He came over two days before Breena’s sixteenth birthday, which I had planned to celebrate with her by cooking her favorite dishes. I had also written a song for her, which I have been practicing for a few days. It was my attempt to be romantic. For her sixteenth birthday, I planned on finally kissing her and telling her how I felt about her. And with that, I planned on telling her about my secret.All that changed when Father came back from Feyland. He had an urgent look on his face as we embraced and got ready to go. “Logan,” he said, “Be on your lookout. The usual ways are not safe. Since the last time you were here, a few things changed.”“I was here last month,” I said. “What could’ve changed between then and now?”Father had a grim look on his face. “The war between the fairies have escalated. The Summer Kingdom has captured one of the Winter Kingdom’s royals, and the Snow Queen is furious. She has her Winter Knights patrolling all the lands, including our forest, ready and eager to take prisoners.”
