Chapter 12

Ryan and Chloe turned away from each other and looked at the fairies. There was a pack of 20 fairies flying right towards them. They were coming fast, and they were touching down to the ground.

A man and woman were leading the way, wearing a crown and tiara. They landed on the ground just in front of the kids, gracefully touching down and walking up so they were only inches from the kids, their faces nearly touching. The other fairies walked up behind them. They stopped in a large huddle, and then they broke into whispers. The man wearing the crown cleared his throat loudly, signaling for silence.

“I am Wilfred, king of the Fey,” the crowned fairy said in an authoritative voice. He looked young, probably in his early 20’s, but he sounded much older as he spoke.

All of the adult fairies looked like they were around the same age. They all had young faces, smooth and perfect like those of china dolls. Now that they were up close, the kids