"Nay, not a god. There were some who got close enough to see him and said he was of the Forest Folk, like the queen—but not so dark skinned—with pointy ears and fine features, very handsome. The way I see it, a man is a man, whether of the Forest Folk kind or of the human kind." She winked knowingly at Rhiannon.
"The queen is an elf?" Rhiannon laughed and sat back in her chair suddenly not so interested; the woman was clearly crazy.
"Do the Archigos not know of this?" She sounded almost incredulous, but then went on when Rhiannon did not offer an answer. "I don't know what an elf is, but Queen Baobh is of the ancient race of people known as the Forest Folk, and I am inclined to believe that this Lord Rull is too, not some silly god." Laura shook her head as if in sympathy for the ignoran
