Valerie pov.
"Well, we could sleep in my room or your room and the boys could take shifts. I'll take a shift too. You don't know how to use glamour yet. The three of us can" I explained. Artemis huffed. "I'll teach you when I can. Don't worry" I continued. She sighed. "But they're after you!" She countered. I nodded. "Yes, that's why I have to protect you all. I lost you all once. I wont lose you all again" I state. Looking at them all. Heath had been gravely injured and we hadn't known if he'd survive. Puck had been fataly wounded and comotose in a Driad's tree for a year. Artemis I had lost from a young age. I won't lose any of them again. I Can't. I won't. "Princess. You're the one they're after. It's you we need to protect" Puck said. I turned and looked at him. "Puck. Please don't do this. I need to protect you all. I can't let them hurt you becuse they want me" I argued. Puck smirked. "Come on, Princess. Don't be stubborn. It's my job to guard and protect you. Heath over there is in charge of Nuntis's safety. We both have our charges. Let us protect you. He and I can take shifts and if any battle occurs. We'll wake both of you" Puck explains. I sigh shaking my head. "Ever the one to break rules and argue just to protect me aren't you Puck?" I called lightly. He grinned. "Only for you Princess" he replied. I smiled and stood up, hugging him. "I'm sorry to do this. I love you" I whispered as I used my glamour on them all to make them sleep. Puck took the longest to finally sleep. "Valerie why?" He asked sleepily. "Because, I need to protect you. Especially you" I whispered. He finally fell to sleep. I held back tears. This was goodbye. I walked out of ths court and found my way to Tir Na Nog. It took me eight days of travel. Once I finally reached the gates, I stumbled and fell. The guards alerted Ash that the Summer Princess was on the snow at the gates. He came swooping in and led me inside. "So you came to me on your own then?" He asks smugly. "You hurt my family and my friends. You want me. Here I am. Leave them alone" I stated coldly. He chuckled. "Fine" he grinned. And so he walked me to a room that was cold, but with a fireplace with a fire roaring in the hearth.