When the name "Fae" was usually brought up, humans often imagined only graceful, willowy beings with pointed ears and glittering wings. But the truth was far broader than that, and Hannah saw it the moment she stepped into the hall.
There were so many variations of creatures gathered in the grand hall that Hannah didn't realize she had stopped walking altogether, her steps slowing until she was simply standing there, gawking.
Closest to the entrance were the nobles or High Fae, the kind human beings most often mistook for the entirety of Faekind. Tall, elegant, and unnervingly beautiful, they wore flowing silks and embroidered robes in various tones.
Their ears were long and tapered, adorned with gold cuffs and chains, skin smooth and flawless, and their eyes too bright to be entirely comforting. They didn't need to be announced, not when they carried themselves with such elegance it bordered on arrogance.
