“I have also helped you,” the witch interrupted. “I could have killed you the moment you entered my territory, yet all I did was try to scare you away. I’ve saved this boy’s life.”
“But you are asking for something from us,” Rhyson reminded her.
The woman drew herself up to her full height. “Fine. I do not wish this Sera any harm…for now. She is not wolf nor human nor witch. The same can probably be said for this whole community. She is a magic I wish to know more about, and I do not intend to dissect her to learn of it. Satisfied?”
“Then what is she?” Juniper blurted out. “I mean, there are some weird things on this mountain, but they weren’t monsters.”
The woman smiled coldly. “Fae.”
I wrinkled my nose. “Fae? Like…fairies? That’s a thing? A real thing?”
“I see civilization has tame
