The banquet was frustrating, in so many ways. It was fairly similar to the ceremony, where the royals sat at the high table above the other fairies as we all ate. Only, this time, it felt so much more different. I had been warned in detail about how important this was. At the ceremony, only certain fairies came. I learned that many of the Seelie fairies stayed back, because they were indecisive. There were more indecisive fairies than I originally thought. Zahra said this banquet would be a turning point for them, to see me and see how strong I was, and how I wasn’t anything like Naya. I was sad about this, to be honest. There were a few times in the last weeks that I saw Naya dancing around the house in the most gorgeous gowns, and she’d babble the word Queen constantly, giving bows. I co
