By morning the bird was rested from his flight across the sea to the Land of the Fairies, and as he joined his fellows in the Dawn Chorus, he sang of joy. The Fairy Queen listened, attended by her maidens. She thought long and hard about the human kingdom on the other side of the aquamarine waters. She thought of what the Harpster had told her, of the intrigue and treachery and even danger the new king and queen could expect, if they were not warned. Not wanting to become involved in the affairs of the humans, still, the Fairy Queen felt compelled to warn them, if just to keep her own domain safe and the land of Minth well and happy.
The Fairy had lived for eons before the harsh King Hakor ruled. She had seen kingdoms come and go, been untouched, and danced in the moonlight unconcerned ab
