unseelie

“You lie.” It came out as a snarl, all gravel and teeth, and for the first time in their woe begotten life the Unseelie Fae felt hatred. Fray was no stranger to pain, anger, and suffering of endless variety. But never had they been given cause to truly, viscerally hate. Until now. Crouched...

Their journey out of the faewilds was peaceful and, thankfully, uneventful. Finally given a cause for her flagging energy, they had a means of treating it. Setting after well sunrise and stopping before sunset, Shuck had slept considerable amounts each night and, of course, took her tea thrice...

They had traveled east for five days, following the path that the clurichaun had carved into their minds. With it came random flashes of landmarks and strange trails, generally accompanied by a headache. Sometimes Joseph would get it, others it would be her. She, at least, was silently cursing...

For two days, Joseph and the black dog plodded along behind the unicorn, constantly following and never sure of their destination. The dog had found them a quaint (if abandoned) church to bed down in the first evening, but the second day the unicorn took them well and deep into the forest. Not...