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brother and his brother’s fiancee . Ian came back from the trip alone and said that he didn’t remember anything that happened while they were gone. His brother and sister-in-law-to-be never came back and their bodies were never found.”
    “But fae can’t lie. If he doesn’t remember anything, why would they think he did it?”
    “He was covered in blood when he came back,” Vanya said, “It was awful.”
    It was a lot to think about. My guy told me that Ian was innocent, but who could tell for sure?
    “I almost forgot. You need to eat this,” Vanya pulled a tiny muffin out of her pouch.
    “No thanks,” I said, “I’m not hungry.”
    “It’s not food,” she said, “It’s a spell. Holly created these so we could use magic even when she wasn’t present. It will make you appear fae for a short while, since the castle broke your original disguise.”
    The muffin tasted pretty good for being a spell, almost like blackberries, and I gobbled it up in one bite.
    “I know who you are,” a deep voice rumbled behind us. I jumped, but Vanya didn’t even see surprised.
    “Show yourself,” she said, and the largest man I had ever seen stomped in front of us. When I saw that he looked to be about nine feet tall and six hundred pounds, I was shocked that he had been able to sneak up on me that easily.
    “That’s the star,” the giant boomed, “I could get a room full of gold for bringing her in alive.”
    “You don’t know who I am, do you?” Vanya asked in a loud, calm voice.
    “Sure, I do,” the giant thundered, “You’re a fly standing in the way of me getting what I want.”
    “I am Vanya the half-dragon,” Vanya said, “Pleased to meet you.”
    “A twig like you can’t honestly expect to stand a chance against me,” the giant said, stepping toward us.
    Very calmly, Vanya took in a deep breath. She opened her mouth wide and blew a gust of bluish wind so strong that it sent the giant flying fifty feet backwards.
    “That was a warning,” she said.
    The giant stood up and roared, “Is that all you got?”
    Vanya took a deep breath in and then blew it out again, but this time, a flood of water gushed from her mouth and pushed the giant back at least twice as far. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
    Vanya yelled at the giant, “The next one is fire!”
    The giant got up and said, “You know what? It’s not worth the trouble,” before stomping off.
    I turned to Vanya, “That was amazing!”
    I’m not the head guard of the royal army for nothing,” she said.
    We walked another mile before I said to Vanya, “I think we should go back. I don’t even know where I’m going right now. There’s no point in running from my destiny, and you’re right. Ian’s not a bad pick for a husband; I’m just not ready to marry him yet.”
    We started the trip back to the castle. I was glad that Vanya had thought to bring some human food with us, because I was starving. She pulled out crackers and salami for me and some sort of sparkly fruit for herself.
    “What happens if fae eat human food?” I asked.
    “If they eat a lot of it, they temporarily lose their magic,” she said.
    “And what if I ate some of your food?” I asked.
    “You would be ingesting magic, but not providing an outlet,” she said, “You would eventually go insane if you ate enough of it, and certain foods could have random magical consequences, like turning into a frog. I’m not sure how it works for the star, but that’s what would happen to a normal human.”
     

 
    Chapter 12
    As soon as we arrived back at the castle, I knew something was wrong.
    Several of the guards were huddled in a circle outside of the castle. They didn’t even look at us when we went through the entrance.
    The king and queen were both weeping in the throne room. One of the guards was trying to comfort them, but to no avail.
    “We already lost one son, and now we’ve lost two! Haven’t we been through enough?” the queen wailed.
    “This