Of course I wasn't. Faeries are bound to their words, you know! [ a beat. ] ...or at least, that's how it used to work. You really can't afford to trust someone that quickly in this modern age, can you?

[ normally, these past few days, he's looked away when she's been waking up. right now, though, he seems to have other things in mind. ]

Come on. I think it's time you learned your first bit of magecraft.