to add some Gayrene(?). Enjoy!

26. The queen and the healer

Aelin's perspective

Aelin could feel that someone was watching her. She knew that multiple pairs of eyes followed her every move, but this was something else.

Rowan had been gone when she woke up, so Aelin had decided to find food. She sat alone at one of the campfires.

She couldn't get rid of the feeling that there were a pair of eyes that were different, watching her in another way than the rest. She turned around and her ice and gold stare met the gaze of brown and gold. Aelin gesticulated to the woman to join her.

Yrene's perspective

Yrene looked at the strange young woman. This time, she wasn't dressed in fine clothes, but a too large shirt and a pair of loose pants, she had no hood that was hiding her figure. Yrene could see an assortments of weapons along the woman's long lean body. Yrene knew that she could use them all with a lethal grace. She had seen it two years earlier.

Once again the woman sat in the middle of a sea of strangers, all by herself. But this time she dared to eat the stew, this stew wasn't made of the meat found in an alley behind the dirties place in all of Erilea. And this time, when the woman signaled to Yrene it wasn't for another ale, but for Yrene to join her.

Aelin's perspective

Yrene still had swift feet and a good balance when she operated between the different campfires and men. But this time, she didn't have to watch out for men that was trying to grab her. Aelin could see that all men here looked at Yrene with respect.

"Yrene Towers a pleasure to meet you again." Aelin said and nodded as a greeting.

"So should I curtsey?"

"Hell no. Well I guess you should, but don't." Aelin grinned towards the healer, whose intelligent eyes scanned Aelin's face. She raised her eyebrows.

"Last time, your face… It was a patchwork of bruises. Still I can't see any trace."

"He was good. It was meant to hurt and humiliate, but not leave any tracks." Bitterness filled her voice as she shrugged and looked away.

"I'm sorry." Yrene said at last.

"Why? You had nothing to do with the punishment."

"I didn't come back. I said I would, but I didn't" Yrene whispered and her dialect from southern Fenharrow became clear.

"Only an idiot would return to that hell hole. You can't save the whole world, but all over the world there are people in need of being saved. The world needs more healers and you gave it one. You have nothing to be sorry for."

"So, you still give advices" Yrene said. At first, Aelin didn't understand what she meant. Then she remembered. Let me give you a bit of advice, form one working girl to another: Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer from them.

"I was so wise back then." Aelin said and winked to Yrene. The woman sat down next to her.

"Which choice were you suffering from?" Yrene seemed to remember who she spoke to and started blushing. "I don't mean to pry."

Yrene's perspective

Aelin, that was the young stranger's name. She was the lost heir of Terrasen. And what Yrene just had said… She should keep her big mouth shut.

"I would had suffered more if I didn't make that choice." Aelin looked sad. "I saved two hundred slaves from The Pirate Lord of Skull's bay and destroyed an agreement between him and my former master Arobynn Hamel." ,

Yrene stared shocked at the woman next to her. She didn't know what to say. Aelin just shrugged and stared in to the fire. Arobynn Hamel had been her master. He was the one that had hurt her, punished her.

"So, you made it to Torre Cesme?" Aelin said.

"Yes. Thanks to you I did."

"No, you did it all by yourself." The women sat quiet for a long while, both thinking about the past. Until they heard steps from behind.

Aelin's perspective

"Your highness" Aelin turned around at the sound of a voice behind her and she saw the crown prince bowing for her, she nodded as a response. Then he turned to Yrene "Miss Towers" he said smiling towards her. A smile that gave away so much.

So Yrene had a reason to stay in Wendlyn.

"Gala-Your highness." Yrene said as she was about to stand. Aelin could see that she was trying to hide that she was blushing. Galan put a hand on her shoulder, demanding her to sit. Then he walked around the fire and sat down.

"So you two know each other." Galan said, trying to hide his curiosity.

"Our paths crossed back in Erilea." Aelin said. She tried but couldn't stop the words from slipping out, "I see that you two know each other as well." Judging by the way they both blushed and looked away: she was correct.

"The world is small, isn't it?" Galan said smiling towards her. Aelin smirked back and couldn't help herself but chuckled a bit.

"So, for how long have you to known each other miss Towers?" Gala asked and turned to Yrene.

"We met once two years ago. The queen saved my life."

"By the Wyrd, let's call each other by name. These titles are ridiculous." Aelin said annoyed.

"Sounds like a deal" the prince said. "So Aelin, you saved Yrene's life?"

"Not really. Some merchants decided to attack her and I decided to attack the merchants at the same time." Aelin said grinning. "She knocked down one of them during the second attack. Real fighter." Galan looked surprised at Yrene.

"I didn't know you could fight." Was that a hint of accusing that Aelin could hear in his voice?

"Aelin taught me the basics of self-defense." Yrene said and looked away.

"I thought you worked for Arobynn Hamel during that time. Did he allow you to teach women self-defense?" Galan said curious.

"He didn't approve of everything I did and didn't know about everything I did either." Aelin felt in her heart how something changed and she couldn't keep a smile away.

"So you are done with the pissing contest." The other two looked confused at her.

"Yes" Rowan said from behind Aelin. She looked up just as Rowan looked down at her. He bowed down and kissed her before he sat down next to her, taking her slender fingers in his hand. Their gaze met.

No more hiding.

No, no more hiding. And Aedion?

He is back. We had a little chat.

So you two didn't piss?

We are two Fae males, what do you expect us to do? Of course we had a pissing contest. They both grinned at the last part.

Aelin moved closer, resting her head on his shoulder.

Yrene's perspective

Galan's gaze met hers. He gestured with his head towards Aelin and Rowan and she shrugged as an answer. She had guessed but hadn't known for sure.

"Did you find Aedion?" Yrene asked Rowan.

"Yes." He said. His answers were short, just as before. "How do you feel Fireheart?" This time his voice was soft.

"I'm okay." Yrene remembered the girl, with eyes filled with simmering rage. But there were few traces of that girl in the woman next to her. Her stunning eyes were now filled with love. And her voice was soft and caring instead of hard and bitter.

Galan cleared his throat. Yrene knew that expression. He had something to ask, but didn't know how to do it politically correct.

Aelin seemed to have noticed as well as she said, "I'm Aelin, remember. You can use my name and you can ask me whatever you want. I might snarl, refuse to answer or I'll just answer. There is only one way to know."

Rowan filled in, "Judging by her current mood, you can dare to ask her something without her biting your head off."

Yrene couldn't help but feel a sting of jealousy. What would it be like, not having to hide your feelings all the time?

"You two?" Galan said carefully.

"Yes" they both said in one voice.

Anika123 – Sorry, but the people demand rowealin fluff, next chapter the related things are coming back.

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