Author's note: I did not mention this because I forgot in the last chapter but this is actually my first fanfiction so if you read the first chapter then thanks for taking a chance on me and if you haven't read my first chapter How did you get here? Anyway thanks and hopefully this chapter will be longer than the first one. I was just so excited to actually post a fanfiction. Once again I don't own anything. The plot, the characters, etc. all belong to Sarah j Maas. I hope you enjoy.
The party went as planned until the toast.
Everyone drank from flutes of champagne.
None noticed the curious black tint it reflected.
Then they all felt it.
All the High Lord could feel the power draining out of them as if their magic was in a bottle and it was all being let out. Kallias could see the shock on all of their faces.
"You all are so gullible and now weak." Amarantha cackled wickedly. "You will all be kept as hostages as the incentive for your courts not to rebel against me.
Vivian was still pissed about not being able to go to the party Under the Mountain with Kal. She was sleeping when she heard him. She looked around very confused then realized he had been speaking in her head.
"Viviane," he said softly. "I don't have much time but Amarantha has taken the power of all the High Lords. You must protect our realm. I know you can do it.
"Yes, of course," Viviane swore feeling despair slowly set in.
"One more thing Viv," Kallias murmured voice fading slowly into the background. "Viviane, I love you. I have since we were children climbing trees together, ever since-" but his voice had fully faded away so she never got to hear what he was going to say.
Viviane had her hand to her mouth and tears streaming down her face. When she finished crying she rose to her feet and made a promise to herself and to her lost friend. She promised to look after the Winter court and to not stop searching for a way to free Kal.
Under the Mountain, all the High Lords were desperately using the remnants of their powers to protect their territories while above them Amarantha shrieked in delight at the chaos. Kallias knew that he must never mention Viviane to another soul he must keep her as safe as he could under Amaranthas's reign. He knew she would kill anyone, destroy anything that meant everything to one of them. She had already killed half of the Night Court people for spite. She had sent Tamelin back to his Court with one way to break the curse. She intended to keep the rest of them as hostages. She would reign with an iron fist for 49 years killing any who stood in her way. Until they were free Kallias promised himself that no one would learn of his true
feelings and he would survive to see her again.
They both endured. Neither going a day without thinking of the other. They reminded themselves of their promises each day. Viviane led the small city that she managed to hold on to offering safe haven to anyone who made it there. She fought for that city every day. Kallias witnessed every kind of torture Under the Mountain. He watched Rhysand become close to Amarantha. He watched and listened for anything that could help them and when times got rough he remembered Viviane his star his light in the dark. He remembered when he met her for the first when he was twelve. He had been running around his palace when out of nowhere Viviane and himself had run into each other, head-on collided with each other.
"Hey!" he had said indignantly. "Watch where you are going." Vivian had replied icily that she had been walking he was the one who had run into her she had said pointedly. Kallias had turned red and promptly walked away. Later, his parents had introduced her. Viviane was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Viviane had stared coolly at him with her deep cobalt blue eyes while Kallias has blushed sheepishly. When they were thirteen they met again at a ball. Their parents had forced them to dance with each other. Kallias remembered liking her the moment she had walked over to him a year later when they were fourteen and asked him if he wanted to help her hunt in the forest together in the middle of a formal ball. She had said that she was bored and he looked bored as well. They hunted together and had a great time. Since then they were attached at the hip. Wherever Viviane went Kallias followed. They were the best friends for life. It was later when they were eighteen that he realized that he loved her not as a friend, but deeper. He wanted to tell her, but she never seemed to feel anything but friendship for him so he kept quiet. He knew even then not to give away a hint of his feelings or his love would be exploited. Kallias was remembering and reliving this when from behind him a very familiar feminine voice spoke.
"Kallias, darling," Amarantha purred.
"What do want?," Kallias bit out.
"I have news I think you would want to hear," Amarantha purred with anger in her voice.
"Did you know that a group of insurgents from your court tried to start a rebellion. " Kallias knew better than to let any emotion show but his eyes still burned with hate towards Amarantha. He was wondering and worrying if Viviane had anything to do with it because if she did Amarantha would kill her.
"Don't worry Kal," she mocked as Kallias clenched his fists by his sides. "They were all caught and killed,
but I do still have a surprise for you." They both headed to the throne room and Kallias gasped when he saw who was in the throne room. It was one dozen children that were obviously from the Winter court because of their pale skin, white hair and blue eyes. Amarantha stood by his side while she ordered her guards to kill them.
"Nooo!" Kallias roared and tried to lunge toward to get to the children, but the guard held him back and he was forced to watch as Amarantha killed them all. Then she turned to Kallias.
"Let this be a warning, to you," She whispered in his ear, "I don't tolerate rebels, especially not this close to me being invincible. The next time this happens I'll kill your precious ice princess. Kallias froze.
