He stared out at the garden. “I have one brother and one sister. They’re younger than I am and live at Court with our parents.”
“Do they ever leave Faerie?”
“No, they prefer to stay in our realm.”
I studied his handsome profile. “Do you get to see them often?”
“Only when I am summoned home on Court business.” He smiled. “My work here keeps me very busy.”
“What will you do when you find what you’re looking for? Will you go back to Faerie?” The thought of him leaving this realm for good made my heart constrict.
For a few seconds, it looked like he carried the weight of the world on his broad shoulders. “I have many responsibilities in Faerie, so I will have to spend more time there. But I have little patience for all the pomp and politics of court, which means I’ll spend time here as w
