Chapter 31: The Minions of the Brains Trust“I give you my sworn vow, Charlotte. We will do our best.” Gilborg held his arm out in the Fae salute – away from his body, arm straight, and then moving swiftly to bend his elbow and thump his fisted hand to the center of his chest. I was humbled when the entire Fae contingent followed suit, before they turned to Arasinya, dropped to bended knee, and lowered their eyes to the ground, giving her the respect she deserved as their Queen. Arasinya handled it far more gracefully than I did – while she responded with a regal nod of her head, I shuffled my feet and turned the color of a tomato.
Gilborg turned to follow his men through the rift they'd created to go back to the Realm. While it worked in a similar manner to portals, Fae magic was quite un
