Author's Note:

Sorry this update took so long. It's finals week and I've been stressed to the max in school. I have to give my many many thanks to my beta MoonWolfRunner! She totally rocks my socks and her amazing skills made me able to give this to you tonight. Much love to my many fans and thanks for sticking with me! As usual I have to say that I don't own any of these characters, nor do I make any money with this story.

My eyes snapped to the newest guest in the room.

"Niall, what is it you want?"

The tension I felt coming from my bond with Eric, did nothing to abate the anger I had experienced when dealing with Bill Compton. I knew Niall and very few details about him, from my early days as a vampire and knowing enough about his conniving ways, I was not enthused about his interference in my evening.

"Godric, do not ask questions you know the answer to, it is not becoming. I'm here about my great-granddaughter."

I could feel Eric's irritation at Niall's manner of address and stepped in to defuse the situation.

"Eric, this is Niall. He's the ruler of the sky fae. I suspect he's here about Sookie, though I may say his presence is not wholly welcomed."

"Godric I have no patience for unnecessary introductions. Your child Eric the North man is not my concern. I'm merely here to tell you about Sookie's heritage."

I growled deeply and I could feel Eric vamp to flank me.

"Relax, the both of you. If I wanted you dead I would've killed you already. As I said before, Sookie is my great granddaughter. She is heir to the kingdom of the Sky Fae. Her abilities are becoming stronger and as I've been monitoring her progress from my realm, she has shown much potential."

I knew that there was something different about my Sookie, in fact I had planned to consult with Eric over the idea of a fae influence in her blood.

"What is it that you want from me faerie?"

"Protect her vampire. That is all I ask. There are things that are building in my world and it is important that you keep her safe. That is all I can say."

Before I could ask him to elaborate, there was a pop and he was gone. Eric snarled and grabbed the nearest chair, throwing it up against the wall. I knew he was frustrated with the idea of cryptic messages endangering Sookie, let alone the audacity of Niall's declaration.

"Eric, it is important we don't let him get to us. Keep your anger in check my son, we have much to discuss."

Eric and I spoke until just before the day claimed us, trying to answer the many questions we had concerning Niall's visit. I knew very little about the war within Faerie and Eric even less. I knew that Niall's clan once had a treaty with the other elemental factions. However, the war seemed endless and given that vampires and faeries were natural enemies our interest in their dealings was minimal. Eric and I knew that Sookie's life was in danger or else Niall would not have bothered appearing before us. Eric suggested a local werewolf that would be good as a bodyguard and agreed to contact him before going to rest.

I retired to my room to deal with my final business before dawn. I contacted Eric's demon layer Mr. Catilades about hiring a Britlingen guard for the future, arranged a meeting with a real estate agent to look for homes in the area and also arranged for a security system to be installed at Sookie's home. I intended to discuss with her further modifications, but knowing that she was a force to be reckoned with when crossed, I decided to wait until meeting with her later in the evening. As I fell into day rest I could not help but be excited for seeing Sookie when I woke, despite the urgency I felt to inform her of her danger.

When I woke several hours later I faintly felt emotions stirring within my bond with Sookie. Based on the distance between us, I could feel very little coming from Sookie's end, and I knew that until Eric woke from his day time slumber I would feel little but my own emotions. I forced myself not to get lost in the connection between Sookie and myself, despite the fact that I felt both a slight melancholy mixed with excitement.

I had much to go over in my mind before it was safe for me to seek out my love. I had come to the conclusion last night that my maker the Ancient Pythoness was somehow involved in Niall's appearance. Her ability as a seer was sometime used to protect, if not outright facilitate, both Eric and myself. Very few knew of our connection to the figurehead of our people and even fewer knew that she had a soft spot for the two of us. I was sure that she had seen my meeting with Sookie and even more sure that she had a sort of friendship with Niall Brigant.

I pondered over the significance over their connection. How was the future that my maker had seen so bad that she felt obligated to involve her fae alliance and simultaneously not bad enough for her to call me to her in order to deliver the news herself. She never hesitated to contact me before and her hesitancy now further added to the burden of the situation.

I was confident that Sookie could be protected by both Eric and myself against most threats and knew I could count on Eric doing what he could based on his growing affection for her. However I was only as confident in our abilities as I could be based on the knowledge I had. Not knowing much about Sookie's involvement in the warring fae, I had no idea the intensity of the threat at hand. If there was a real threat coming from the faerie realm, was it connected to the trouble I saw ahead from the death of William Compton? Or was that another trouble I would have to brave in order to protect my Sookie.

As the sun dipped into the sky, I was quickly met with both the spontaneous awakening of Eric's bond and the urgency to visit Sookie. I dressed myself at vampire speed and communicated telepathically that I was headed to Bon Temps to visit Sookie and I asked him to keep his eyes open while he was at Fangtasia. He responded that he would meet me at Sookie's house later and I took to the skies to see my angel.