Hello! Here's an epilogue part 2! I know that there is usually only one epilogue, but this story is going to have A LOT by the time I finish it. This time there is a bit of Lorcan / Elide fluff, (to the request of one of the reviews). If you want to see anything else happen in this story, please leave a review!
Again, this is after EoS, but we're going to pretend that everything played out this way. I know, this took quite a while to publish.
I don't own any ToG material.
Elide Lochan, Elide Blackbeak, Elide lady of Terrasen.
Even after Erewan was defeated, Elide still didn't know what side she belonged to.
She stood on a rock outcropping that looked over a canyon and to the white palace in which Aelin had just been wed.
She could see the glow coming from the stain glass windows. The light undoubtedly belonged to the giant crystal chandelier in the great hall.
When Elide had learned that Manon would be one of Aelin's bridesmaids, she had intended to go to the wedding, but on second thoughts, she hadn't known if she'd be welcome.
"Hello," a deep male voice said from behind her, definitely Lorcan, she thought instantly.
Elide didn't bother turning around. Whatever there had been between them while she ran from Morath... well, it was all gone now, whether Elide wanted it or not.
Lorcan had still betrayed her queen.
Lorcan stepped closer to wrap his arms around her, "Spying on your queen? Are you?"
Elide easliy slipped out of his grip and started turned to head up one of the many hills here. "Do you have a reason to be here right now?" she says with a not-so-nice tone.
He hurries to catch up to her. "Well, I'm here to tell you that I'm leaving to serve the court of Eyllwe tomorrow, I-Do you want to, maybe come?" Hes said it with such hopefullness it was hard for Elide to not imagine what his lips tasted like.
(N/A: somehow, Lorcan ends up in debt to Eyllwe during the war against Erewan)
Elide only whispered quietly, "This is my home." Whether Elide herself knew if Terrassen was her home, or if she still loved Lorcan, she no longer knew. But for now, the only thing she could stand on and start to rebuild her life on was the knowledge that Lorcan had hurt her queen, and Elide was loyal.
"Please," Lorcan sounded like he was begging, he never begged. Elide let one single tear slide down her cheek and into the lush grass before deciding she would be strong for her home country. Elide Lochan, lady of Terrassen planted her feet in the grass and didn't turn around.
She heard Lorcan say, "I love you, no matter what," she heard his footsteps slowly turn around in defeat. But she wasn't in this world, no, not anymore. All her life, the odds ahd been stacked against her, she had finally made it to the peace of a life without looking over her shoulder all the time. But it was those five words that anchored her down.
She whirled around to grab his hand, and they just hugged. In that moment, she decided that she'd give Lorcan a second chance. This was what she chose.
When I was going through to edit, it sounded a little to cheesy, but, this is what I'm publishing for the second epilogue. I hope you like it!
