Thomas and Cadán doubled up on Cadán’s horse, as there was no time to fetch Missy and saddle her. Thomas wished he could have sent word to Nona at Bebbanburg, but if they had any hope of retrieving the reliquary and getting it back to Oswy before he confronted Oswine, they had no time to waste. As it was, the tide lapped at the horse’s hooves as they reached the mainland.
Although he pressed Cadán, the Unseelie only shrugged in response to Thomas’ questions about how they were going to get the arm back. Finally, Cadán looked over his shoulder at him and snapped, “Are ye Fey or no?”
Cadán’s question struck home. The Unseelie was right. Thomas had been thinking as a human. But they were Fey. They could use their power to Charm the men into giving them back the reliquary. Anxiety pierced h
