[Pyla]
I’d had a wonderful visit with my family in the fae lands. In some areas, especially on the fae roads themselves, time moved differently. Sometimes it was slower and sometimes it was faster, but the areas we lived in seemed perfectly synced to the human realm. I wasn’t worried about missing Forrest’s coming of age.
On the last day, my stepmother came to me while I was out working around the village. I’d seen some of the friends I had, but I hadn’t told anyone about Forrest. It felt like he would be taken from me if I told too many people about my hopes.
“Pyla, how are you doing? Shouldn’t you be getting ready for your trek back to the human lands?” she asked.
“Sri’zala, I hadn’t seen you there, you made me jump,” I chuckled.
“You were deep in thought. I’ve been calling to y
