Fable: An Unfortunate Fairy Tale by Chanda Hahn

Author:Chanda Hahn
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Adaptations
ISBN: 9781491282021
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Published: 2013-08-22T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“No, no way. Do you see what he did to me!” She pointed to her golden stripe of hair. “And this was when I was sleeping. Uh-uh. Not happening.”

“That is exactly why you have to kill him. You are the only one who can. You’ve already started connecting to the Fae plane,” Constance said.

“I have?”

“You did, in your sleep. The Fae plane is somewhere between the physical plane and the spiritual one. Jacob and Wilhelm were the only Grimms to successfully go there of their own free will. No other human has done it since. But you can. Temple didn’t come to you in your sleep. You went to him, or at least connected with him in a dream, and the power that continues to grow around you helped make it real.”

“So how do I do it again?”

Both of the women looked at each other and shrugged. “We don’t know.”

“Jared brought me here promising that you would help me,” she cried out.

“We want to help you, but this is a gift we know very little about,” Mei said.

“But if you can get there once, you can get there again. You may have to wait until you solve more quests. It’s not just the Story who is growing stronger and more powerful the more quests you complete. You are as well. So maybe in time you will have more control over this ability. But at the moment we don’t know what else to do.”

“Is there no other option? That can’t be the only way for a human to cross over. What about all of those tales about the Fae stealing children?”

“Children are smaller and take less energy, but it takes a very strong and powerful Fae to cross over with an adult human. Most are barely strong enough to come by themselves. I assume you asked Jared.” Constance looked at Mina carefully, already knowing the answer.

“Of course, he won’t go to the Fae plane. I don’t understand why.”

“It’s because it is more dangerous for him to cross over than it would be for you. Jared’s been banished, and if he goes back, he risks losing his life.”

“I wish he would tell me these things,” Mina fumed.

Mei kept chewing her lip in thought. “Maybe if you had a seam ripper?”

“Is that a small silver tube thing?” Mina asked, feeling her heart race with excitement.

“Why, yes, a wizard gave one to each of the Fates. Do you think you know where one is?” Constance asked.

“I think I know someone who has one.”

When Mei took Mina back to the library again, Mina was completely discouraged. She had more questions than answers. The Godmothers said they would try their European contacts and find out what they could about jumping. That’s what they were calling it. Jared was sleeping in the armchair by the fireplace and didn’t stir at the sound of their entrance.

Mei held Mina’s hand and whispered encouragement to her.

“Mina, I truly believe you will be the one to break the curse. You have something that none of the other Grimms had.

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