I've been thinking a lot today about those Fairy Godmothers and wrinkled Old Grandmothers in fairy tales. Especially how they ask questions and let people's answers sit with them. And maybe cast a spell or curse if the answer is wanting. Somehow when a fairy in disguise does it, it doesn't come off as such a mind game or manipulation. It's more a a searching or teaching moment. They're trying to see who they're interacting with. Are you kind? Noble? Sly? Selfish? Naive? Wise?
It's all in your answer. It's a test, a trick, you say. But is it? Or did you answer in a way that revealed something less than flattering about yourself. Tread carefully in the presence of faery...
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