Dark strands of pitch hung limply against her face, oily tendrils clinging to her brow. Hollowed cheeks, gaunt frame spoke of iron control and wild he...lplessness, the faint taste of bile lingered at the back of her throat. Beauty was fickle, the slender frame now skeletal, ravaged by years of starvation and her skin sagged on her dejectedly, the lines that burrowed into her brow premature. Rumpled clothing, the kind that one bought in the attempt to feign wealth, in cut that nearly draped. A man and a woman. My first thought was Jehovah’s witnesses since they had that earnest look on their faces, then it registered. It was Derek and Ingrid.I stared, trying to make sense of it.“Er, Graham,” stammered Derek, looking to Ingrid for inspiration.“Could we come in and talk with you Graham?” she asked sweetly in her sing-song accent.“Er, yes,” I said. “Come in.” It had slipped my mind that Harriet was lying naked and unsatisfied in my bed, so I ushered them towards the living room just. It would be good to have her own kind with her. They were good, hard-working faeries.When Ross asked, the two families also thought this move would be good for them. Status wise they would be founding families in a new territory. The fact Caiseal wouldn’t be coming with them was also a good reason to go. Neither family liked Ross’ brother.Plus, unless they moved, one day he could be their King. They would much prefer having Ross as their King. So, they agreed readily enough. Possibly the only. ” Just like we practiced.We then released our hands and untied the cords around our waists. Jason then took them, one at a time and laid them over our wrists so that each of them wrapped around each of us.“Please repeat your vows to each other.” Jason instructed.“Lynn Kowalski and Erin Goldfarb, I take you to me to be my wives. I vow my love to you, and only you, forever. I vow complete honesty in all things. I vow my respect and devotion and fidelity. I vow that I will always care for you. I.