A Song of Ice & Shadow

Coming to check on Elain, much to Y/n's surprise, she was not in her room. She paced towards the room where Nesta usually sat, only to hear her telling someone to get out. When she arrived she found Nesta and Feyre by the door and Elain and Lucien sitting in the room.

"I told you to keep him away from her" Y/n glared at Feyre, her voice tight with frustration.
"I came for a book" Lucien stated, trying to sound nonchalant.
"You don't fool me, you one-eyed bastard. Get out!" she kept her voice steady, though a storm was building within her.
"She needs fresh air. Get her out of this house" he advised, and although he was right, Y/n barked "do not tell us what my sister needs. You don't even know her". In a moment of intense anger, a faint spark danced across her fingertips, the sensation lost amidst the turmoil of her emotions. She clenched her fists tightly, extinguishing the spark, the potential within her remaining hidden.
Feyre had come this morning to apologize for the previous night, but upon being seen in the same room as Elain and Lucien, it only made things worse.
"Y/n, I-".
"Save it" she gave her sister a glare before storming out.
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With no one around, Y/n felt cooped up and could not leave even if she wanted to. She decided to explore the rest of the house. Reaching the library, she felt something tighten around her chest. She was greeted by Clotho who wrote on a paper offering to assist her. She didn't even know why she was here, but then an idea came to her. She wrote back  "do you have books about the anatomy and strong and weak points of the Fae?".
"You want to learn about your body?".
"Something like that".
Clotho signaled one of the priestesses who led Y/n to the aisle about Fae anatomy a couple of floors below. She started reading out of curiosity but got sucked in. The tightening of her chest returned and she finally put the book down. She looked around, but no priestesses were in sight. She walked around the library when she saw a dark pit below. Something was drawing her closer, and she decided to investigate. She heard a faint voice ask "who walks here?".
"Hello. Is there anyone here?". No answer. She resumed her descent.
"Who dares disrupt my sleep?" the voice was louder.
"I-I did not know there was anyone here. I'm Y/n".
"Ah, the one who'd been lost. I see you've been found".
"What does that even mean? Who are you?".
"You mean to say, what am I?".
"You're not Fae? Wh- where are you? How is it possible that your voice is everywhere?" Y/n was now going down carefully, as the lights began to fade.
"Fae?" the voice laughed "I'm much older, girl-".
"Y/n, what in the Mother's name are you doing here?" Cassian grabbed her wrist and led her upstairs.
"What the hell, prick? Let go of me!" but Cassian did not release her until they were in the upper part of the library, where it was safe.
"Are you out of your fucking mind?" this was the first time she's seen Cassian angry. His wings flared slightly, a sign of his agitation.
"What has gotten into you?"
"What has gotten into you?" he repeated "how can you just go down there? Do you know what lies beneath the library?".
"No, I do not. No one has told me anything. In fact, this is the first time I've been to the library".
"You stupid fool".
"Mind your tongue, General".
"Why did you even go down there?".
"Because- I- I don't know. Something was calling to me. I had this strange feeling and it led me there" she explained.
"If it ever calls to you again, do not answer. Do not go down there, do you understand me?".
"I do not take orders from you, General. I'm not one of your soldiers that you can command".
"Mother above, Y/n. Will you just listen for once?" Cassian sighed. He'd never dealth with such a stubborn and infuriating woman before.
"What is down there?".
"A creature you do not want to face, trust me. Please, just stay away. I'm not commanding, I'm asking".
"Alright, whatever. How did you even know I was here?".
"I stayed behind to guard the city and you and Elain-"
"I don't need guarding".
"I know. When I came to the house, you weren't there, so I had to check. When I got to the library, Clotho told me you were here. I did not think you'd do such a stupid thing, but when I came to find you you weren't there. Only the book you were reading. Why are you studying our anatomy?".
"I need to know everything about my enemies in order to defeat them".
"Do you plan on killing me?" he chuckled.
"If you keep annoying me".
"You're lucky that I found you. You could have died".
"Am I supposed to thank you? You don't know that. Maybe whatever is down there just wanted to chat" she shrugged.
"Since when do you see the best in people?".
"I don't, but it is not a person, is it?".
"Let's just get out of here" he rolled his eyes.
"Where is everyone?".
"Hewn city. If you agreed to help, you could've gone with them".
"And see more of your kind? From what I heard, they're even worse than you".
"Much worse".
"Then why would I ever want to go there?".
"Fair point. But what about your powers, don't you want to learn about them?".
"You don't know if I have any".
"You are Cauldron-made. I-we believe that each of you has powers".
"Power or no power, I'm not doing anything to help you".
"Why not? You'd help save everyone".
"You ask a lot of questions, General".
"And you answer none".
"I don't owe you or anyone an answer".
"Sorry, I asked... I have to go now, Rhys just informed me of their return. And please don't go down again".
"I won't.  Tell my sister and your brother to come here tomorrow, I have something to discuss with them".
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