Adele, Sookie, and Jason became accustomed to their new living situation. I continued my work with Sookie. Jason had a hard time accepting that Sookie could actually read minds. He was relieved though, that she wasn't crazy; he had always been a little afraid that he might go crazy too. Self absorbed much? We decided to tell him that I was allergic to sunlight and that I could fly - he accepted this pretty well. For some reason, after accepting mind reading, flying didn't seem like a big leap.
One night as I was leaving, I caught the scent of a fairy. Yum! I spotted him watching me from across the road, his eyes angry.
"Why do you visit the home of my lover so frequently?" I looked at him stupidly.
"Adele?" I asked. Her fairy lover had never come up in conversation. I wonder how one would lead up to that? I took the ferry across the river today, and by the way… The scent of the fairy was making me a little tipsy. Focus, Eric.
The fairy nodded. "My interest lies with the young girl," I said.
"You are feeding from my granddaughter! And Adele allows this?" I almost expected to see steam coming from his ears. Focus, Eric. Granddaughter?
"I do not feed from Sookie. I am training her," I answered, steel in my voice.
"Ah yes, the telepathy. Perhaps it is good that you are around, to keep them safe."
"Do they need protection from someone in particular?"
"I am Fintan Brigant, son of Niall Brigant, prince of the sky fairies." I had several business dealings with Niall. He always requested to meet me at The Deux Poissons. Maybe he owned it. Although why would a sky fairy name his restaurant after fish? My eyes widened.
"Corbett and Michelle weren't really caught in a flash flood, were they?"
"My enemies, the water fairies, murdered them," Fintan replied with fire in his eyes.
This was very bad. The fae were dangerous and cruel – not a Tinker Bell among them. "Do you plan to take them away?" I asked.
"No, Adele will not leave. I have done my best to keep them hidden. They are as safe in the farm house as they would be anywhere else." Humph. I needed to have a serious discussion with Adele about this.
"If she is your lover, the mother of your child, why do you not care for her better?"
"I wanted her and she wanted children. She is too proud to accept anything else. " He paused. " Do you have a name, vampire?"
"Eric Northman, Sheriff of Area 5."
"My father has spoken of you . He says you are a good man, for a vampire. I endanger them by being near. I will trust their safety to your hands," Fintan said and disappeared. Really? Fairies are just incomprehensible. I thought about going back to the house and speaking with Adele. No, I needed to think things through more carefully.