20 Chapter 20: Fate of Gargoyle

In a time when fairies ruled the Earth. And humans were an afterthought.

The waves of the ocean beat against the shore. The blue sky met the gray water in the land of Connaught in what is now County Galway, Ireland.

The Fairy Queen held her wand aloft as she told the three gargoyles their fate.

Sean Foley heard the Fairy Queen’s verdict and he swore to himself. He glanced at his two brothers, Donal and Declan. Their faces reflected his reaction to the fact that the Fairy Queen had cursed them to be turned to stone until the fairy that they were destined to protect came along. If that fairy stayed with them for at least a day, they would take human form again.

“Feck,” he said.