What does a fae prince bargain scene look like?
Example — The Bond
The fae do not lie. They also never say quite what they mean. This excerpt shows the first movement of a good fae bargain — where the cost is named in both directions.
He did not stand when she entered the hall. He turned the silver cuff once at his wrist — a small economy of motion that made every candle along the corridor dip in unison. "You came," he said. "Your grandmother did not." The floor under her boots was polished to a black mirror. She could see herself walk upside down. "I am Kassian of the Emerald Court. I hold your family's debt. Welcome." "You are younger than I expected." The corner of his mouth moved a degree. "I am not." She stopped before the step below the throne. The cushion beside him held the silver cuff her letter had promised. "Name your price," she said. "There are smaller things I could ask. And larger." "I would prefer," she said carefully, "to hear a cost for both of us." He considered her. In the fae hall she could see the consideration — it changed the temperature of the room a quarter of a degree. Then he inclined his head, once, with something that was almost a smile. "Well done, mortal," he said. "Few read the letter that carefully. Sit. We will make a new arrangement."
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