The Fae World: Earth: Adrian: The Coffee Shop (part 6)

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“Why is that?” Phoebe asked.

“There are theories, but no one is certain.” Adrian sighed. “When it comes to the fae, and magic, that seems to be the way of things, unfortunately.”

“I’d like to hear them, if you’re willing to tell me.”

“Of course I am.” Their eyes met for a moment. “Currently the most likely one is that it has something to do with Kalinia, because the fae lived through a time when magic was failing and that had an effect on everyone who survived it, although the younger fae dealt with it much easier than the older fae did. That’s why Willow and Alder’s children have always been strong, but that might also be due to how strong the magic within their family has been.” He brushed a hand through his hair. “My father was born on Kalinia, he was relatively young at the time, and yet none of us have anywhere near as much magic as one of the mixed blood my brother is currently sharing classes with. She…” He shook his head. “We know that she’s related to one of the current elders’ brothers. He came to Earth long before the decision to leave Kalinia and stayed here, because he was happier here than he was there, but then we ended up following him.

“When he found out the sort of person his brother had become… well, that changed things between them, although I don’t think their relationship was very good to begin with, and since then they’ve been fighting for the elder’s seat. I’m not entirely surprised that it happened, not after the reaction the elder had to finding out his brother had mixed blood children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, but it has meant that he’s taken a step away from his three families, in an attempt to protect them from the worst of it all. If Tamara hadn’t found the school I don’t think she would ever have been told who she was related to. Unfortunately, in these sorts of situations, that is normal.”

“Some days I can’t help wondering who I might be related to, but I doubt that they’d want to meet me if they found out that I existed.”

“Honestly whether or not they would does depend a lot on who you happen to be related to. There are fae who wouldn’t want to meet you because of what you are; others who’d make the same decision because they wouldn’t want it to make things harder for you; and then there are those who’d push aside any worries and meet you anyway.”

“Make things harder?” Phoebe looked around the coffee shop. “Most of the people in here are homeless, they have very little income, and if it wasn’t for the kindness of whoever created this place we wouldn’t have anywhere to go at all.”

“You might not think it, but it can really do that. I’ve see it happen before, to mixed bloods who were in the same sort of situation, because once they found out who their magical parent was it created a connection between them that would affect the rest of their lives. Not knowing can be simpler.”

Mirrored from K. A. Webb Writing.

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