Even taking the form of one of her bonded I could not talk her out of bringing my brethren with us. I had to get away from them, they could not find me, especially not Luan. Luan had wanted nothing more than to take over the shadow parts of the fae realm. He says they tarnish the realm with darkness and should not be allowed to stay. I protected my land before I left to find help, placed a barrier up where no one not of shadow elf blood could enter. But would that be enough? What would happen to my people should I die? Ciaran and Darcel were polite to me, but they never fully accepted me or my people. Though Ciaran’s lands were always bathed in moonlight, mine was just dark. No moon, or light, just shadows that clung to the people who resided there. That’s where we were comfortable, in the
