"Come with me," the Princess of the fairies said to Delaney, "We will talk."
They walked to the edge of the fairy ring. Music was already playing and the fairies were dancing but they parted, swirling around Delaney and Nell like a river flows around stones. The two walked until they were only on the outside of the ring and out of the way of the other fairies.
"Sit," Nell said, gesturing to a stump.
Delaney did as she was told. She still couldn't tell if Nell was upset with her or not and she didn't want to risk making anything worse. Tucking her cloak beneath her she sat down and waited for the fairy to speak to her.
Nell studied her closely, hovering an arm's length away from her face.
"Vince doesn't know you're here," she said as she crossed her arms.
"No," Delaney answered even though it was more of a statement than a question, "I snuck out and came here on my own."
