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that would march across the land killing out whole villages that refused to join his new kingdom.  During this time, King Treigold died.  The kingdom was then passed to Trienan's sister, Evelyn.  She had never intended to rule the kingdom.  Her gifts lay in healing, not leading.  She had three children, triplets, two girls and a boy.  They were being groomed to rule the Water Fae as a Trefoil, a balance of power."
    "Evelyn had taken to healing all the refugees who had entered the land due to Trienan’s war.  She would heal dozens in a day.  And as you can tell by Taggart's state, healing takes its toll.  Every time a fairy heals someone, a bit of their essence leaves them."
    "Evelyn had gotten herself so worn out, that she could not even eat or drink.  She instructed her children to prepare to take the throne as she would die soon.  The oldest of the three had the ability to see the future.  She foresaw her mother's death and the path that the three must take to bring peace." 
    "So they set forth to rule the kingdom in a threefold plan.  One they would build an army.  The youngest, Sarah, was a warrior, she was strong of mind and body.  Sarah raised the army and trained them for the inevitable fight.  The middle triplet, Johan, was a healer, he set to building up the stocks of healing remedies and healers into a centralized location.  Johan set up a sort of a fairy hospital.  The oldest, Katirin, created a think tank of mind readers and future seers, together they consulted the future and sought out the paths to peace."
    "Trienan, hearing of the new government had an idea to grab the throne and the power.  He would assassinate the two younger triplets and take the older one hostage.  He would then marry his niece and take the throne.  Katirin had a dream to this effect."
    Meckenzie interjected, "This is the part that we have read, this is when the necklace was created and the powers were bound."
    "Yes," said Isabel, "and for generations, the fairy have been without powers, but some powers have come back over the last few years.  Everyone in Aquinas believes the war will come back to our doorsteps soon.  That is why your mother went back.  The descendants of Trienan have begun building an army."
    "Do you have powers?" Taggart asked Isabel.
    "No, I have been trained in the art of espionage and self-defense though.  So I was volunteered to come and stay with you while your mother was away.  I have always been here to protect you."
    "So when Deidra hired you before she left, she knew she was leaving.  You worked for us for two years before our mother left."
    "I was being trained to come to protect you since before you were born.  It was known then that there would be a Trefoil.  You three were the first triplets born to a royal family in eight hundred years.  Your mother was never intending to leave you, her brother was assassinated and she had to return to rule."
    Meckenzie suddenly stood up.  "Wait.  You said you were our great grandmother's cousin and our mom's great aunt, does that mean that mom and dad were related?"
    Isabel laughed, "In a way."
    " Ewwww ."   Kellan said.
    "It is not as close as you would think.  Your family tree is a direct line from King Treigold.  His daughter Evelyn's son Johan was the only surviving child from the original Trefoil.  His son Tristan had two son's Sedric and Josiah.  Your mother is the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Josiah. Your father is the great-great-great-great grandson of Sedric .  Which makes them fifth cousins. "
    "It may seem strange to you, but the Fae have a tendency to marry their cousins, many human royalty do the same thing.  It is just the way life is.  Your parents’ marriage was, although probably not known to you Lawrence, destined.  When your grandmother came here, it was to protect the lineage so that one day, one of the line of the kings could come here and have the Trefoil in another place.  So they might be