“That’s… a fairy Queen?”
“It’s something similar. See those halos behind it?”
Meryl looked where Daph was pointing and saw as much as 18 halos behind the giant fairy. She remembered that magic was ranked by how many halos a fairy had. Even if the dukes didn’t have up to 18! The dukes!
“Where are Sylin and Bim?”
“Duke Sylin has been defending the palace and your highness from the Fairy Queen. He asked me to watch you till you awoke so you could be taken to a safe area.”
“What of the other colonies?! Are they safe?”
“Their dukes would take care of them. For now, we have to leave!”
Meryl broke eye contact with it and ran out with Daph. The desperation in Daph’s voice was new and it frightened her a little. The horror of the situation hadn’t dawned on her yet but as they ran through th
