Chapter 36: Witches Are A Special Case

Borrowing those dictionaries ended up buying Brennan three days of relative peace after work. It seemed that instead of asking him when he was in another room that she ended up saving her questions for Harmony when she was at the witch coven all day.

He didn't notice anything was off until Talori had a question she couldn't wait for the answer to and ended up apologizing afterward for disturbing him. That was when he realized she had purposely been talking less around him and was stupidly hit with guilt. He hadn't expected her to catch on.

"No…Talori…it's not your fault. It's the humans. They're driving me crazy so I'm more tired than usual but I'm not mad at you, I promise. Go on and ask me what you need to ask me," Brennan said sincerely.

He truly didn't mind answering her questions most of the time. He was just sick of being bothered by people at work who wanted to know what happened when he was gone and all of the stares. If they weren't asking questions, they were definitely staring.

Talori bit her lip, looking rather unsure. "I don't wish to burden you."

"You aren't a burden! You're my friend," Brennan blurted.

She tilted her head at him. "I am your friend? I have never had a friend before unless you count Zale but that is different because he is my family."

"Well, you do now. I'm your friend and Harmony is too. So don't worry about stuff like that, alright?

"Alright. Thank you, Brennan."

He thought that would be the end of it since she went back to asking questions with her usual levels of enthusiasm but the next day after work when he went to pick Talori up Harmony pulled him aside first. She looked rather concerned and he felt his heart drop to his stomach.

"What happened?" he asked nervously.

"Talori cried today. Obviously, I'm happy to have an extra supply of mermaid tears to work with but I'm worried about her. She was doing it because she misses her brother."

Brennan sighed. He had wondered when something like this would happen. Based on the way she talked about Zale, it was clear that he was her whole world. Even being surrounded by interesting new things and getting to ask all the questions she wanted wouldn't change the fact that she had never been apart from him for this long.

"They are very close. I'll see what I can do to cheer her up. Thanks for letting me know."

"Sure thing."

Talori didn't seem to be upset anymore since she told Brennan about the rest of her day with her usual fervor in the car. She did seem confused though when he took her somewhere other than his apartment.

"Where are we going?"

"To experience a unique cultural experience via the humans called going to the movies. Though human media gets a lot of things wrong regarding magic and the fae, it isn't all bad. Some of it can be quite entertaining," he explained.

Taking her to see something generic like a superhero movie shouldn't be a problem. He had overheard his coworkers talking about this one that was out right now and getting good reviews.

Talori's eyes lit up. "I have heard of movies! I have been looking forward to watching one!"

"Who told you about movies?" Brennan asked with a raised eyebrow.

He didn't remember telling her about that. It must have been one of the witches. They didn't watch movies terribly often because they hated the way magic was depicted but fantasy wasn't the only genre there was even if it was more prevalent this time of year.

"Piper. She and some of the others saw a movie last weekend about some sort of natural disaster to celebrate one of the witch's birthdays," Talori explained.

"I see. Well, what we're going to see isn't the natural disaster one. It's about something humans call superheroes. They're fictionalized versions of humans that have powers. I've seen a few before and they aren't so bad.

"Anyway, once we're in the theater I can get us some special movie foods that humans like to eat. I don't think you've had popcorn or candy yet. I'm not sure how you'll like the former but you should like the latter since you like sweet things."

"Ooh, I do like sweet things! Thank you for buying us special movie foods in advance."

Brennan smiled over at her. "No problem. Think of it as an apology for being too worn out to be any fun earlier this week."

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He parked the car and wheeled her into the theater. There was a special row that had space for wheelchairs at the end and he sat in the seat directly next to it so he could answer whatever questions she might have.

Talori asked him questions pretty much the entire movie but he didn't mind too much because he had come here for her sake. She certainly seemed cheered up by the end of it despite not getting all of them answered because Brennan didn't know much about the lore from the franchise this movie was a part of.

"You can look things up yourself once you know how to type," he told her on their way out of the theater. "There has to be tons of information about this franchise and these characters on the internet. I'm sure you'll be able to find it and read it while I'm at work when Harmony is caught up in her spells and magic items. You could borrow her phone to read about it."

Her eyes widened in excitement. "I never would have thought about that! Humans really have come up with a lot to make up for not having magic, haven't they?"

"Yes but not nearly enough to make up for the damage they've caused to the environment. Everything they do causes problems for nature," Brennan said with a sigh. "There are sustainable options out there but so few people use them.

"Fae are much more conscious of these things than humans because so many of us are heavily tied to nature. The witches have been great in that regard but they can't exactly hand out magic items to humans, now can they?"

"I see your point. What you need is to find similar products humans could have conceivably made themselves," Talori mused.

Brennan was surprised how insightful that was. She hadn't been here very long but she caught on quicker than he would have thought considering how naïve and easily excitable she was.

"Yeah. That's the problem. And mass producing it so it's readily available for everyone at an affordable price. I wonder if I should talk to Castian about that the next time I see him. He is studying sustainable business, after all."

"Aren't we going to see Castian on Saturday?"

"Provided nothing comes up on his end. I look forward to seeing what ideas he has. Elves aren't tied to the land the way fairies are but they do care about the environment," Brennan said with a shrug.

He honestly hadn't had many interactions with elves outside of buying from their businesses over the centuries. There hadn't been any nearby back when he lived in his original home. They lived much deeper in the forest so the two groups never crossed paths.

He had met plenty as he bounced around from place to place but never stopped to have in-depth conversations with them because they weren't interested in such things. They were even more businesslike than the witches.

"Fairies are tied to the land similar to the way merfolk are tied to the ocean, correct?" Talori asked.

"Pretty much. I lost my home a long time ago though. That's why I keep moving."

Her yellow eyes clouded over. "I'm sorry. That must have been very painful for you. I can't even imagine such a thing."

Brennan shrugged. "It happened a really long time ago."

He couldn't honestly say he had gotten over it but it was true that it happened a long time ago. It was the easier answer to give. He didn't like talking about his home or family because it brought back old anger best left forgotten.

It was easier to partially change the subject. "Like I said before, fairies started out where their element was prevalent. Fire fairies in the desert or where it gets hot, water fairies near bodies of water, wind fairies where the weather is very windy, and earth fairies wherever there were plants."

"Are there many of the other types around here?" Talori asked.

"Oh, sure. There's a rather large clan of water fairies out in the Everglades but you'll find them anywhere there are rivers and lakes in this state. Earth fairies are everywhere. They're probably the most common type. Wind fairies tend to live near the coast because of hurricanes. It's hot enough here that there are fire fairies too. I know a bunch."

"It would be interesting to meet other fairies but I know it is unusual for me to be up here and that I should not get too involved with other fae."

She had that right. The few other witches that found out about her existence had already been scrambling to talk to her or have her participate in their research. Other types of fae were more likely to be vaguely curious or disbelieving than try to pounce on her though.

"Witches are a special case. I don't think you'll have too much trouble with other fae if you really want to meet them," Brennan told her. "The next time somebody invites me to do something I can bring you with me."

Talori beamed at him. "Wonderful! That sounds fun!"

Explaining how he met a mermaid in the first place would be the hardest part but it wasn't like the other water fairies he knew didn't already think he was weird.. It wouldn't change anything.

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