>>5827333It was disconcerting to know that the Archmage was, indeed, always watching. It also wasn’t especially welcome to know that Izzy was privy to all your comings and goings, even if she was your friend. You sometimes wondered if she had any concept of boundaries, or hat she was invading your privacy. Then again having investigated her origins so intensively, and against her wishes, did you really have much room to criticize? You decided not to bring it up, instead reminding her:
“The fairies here don’t much care for humans.”
“I’m not… Entirely human,” she murmured.
“Even so,” you asserted, doubtful that whatever her Reptilian admixture was would be any more welcome here.
“Please?’ she pleaded. “I just want to… To watch. I won’t be a bother. I’ve always wanted to see a fairy court…”
That much was true: the notion of a fairy court had always excited your friend’s imagination, since you first broached the subject. Still, the spirit f the Old Maple who presided here was very clear last time.
“I brought cookies,” she said hopefully, and produced a cloth-wrapped bundle. “Homemade.”
Dusk was coming swiftly. You had to make a choice, one way or another, now.
Did you allow Izirina to join you?
>Yes, the cookies should probably help smooth things over>No, you didn’t want to risk your relationship with these fairies>Yes, but only if she hides herself with magic and says and does nothing>Write-in 