Maestra by Elle Cross

Author:Elle Cross [Cross, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Part II

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

* * *

From “The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats

The hotel management of Arapax hotels congregated on a beautiful day in the arboretum. That was where the old trees spoke to Henrick and told him about the goings on in the world.

The pixies arrived and they frolicked without care among them. He raised his hand to one, the one that had claimed her name was Farasail, and she came to him. "Have we delivered the goods to Ms. Lucy?" he asked.

The pixie fluttered and glowed in her language that meant the affirmative.

"Good, good. And how did she take the news that we offered her carte blanche?"

She glowed again.

"Good. Well, off you go. Don't miss out on the treats."

Henrick, once a knight in the Fae courts, and now serving his queens in this role, found a piece of hallowed earth. He drew the glyphs with his finger, fueling it with his blood.

The he waited.

In this span of time, he thought about the fact that the Fae leadership was a little uneven. Of course it had to fail. The courts were too disparate. Diverse. All out for their own interests. The idea that they would fall in line behind one representative was silly. Unrealistic.

That would be the same as the earth being able to speak for the needs of the air or the water. Ideally they would be able to speak fairly, but there had been too many instances over his long, long life as a knight of the court, and as the manager of the Arapax, for him to hold his breath that the peace would have lasted this long.

There was a shiver in the air in front of him, and the Queen That Was, the Queen That Is, and the Queen that Is To Come glowed before him.

"Your majesties."

"Lord Knight, what is it you seek?"

"Your majesties, Immortelle has gotten the invitation that she is free to stay at the Arapax and has Carte Blanche."

"Good, and what does this mean?"

"Well, it has been a few days, and sources have said that she is still in the Underworld. I thought that your majesties would have preferred that she move quickly."

"Has the trial for Lord Commodore Bianco occurred?"

"Yes, they have already concluded that business."

“And that would be?”

"It was a twist. He decided to bestow his inheritance to Immortelle."

There was a sound that was something between amusement and glee. "Good. All is going according to plan."

"She had her first challenge for it, but she fought of the challenger without trouble."

"As expected. Vendetta runs deep, and she inherited Bianco's Vendettas while acquiring new ones all on her own, I imagine."

"The timing then? She has not yet arrived."

"Tell us when she has moved from the Underworld and into the Mortal Coil. When was the last you heard?"

"Rumors say she would go to the Goblin Market. That is the last."

There was a hiss. "She is already making her way here. It is imperative that you keep her alive.

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