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“The Unseelie tongue is most fascinating, from its impressive dexterity to its surprising texture.”

Unseelie Fae: A Scientific Study

N ight descends, the light in the sky giving way to a deep-blue blanket of twinkling starlight. With the rest of the house asleep, I slip out through the back door only to find a man wearing all black waiting at the gate. He tells me to return to the cottage or I’ll be taken into custody for defying the curfew.

Since I don’t fancy spending the night in a jail cell, I do as he says.

I can’t sleep until the late hours of the night. When I peel my eyes open the next morning, my windowsill is empty.