Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Legends by Lydia Sherrer

Author:Lydia Sherrer [Sherrer, Lydia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-9973391-8-5
Publisher: Chenoweth Press

As succinctly as they could manage, they told Thiriel about John Faust and his plans concerning Morgan le Fay. Just as Sebastian had predicted, the fae queen was extremely interested to discover that Lily was a descendant of Morgan. It seemed the fae had been looking for that ancient wizard for a very long time. They had given Morgan magic, and they wanted it back. Pretty badly, too, judging by the glow of Thiriel’s eyes when she spoke of it.

Sebastian and Lily settled in for what was clearly going to be a lengthy how-to-get-rid-of-Morgan-le-Fay brainstorming session. An attendant brought a platter of fresh fruit and mushrooms along with a bowl brimming with dried nuts for them to munch on. After the other fae had left, Lily gave Sebastian a questioning look. He led by example and popped a chestnut into his mouth, grinning at the flavorful, almost sweet crunch of it between his teeth. Fresh food from the fae realm was nothing to worry about. It was their prepared dishes you had to watch out for, since you had no idea what was in them.

As they talked, Sebastian started to think that perhaps an alliance with the fae wouldn’t be so bad after all. No one had mentioned the elephant in the room yet, though. Well, either of the elephants. He knew Thiriel hadn’t forgiven him, even if she seemed willing to let the matter of his “caretaker” duties drop as long as he was helping them get to Morgan. And as for the other elephant, Sebastian knew Lily would be pestering him with questions about this “prophecy” as soon as they were on their own.

The problem was, he didn’t know what to tell her. He barely knew any more than she did. Thiriel had made esoteric references to it on several occasions, but all he’d gathered so far was that it had to do with bringing balance, and that the fae took it very seriously. There had been a time back when he’d lived with the fae that Thiriel seemed to think he was a part of it. While he certainly wanted to do right by the fae—inasmuch as he was capable—he refused to get roped into some cosmic struggle for “balance,” whatever the fae thought that meant. He had more important things to do. Namely, watch Lily’s back.

Heart full, not caring what Thiriel thought anymore, Sebastian couldn’t help staring at Lily while she listened to the fae queen. This incredible woman was like a burr: prickly and impossible to get rid of. While those might be negatives in the case of a burr, he felt they were Lily’s best qualities. Her stubborn refusal to see sense and hightail it for the hills was impossibly endearing. It wasn’t that she was besotted with him like some girls had been—in fact, she took every opportunity to point out his faults. As crazy as it sounded, she genuinely seemed to think him worth sticking up for. No one had ever done that before.

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