"I did!" Winter chirped, grinning brightly. "I've been living with others like me. ...Well, sort of like me. They live deeper in the forest than I ever did. It's made my hair go funny!"

He shook his head in show, the new brown and red curls bouncing around the familiar face.

"I've come to visit fae Willy and the Phouka, but they weren't home."