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But my eyes went back to my teeth. What was going on with them? They didn’t seem quite the same, did they? I looked closer, leaning in towards the silvery reflective surface.
Besides being whiter than before, the tips of my canine teeth had gotten a lot sharper and pointier. It wasn’t extremely noticeable until you took a closer look, as I was doing, but it was definitely true—it looked like I had baby vampire fangs where my canine teeth used to be.
Experimentally I touched the tip of my tongue to one little point and winced—ouch—it really was sharp! I would have to be careful from now on or I might cut myself on my own teeth—what the hell was going on with that?
I wanted to demand answers, but I wasn’t done examining myself. Since I was standing behind the modesty screen, I felt safe enough to take off my jacket and nightgown and robe and look at myself naked.
What I saw made me suck in my breath and almost forget the baby vampire fangs I was apparently growing. It wasn’t just my face that looked younger—my body was younger and firmer too!
I hadn’t lost any weight—I was still curvy and full-figured—but it seemed like things had shifted around and redistributed. My breasts were most definitely bigger and firmer than they had been since college. My nipples were bigger too and much more sensitive. They almost seemed to throb when I brushed them lightly with my fingertips. Also, they had turned from brownish pink to a kind of pale purple, which was weird and disconcerting, though it did match my hair and eyes.
My hips were bigger too, which made my waist look smaller. My ass was high and firm as though I’d been hitting the gym for hours every day—which was certainly not the case. Perhaps strangest of all, I had lost all my body hair. My armpits and crotch looked like they’d been waxed. Even my legs and arms were completely smooth—was this normal? Did the Dark Fae not have body hair? At least my eyebrows and lashes were still intact.
I stole a glance around the privacy screen at my two Fae companions, who were still arguing quietly, before pulling my head back again. Neither Krynn nor Seldarin had a hairy chest, and I hadn’t noticed any other body hair either—mainly because I’d been too busy trying to sneak away that morning when I woke up naked between them. They?—
“My Lady, are you well?”
Krynn’s smooth tenor voice made me jump and cover myself instinctively with my arms. Which made me yelp, since my nipples were now so sensitive.
“What’s wrong? Are you in pain?” Seldarin’s bass voice demanded. Clearly both of them were standing on the other side of the privacy screen, waiting for me to answer.
“I…I’m fine,” I said and started to pull the champagne silk nightgown back on. But I found that even that soft material hurt my newly sensitive nipples. I yelped again.
“All right—what the fuck is going on back there?” Seldarin growled. “We can hear the pain in your voice, Princess. What’s wrong?”
“I’m fine,” I insisted again. Pulling the front of the nightgown away from my breasts, I stepped out from behind the screen.
Sure enough, both of them were standing there. Seldarin had his arms crossed over his broad chest. He was frowning while Krynn had an anxious look on his lovely face.
“Fine, are you? Then why are you making noises like a cat that jumped on a hot stove?” Seldarin asked.
“I’m just… a little sensitive—that’s all,” I said defensively. “Do I really look like this because of what you guys fed me last night?” I asked, gesturing to myself with my free hand—the one that wasn’t holding my nightgown away from my breasts.
“The food of our people—of your people—and the Nectar of Lolth have revealed your true form,” Krynn said.
“But why do I look so young?” I asked. “I mean, not that I’m complaining, but I look like I’m nineteen again.”
“You look young because you are young,” Seldarin informed me. “You won’t come of age until the Autumn Equinox.”
“What? But I’m nearly fifty!” I exclaimed.
“Exactly. You are nearly of age to rule,” Krynn said calmly. “Royal Fae and High Fae aren’t considered fully mature until they reach the age of fifty. It’s just as well that your birthday is near,” he added. “Because you cannot ascend the Throne of the Midnight Court until you are mature.”
“But this is crazy!” I exclaimed. “I’ve been an adult for well over half my life now! Hell, I’m probably going to be a grandmother in the next year since my son and his wife are trying to have a baby.”
“You must forget the human part of your life,” Krynn told me. “You must leave it behind—your true life begins now.”
“I can’t just forget everything about who I am—who I’ve been for my whole life,” I protested. “And if this is what eating Fae food does to me, then I’m not eating any more of it!”
“Don’t be fucking ridiculous,” Seldarin growled. “You’ve got to eat. Even the nearly immortal Fae can be starved to death.”
I shook my head.
“I don’t think so. What if I ate more of those glowing berries and got even younger? I don’t want to become a literal child again!”
“That won’t happen,” Krynn assured me. “The Nectar of Lolth has revealed your true form already—it won’t change again. All that eating Fae fare will do now is to allow you to come into your true power.”
“What power? I don’t have any power!” I protested. Which was absolutely true—I was probably the least magical person I knew. Or I had been, twenty-four hours ago, I thought ruefully.
