Zas stared at the prince's wife in disbelief. No human had ever acknowledged him as a Fae except for the old kings, Mary, and Genie. All three had their own experiences with Fae before. The old king, Tidas' great grandfather Edmond, had met Maevis and Nicolas when he was a child, and one time again when he was older. Genie's experience had been mild, and generally about gathering information.. Mary's had almost ended with her death. It was how they'd met; when she was a little lass.
He'd saved her from sharing her family's fate.. Zas was hunting a Barghest that'd been attacking the local villages along the borderlands. He'd found it and killed it, but not in time to save her family. Mary had barely been alive when he'd found her. It took months for him to be in the same room with her without her going into hysterics.
