The Voice of Lions is a short story written for Seanan McGuire's Patreon supporters. It is the fourth story in the Tybalt Shorts and pairs closely with The Act of Hares.
| “ | They that have the voice of lions and the act of hares, Are they not monsters? |
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Author's Summary[]
This is set several years after "Stage of Fools," and moves us a little closer to Tybalt's eventual departure from London. Everyone knows it's not going to be easy.
Tybalt and his sister adjust to their new London.[1]
Plot []
Colleen and her seven-year-old daughter Cailin interrupt Tybalt's nap. The three are the only Cait Sidhe in Londinium, as Tybalt has not yet rebuilt the Court which he banished before the London fires. Tybalt cajoles Cailin to try shifting into her cat form, but she cannot.
While he and Colleen supervise Cailin playing with some human children, a sleeping spell overcomes them all. When Tybalt recovers, Cailin is gone. He and Colleen track her into the Summerlands, where an Ellylon girl says that Cyne has taken Cailin to the Tower of Eira Rosynhwr. They enter the tower to find Cyne watching over Cailin, pleading Eira to return. They berate Cyne, Colleen slashing her eye, and reclaim Cailin.
Characters []
- Tybalt
- Colleen, Tybalt's sister
- Cailin, Tybalt's niece
- Ellylon girl
- Cyne, heir to the Kingdom of Londinium
Mentioned only []
- Eira Rosynhwyr: Firstborn of the Daoine Sidhe, Lady of the Roses
- Lady of the Lake, the sea witch: Firstborn
- Blind Michael: Firstborn
Places[]
- London and Londinium
- Shadow Roads
- Court of Fogbound Cats
- Summerlands
- Eira's Tower: Tower of London on the mortal side
Mentioned only[]
- Kingdom of Albany
- Kingdom(?) of Kernow
- "We do not recover well from the loss of love, we Cait Sidhe. It comes too slowly for us, and demands too much in the passage. When we fall, we fall slow, and we fall complete." -Tybalt
References[]
See also[]
| Tybalt Shorts |
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| A King Without a Court |
| Remembering to Rule |
| Caring for Cailin |
| September |
| Hero's Quest |
| Court of Silver |