Deception's Princess (Princesses of Myth)
““I went to draw water from the lake and when I came back, there she was, shifting from foot to foot on her old perch. It was as if she’d never left.”“There’s nothing wrong with her, is there?” I asked, apprehensive.“Nothing I can see or feel. She’s fully recovered and she’s been hunting successfully out there.” He glanced at the squirrel’s nest. “She came back fully fed. I found no evidence that she’d tried bothering that little fellow. I think he really does have a lucky talisman, though the gods alone know where he’s keeping it.” I giggled. “Of course I put the hood back on her right away. There’s no sense in asking too much of a protective charm.”“She doesn’t need food and she doesn’t need care, and yet she still returned.” I spoke in a voice made soft with awe, but my heart sang, To me! She came back to me! I wanted to dance. I wanted to weep for joy.I controlled my impulses, refusing to look like a giddy child. “Maybe the braid I tied to her foot holds some of the Fair Folk’s mag...ic, a spell to bind her to this place,”MoreLess
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