Two little faeries flew quickly towards Ariana's palace.
They knew she would want to know about the new visitors to the
Shee ah Rea. She had told them to let her know immediately if they
heard anything about Emera and Coyote and as soon as they saw them at
the party the night before they set out for the palace. The journey from
Ariana's kingdom to the Shee ah Rea took many days for Emera and Coyote
since they came by boat but the faeries arrived at the palace in only a
few hours. Every window in the castle was dark except one that was high

up in a tower. They flew up to it and crept inside where they found
Ariana working hard mixing something up. She looked up when she heard
them come in. "So, have you any news for me?" she asked. One faerie, a
blue eyed blonde, stepped foward and said, "Yes, majesty, we have
located Emera and her friends." Ariana stood up suddenly and
knocked the contents of the bowl she was stirring onto the floor.
"Where is she???" she screamed. "On the island on the Shee ah Rea,
majesty." The blonde replied. Ariana walked around the room
thoughtfully for a moment then said, "Fendra, you've done well. Now,
go back and keep an eye on her. All of you!" With that, the queen
stormed out of the room and ran through the castle to her private
bedroom. She collapsed in a chair and slowly giggled to herself
then grinned and said "Well, well, little one. It seems I've
caught up with you after all. We'll see how well you and your
little friends do now that I'm in charge!" Ariana then blew out
her candle and crawled into bed and fell asleep, dreaming of the
day she'd meet up with Emera and Coyote.