. A few more arrows came at me, including a Fire-mana-type enchanted arrow. It got through Durandal’s shield but missed me, rocketing past me as a streak of flame. But then the archers held their fire as their ally charged once more. Durandal had wanted to handle all shields and sword buffs, but he had conceded one item. We had …

. Relador is a loose confederation of cantons dominated by Fairie, the borderless ‘nation’ of fairies and their relatives like Kiki. Each canton has a mortal government, dominated by archmages, many of who are half-fairies themselves rather than true mortals, but the country as a whole has only a council with little power, no military, and only a tiny import …

. “Big Sis too slow!” I scowled at the bug. The little showoff was flying backwards in front of me, holding her arms as if her elbows were on the ground in front of her, propping her chin up with her tiny fists. I scowled and put a bit more speed in, but she just accelerated to keep pace ahead …

Tiana will have to wait for Volume 4 to figure it out. This volume is ending in the middle of an arc, and I suspect Volume 4 will mostly be filled with the rest of it. Once again, ’tis I, your storyteller Fushigi, Dear Readers! Volume 3 is complete with chapter 124. Thank you so much for sticking with me …

While the visitors breakfasted, Grandmother grew her wings and led me by air back to Durandal. She was hiding us as we flew, but I was still way uncomfortable. I mean, there was no getting around the fact that I was again flying naked in broad daylight! And this time, I knew there were eyes in the area! I am …

. Although Grandmother continued to keep her eyes closed, I could feel the sense of eyes gentling and a warm patient smile in her mind’s voice. And perhaps amusement at my alarm. My plaything will recover the portion you are taking as she sleeps. It is no more than what she might lose in a day of particularly taxing labor. …

. The girl languidly stretched, then wriggled free and pulled me toward her. I was beginning to feel the vampiric hunger stirring, and I forced myself to focus on that and not on the full-body skin-to-skin contact with this girl. She was glued to me now, and it was definitely stirring other feelings in my own body. The other choice …

. Once the picnickers frolicked long enough in the water– which, to my astonishment really did evolve into nude bathing like Grandmother predicted– and had their midnight dinner (for which the girls dared each other into remaining nude), the third girl retired to her tent and the two couples picked discreet trysting spots. After Grandmother’s disappointed whining made it official …

. Unable to answer, I looked away, down at the group. They had blankets spread and tents set up. The girls had removed their shoes and were raising their skirts while wading in the water. “Now I know why they say fairies toy with women and kill men.” She laughed again, not ashamed in the slightest. “Innanmi, true fairies follow …

. It was fully nighttime now, but the greater moon had risen in a cloudless sky, and it was nearly a full moon. The lesser moon, the white moon, was not visible that day, but the light from the blue moon was plenty bright enough. I reclined on soft sand in the moonlight next to the outdoor bath that Grandmother …