The Sentinels and never mind how high the cost may grow

she answered his query with one of her own; lasher realized she had gone back to the subject of fairies, or so he thought, and smiled at her with an indulgent fondness. "with their little feet, of course! they dance in a circle until all the grass is gone, and their touch is enchanted, so it never grows again." it was upon the tip of his tongue to ask if deirdre had ever seen one such being before, but kept silent -- he did not wish to influence her vision of them.

eyes rested upon her now. "little one," he said softly, "i will teach you words to say, but first: do you believe in your heart that the famine will end?"