Trick of Fae by S L Mason

Author:S L Mason [Mason, S L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quick Quill Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

“My lady, you must rise and dress for dinner.”

I lifted my head, rubbing my fist into my eyes. “For dinner? I haven’t even eaten lunch.”

“Yes, but you must prepare for dinner. We only have two hours.”

Only two hours to get ready for dinner, are you kidding? I could get ready in ten minutes. “We must create something entirely new,” she said.

“Well, I could show you how to make a strapless brassiere.”

One of her eyebrows rose, and a smile spread across her face. “Yes, yes, I can see how that would happen. It’s like a small corset.” She whistled me up a strapless bra. There had to be specific components to a song, basics to build upon, like a pattern or a recipe. This sound would do this, and that sound would do something else. If I could learn the basics, I could build whatever I wanted, like making a cake or cleaning a gun. You must have all the components and put them together in the right combination for your gun to work.

I wasn’t one for small talk. I really liked to get to the point rather than beating around the bush and making nice; nice wasn’t my thing. But to learn answers to any of my questions, I needed to try a little finesse.

“Lavender, you sing beautifully, and obviously you use a song for everything. What is that all about?”

“It’s part of the Fae life. All Fae are born with a beautiful voice. We can sing, whistle, or even make a pleasing rhythm.” Her eyes glistened with love for her magic. “Music is in our lives; it is part of the natural world if you listen. Everything has its own rhythm, its own song. You must only be willing to listen for it.”

“So, you sing, and the fabric tells you what it wants to be?” I held my breath.

She smiled, her eyes gazing down. She shook her head as if it was a simple concept that I should’ve understood.

“No! Everything has its own vibration, its own song. Or its own key. You have to find it and then manipulate it any way you wish. For example, fabric is always sung to in a major key. It’s the nature of its design. We have fairies that are great artisans, and they do nothing but sing and weave. It is their one desire; they truly love it. Although we have a caste system, you might be mistaken in thinking that we are stuck. Advancement is always open to any Fae who wishes to try. You are not stuck wherever you began although you might be put lower than where you started. The Fae society isn’t just about being feudal. Just because you start a scullery maid doesn’t mean you couldn’t become a duchess. Ability has more to do with Fae society than position.”

It dawned on me that she’d started at the lowest of the low, but because of her talent, she managed to bring herself up. She’d been very haughty when she first came to my room, but she’d earned her position; she was proud of it.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.