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old then to even have children." I raised an eyebrow questioningly, then continued.
    "Cernunnos, look at the world through my eyes. I'm twenty in mortal years. I am an adult. I love my mates with all my heart. What we have between each other is a beautiful and wonderful thing. Don’t cheapen it because you cannot understand it. As for the mate versus whoever thing, well I think it's anyone. My aither told me that whoever held me did not need my agreement to gain power," I finished with a sigh.
    I was worn out by now and flopped back against the cushions. Cernunnos took my cold hand in his and gently squeezed. "For one so very young, you have a large amount of insight. I will ask you no more questions for today. Let us feed and bathe you. I will call Brónach if you like. She can show you where everything is and help you learn your way."
    "Thank you, I would like that." The sudden smile on his face clued me in a moment before realization dawned. "Damn it, I just screwed up royally didn’t I," I breathed.
    "Dianthe," he smiled fully this time. "You have no idea."
     

Chapter Four
     
    Dia
     
    I was so freaking hungry. My belly was growling loud enough to bring Caomhnóir over to investigate. He sat his head in my lap and whined. "Sorry, boy, I can't help it. I've not eaten in over two days now." He just looked at me and raised his lip in disdain. Almost as if he was saying "And whose fault is that?"
    "I know," I told him. "But you have to understand. Robin told me to never ever eat Fae food. I have to get out of here before I starve. I refuse to be trapped here forever." Determined to get up and moving, I stood from the decadent bed I had slept in. After yesterday's conversation, Cernunnos had left me with Brónach and she had shown me the inner workings of the village. We pretty much finished our interrupted tour from the morning but I wasn’t complaining. I now knew where the toilets were, where to bathe, find food, and how to get back and forth from Cernunnos’s place.
    Unfortunately, I didn’t get to eat anything. Damn, it smelled so good as well. I had pleaded exhaustion and came back here to have a nap. I must have really been tired as I slept the whole evening and into a new day. Now it was time to get up and face that day. I stood and dizziness swept with a wave through my shaking limbs. That had me sitting on my bum again in no time.
    "Okay, boy. That was worse than I was expecting. Look, I need to know for sure if you're on my side," I questioned him. No, I wasn’t finding it strange to have a conversation with a dog. Not at all. "So, Caomhnóir, are you with me?" The weird part was he nodded his great shaggy head.
    "Great, so here's the deal. I have to get back to Earth. Do you know how to get there and can you get us there on your own?" Caomhnóir looked uncertain and he definitely hesitated before nodding his head once again.
    "Damn, you're sentient aren’t you? You understand everything I say and can communicate back?" his tail thumped and ears perked up before nodding his head more vigorously. "I know I'm side tracking, but is it just you or all the hounds. Just nod once for you or two for all the hounds," I finished. Two affirmations later and I found myself shaking my head. My dog was smarter than I was.
    "Back to the problem at hand," I murmured. "I have to get back to Earth, Caomhnóir." He whined. "I know you don’t like it, but I can't eat the food here, and I'll die otherwise. You want me to slowly fade away?" A low growl was my response. I hated to use emotional blackmail but I was desperate.
    "Once I'm dressed will you take me back?" He whined but shook his shaggy head in a grudging yes. "Great," I smiled at him. "Give me five minutes!" I carefully stood and made my way to the chest at the end of the bed. Brónach had shown me the clothes that had been put in for my use the night before.
    Once dressed, I slowly made my way to the door. "Well, this is it, boy. Time to make a break for it," I