“he said. “Now. You have given me your name, but I have not given you mine. I am called Strength of a River in His Shoulders, of the Three Stars Forest People. And there is a problem with my son.”“What kind of problem?” I asked.“His mother can tell you in greater detail than I can,” River Shoulders said.“His mother?” I rubbernecked. “Is she around?”“No,” he said. “She lives in Chicago.”I blinked. “His mother…”“Human,” River Shoulders said. “The heart wants what the heart wants, yeah?”Then I got ...it. “Oh. He’s a scion.”That made more sense. A lot of supernatural folk can and do interbreed with humanity. The resulting children, half mortal, half supernatural, are called scions. Being a scion means different things to different children, depending on their parentage, but they rarely have an easy time of it in life.River Shoulders nodded. “Forgive my ignorance of the issues. Your society is…not one of my areas of expertise.”I know, right?MoreLessRead More Read Less
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