Once Upon a Tryst
“Take me wherever it is that you go when it’s safe.”
“I cannot.”
“Can not or will not?”
“Both,” I admit. “Maybe I’m being selfish, but I don’t want to watch you die.”
“But if it would be safe for you why….”
“If I take you into Faerie, it is even less safe for you there than it is here. There are people there who will want you dead. And even if by some miracle I was able to keep you safe, there is the problem of time. Time moves differently in Avalon.” I try to explain as I pick up my coat and each of my gloves, readying myself to leave. “A day in Avalon can be a week, a month, or even a year here. A week in Avalon could be a decade. Do you know the story of Rip Van Winkle?”
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