The
members of KISS and their families retired for the evening. Kathryn went into the library and waited for
her husband to return, all the time pacing back and forth. Finally, Michael returned.
"Well,
Michael, is it all right?"
"Oh
Kathryn, you worry way too much.
Everything is okay. I explained
to Greagoir and he understands."
"Did
you see Sabrina?"
"No,
I did not see Sabrina. She was visiting
with her friends."
"We
are going to have to tell her as soon as she comes in.”
"I
know Kathryn. Maybe we could do it
tomorrow when she wakes up."
"Michael,
she will know children are in the house.
We have to tell her when she comes home."
"You
are right, as always, my dear. We will
wait for her to come home and then we will tell her."
Kathryn
and Michael waited in the library, watching for Sabrina to come home. It was almost dawn, when a cloaked figure
glided through the front door of the castle.
As she made her way past the library door, Michael called out to
her. "Sabrina, we need to speak to
you please." The cloaked figure
slowly crept into the room.
"The
McGregor, am I in trouble?" It was
almost a whisper.
"What
makes you think you would be in trouble my dear?" Kathryn spoke gently to
the young girl.
"I
saw The McGregor with my father, and now you call me in to talk to me. Am I in trouble? Have I done something wrong?" There was a slight quiver in her voice.
"No
Sabrina" The McGregor replied reassuringly. "Come sit down we need to speak to
you."
Sabrina
sat down in the chair.
"Sabrina" Kathryn started, "we have visitors in your
castle"
"Visitors?" Sabrina started to get excited, "Visitors,
here?"
"We
have humans who are staying here and they have children." Kathryn told her young charge.
"Children!” Sabrina's eyes got large as she got more and more excited. “Human children?" Jumping out of her chair, "I must
go. I must find them."
"Sabrina,”
The McGregor said forcefully. “Sit down
and listen.”
Reluctantly
Sabrina sat down but fidgeted in her chair, all the time planning on how she
would find the children.
“There
are two children. A
boy, Evan and a girl, Sophie. But
you must leave them alone." The
McGregor informed her.
"Oh,"
the excitement she once felt was gone from her voice. "I cannot see the children?"
"Not
tonight. It is late and they are
asleep. Besides you need your rest too.”
The McGregor stated.
“We
do not want you to bother them tonight.
They do not know about you."
Kathryn informed Sabrina.
"Tomorrow you can meet them.
Tonight I want you to go straight to your room. I will bring up your snack and tuck you
in."
"Yes,
Lady Kathryn" Sabrina said soberly.
The cloaked figure left the den and went up the stairs.
Michael
raised an eyebrow and looked at his wife, "Do you think she is going to
her room Kathryn?"
"Oh
Michael, of course not, she has gone to look for the children. You knew she would as soon as she walked out
of the room."
"Aye,
I suppose I did know."
"I'll
take a tray up to her room and meet her there." Lady Kathryn picked up the cloak Sabrina had
dropped on her way out of the room.
Suddenly,
Sabrina came flying back into the room. "The McGregor!
You told me there were two children.
There are not two children, there are three children." Sabrina was thrilled.
Michael
looked at Sabrina who was floating 6 feet above him. "Sabrina, there are two children. A boy and a girl."
"No,
The McGregor!" Sabrina was almost shouting from
excitement. "There are three. There are two boys and a girl.” Sabrina flew down to look The McGregor in the
eyes. She was so close their noses
almost touched. “I saw them."
"But
Sabrina,” Michael tried to explain, “Nicholas isn't a child. He is almost grown."
"But
in his heart he is still a child. I felt
him. There are three children. And if I say there are three children then
there are three children." Sabrina
flew to the ceiling and extended her arms and her wings as far as she could
with all her dignity and regal bearing.
"I say there are three children.
And I am the Princess."
Lady
Kathryn walked back in, witnessing Sabrina’s announcement. "Princess, these are humans. They do not
fall under your rule. You can not
command them."
Depressed,
her wings slumped and she slowly floated down to the floor. "But there are three children Lady
Kathryn." Sabrina whined. "And I have given them my
protection." Sabrina straightened her shoulders suddenly feeling very
proud of herself.
"I
thought I told you to go to your room Sabrina." Kathryn reprimanded
slightly. Sabrina flew to Lady Kathryn’s
side, her head hung low.
"I
know. But I could not help myself."
With pleading eyes, Sabrina tried to explain, "There are children in my
castle, Lady Kathryn, there are children."
"Did
you wake them?"
"No. I was very quiet." Sabrina whispered, a
spark of excitement returning to her voice.
"All
right Sabrina. There are three
children.” Lady Kathryn finally agreed
with Sabrina. “Now it is time for you to
go up and go to bed. We will see the
children tomorrow." Lady Kathryn
again assumed her mother role.
"You
will let me speak to the children?"
Sabrina was hopeful as she began to float in front of Lady Kathryn.
"Yes,
Sabrina. But they do not know about you,
so I have to tell them about you first.
Will you let me tell them about you?" Lady Kathryn spoke as if she was speaking to
a 5 year old child.
"I
can do that Lady Kathryn. I can tell
them who I am." Excitement had
returned to Sabrina.
"No
Sabrina, I need to tell them before you do." Lady Kathryn smiled at her charge, "they
might not believe in you."
Sabrina
stopped and looked at Lady Kathryn with a shocked expression, "Not believe
in me? How could they not believe in
me?"
"They
are human, and not all humans believe in faeries."
"Oh,
but these are children Lady Kathryn.”
Sabrina grinned. “All children
believe in faeiries."
Lady
Kathryn smiled. "Tomorrow you can
see the children. Now come here, I will
take you to bed."
Lady
Kathryn took Sabrina by the hand and walked her upstairs to her bedroom.
Sabrina’s
room was very special, one that is fit for a princess.
The
castle was the home of a faerie princess, naturally, it was also enchanted. A tree grew in the corner of Sabrina’s room,
as part of the foundation. Her bed was a
large leaf that grew from the tree. One wall
was actually a waterfall that fell into a pond.
There were flowers growing through the floor and large toadstools acted
as chairs. Tree roots grew in front of
the window forming a bench where Sabrina could sit and look out the
window.
Lady
Kathryn gave Sabrina a cup of honey with cream and then tucked her into
bed. "Sweet dreams my
Princess. We will see you in the
morning."
As
Lady Kathryn was leaving the room Sabrina stretched and yawned, "Good
night Lady Kathryn."
Lady
Kathryn smiled at the princess who was already fast asleep, then turned to go
back downstairs to her husband.
"Do
you think they suspect anything my dear?”
Asked Michael.
"No. I believe she was very quiet and did not wake
them.” Kathryn was becoming concerned at
the thought of the next day. “We are going
to have to tell them tomorrow first thing in the morning. I am afraid of how they are going to
react."
“We
cannot tell them everything." Replied Michael.
"No." agreed Lady Kathryn, "We will only tell them about Sabrina."