"It does little good once they have forgotten the stories. Most do not even bother to turn a sock inside-out these days, much less carry iron." But their numbers are much greater now. According to the crows, the city nearby has doubled, even tripled in size, and the humans who live there are a lot less afraid of the dark. Some are even as dark and as violent as the Unseelie themselves.

"I wonder if my hair gives me away. Or perhaps my short stature."