Hushed Willows Summon all the courage you require

Lumiya could keep whatever words flitted uselessly in her mouth, whatever it was, Aoibh didn't want to hear it, much less bear the hurt and weight of whatever remark she had in store. It was unhealthy to keep memories like this that did not benefit her, as her mother did say, but she also spoke with her eyes to Aoibh her whole life, she was a less than faerie. And they were all right. This wasn't the first nor the last time the realization had made her consciousness come crashing down to her shaking legs, or her heart beat faster as sobs rolled down her matted cheeks. Let Lumiya relish like a wealthy thane in his keep, free of concern of opposers, her queendom . . . and she?

But a less than faerie.