Chapter 21

So it came as a total surprise when Erin walked up next to Emory with a raw red nimbus of power surrounding her. Even Mordrant dropped his final warding in astonishment.

“Well, what do we do now?” Erin asked as sheets of energy sparkled on the surface of her wards. “I mean, do we just leave, or is there a particular reason that we are hanging around here? I know I’m a bit new at this whole magic thing, but I have played Dungeons & Dragons before, ya’ know?”

It was Roland who broke the mood as he nearly doubled over laughing. “My Lady,” he managed to wheeze out between guffaws, “I mean really!”

Emory and then Arthur both joined in with the laughter, which soon spread throughout the assembled warriors of the Seelie Court.

“Actually,” said Emory through a bemused grin, “I believe that leaving might just be the right thing to do. You will be a good boy, won’t you Mordrant?” With little more than a backwards glance, Emory, Arthur, and Erin turned on their heels and walked calmly out of the scene of the recent battle. Seelie warriors began to gather their wounded and dead and made their way in small groups out of the ruins of the former video arcade and into the night air.

Once again, sirens cut the air as the mortal authorities finally caught up with the happenings in the world of the fairy.