Hill paid little attention to the tangled grievances of the House of Shade. However angry the queen was that Oberon had left her sphere of influence, she would not dare take it out on him.
She was powerful, certainly, but only within the Court of Delight. Once she left her throne in the Fairy Realm, her power was no greater than Waukeen's.
The Queen of the Void from the Court of Sorrow and Wrath was much the same. The Divine Artifact she had made with Rose had caused more harm than she herself ever could.
The Court of Sorrow and Wrath was indeed more frightening, but as long as people stayed out of its territory, even ordinary mortals had little to fear from its queen.
The story of Alice in Wonderland showed the limits of these Fairy Courts well enough. Even a little girl was beyond their reach once she escaped.
The Fairies had followed the Gods away from Toril precisely because they were too weak.
Without Oberon and the god of Unicorns and Pegasi, even the Fairies living in the Outer Court might have been hurt by large creatures that wandered in.
The freedom Hill gave the Flower Fairies said it all. He had never worried that they might cause trouble he could not handle.
Something else concerned Hill more. He could not help asking Vera, "Does Oberon want you to have an official divine position in the Court of Delight?
"Was the request refused?
"As the queen's youngest daughter, you certainly qualify. You have followers of your own, too. Why wouldn't she allow it?"
Oberon had often clashed with Queen Titania before, but even when they believed Vera had died, he had never gone so far as to leave the House of Shade altogether.
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