Now with is four feet under him, Daryl made his feelings on the matter known with a warning hiss. But when he attempted to back out the door, he met an invisible wall that prevented him from leaving.

"He'll be much safer inside the house. Outdoor cats have a much shorter lifespan than indoor cats," the fae said, as if reciting something it had learned very recently. It stopped to look at Annie, beak clacking as it obvious thought about the question, "Only two or three days, I think. Maybe four. That's not that long. Barely any time at all. I expect Lady Kayla should be back in a month."