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      Cairbre—for that was the Fane lord’s name—smiled a little. “An odd effect of the transfer. You were the first human he saw when he passed through the Gate, so his body shaped itself in your image.”

      Donnington shuddered. “He wasn’t supposed to be human!”

      “He was cursed to assume human form in your world, but I expected this to be a temporary condition.”

      “You’re saying it isn’t?”

      “Oberon is still powerful. He will not be so for long.”

      The human scowled. “Can it … can it understand us?”

      “It has not yet learned human speech.” The Fane lord stared at the human until Donnington dropped his gaze. “You have said that you kept your part of the bargain, but you have not fully succeeded, either. The girl is resisting my power. I cannot bring her through the Gate.”

      “Because you’re nothing but a ghost.”

      “It has nothing to do with Oberon’s restrictions on our appearance in your world,” Cairbre said coldly.