She frowned deeply and narrowed her eyes, glancing first at Edric and then at the Faerie. Godda was beautiful and ethereal, but there was a glint in her eye as cruel as the edge of her sword. Edric was handsome and capricious, but he exuded a bitterness that spoke volumes of what really lay in his heart.

"You really are a pair of idiots, aren't you?" Tamara said.

Edric's eyes widened, but his reaction was nothing compared to Godda's. The Faerie Princess had seemingly forgotten Tamara was even there in that small clearing with them. Now she sneered, lips pulling back to bare those sharp teeth, and she regarded Tamara closely. She raised her sword and started forward.

"Is this another one of your conquests, then? The latest human whore to invite you to bed? Yet her accent isn't local. What happened, Edric? Did you run out of girls in Blackbriar? You had to start expanding your territory?"