Having a free range of the house came with risks. I quickly learned who to avoid and who was okay to talk to, which really, was only Finn and Declan. But after the confrontation with Liam, I hadn’t spoken to any of them. Blue left after I did, heading back to the Palace to spy on the Prince. Regardless of what she’d said, I was back to staying in my room. Finn brought me my meals, but I didn’t allow him in.
I couldn’t stop thinking about what Blue had said; Humans were the weakest of the races. It was true in a sense. We didn’t have magik, or the ability to change forms. We couldn’t breathe underwater, and we didn’t have wings like the Fae. We were frail, prone to sickness and injuries. But weak? Had Papa been weak to try and save me? I didn’t think so.
One evening, Finn brought a packag
