#Grye-Carling

[joemerl]

Faebruary/Februfairy 2024: "Deal"

Before the war, the Unseelie Court had taken changelings all the time. The other kings and queens of the fairies had put a stop to that. In the terms of her surrender, Gyre-Carling had been forced to say that she would never make another changeling again. She had no choice but to honor that vow. She was a full fairy, and even one as powerful as she was couldn't lie.

It made her blood boil, being forced into this "deal" in exchange for her survival.

But she could make deals of her own. If she couldn't create new changelings, she would find new agents to act on her behalf in the mortal world. With magic fading there, witches were all too eager to form pacts with a powerful patron. She would augment their sorcery in exchange for their service.

She made deals with other humans, too. Drew them into Elfame to satisfy other deals she had made. There was always an upcoming Tithe to think about.

Never make a deal with the Unseelie Court. Grye-Carling will make sure that you lose.

And in time, she swore, she would make the other courts pay for putting her through this.