“She betrayed us!” Edgar screamed above the noise, and Tilly snarled at him while a motion of Abigail’s hand silenced him.
Alyssa glanced at Abigail, and her jinn shrugged. She could not deny it; she had wished her brother would just shut up.
“What is the meaning of this!” Alois demanded.
“The cavalry arrived a little late, Your Highness,” Alyssa said as she allowed her wings to unfurl, and her feet lifted off the ground as she watched Mell fly in her direction.
Some of the archers lifted their bows in Mell’s direction, and Abigail disarmed them with a flick of her fingers. The people milled, the kings demanded answers, and the royals protested, but Alyssa paid their buzzing no heed as she greeted the fairy princess.
“Your Highness,” Alyssa greeted her with a raised brow and a twin
