The tiny form giggled and laughed, not slowing down at Parne's threat, merely blinked with those huge eyes and grinned widely, her sharp pointed teeth readily visible.  "Oh Sidhe, if we were to duel, it would not be just myself.  We don't not fight that way."  She giggled but her nose twitched slightly as if she smelled something.  In the next instance, Tara found the winged creature in front of her face, the translucent wings beating in the shadowy dappled light of the wood.<br/><br/>"You're bleeding... I can smell it mortal.  Is this what you offer us to pass through?  Mortal blood?"  The small slits that served as her nostrils flared wider, and Tara took an involuntery step backwards in alarm.  She knew she should let go of Parne's arm to allow him to do whatever he needed to, but that just wasn't an option right now. "I know she's your apprentice, Sidhe, but it would be easiest to leave her for us to guarantee your passage.  There are others not far from us that don't appreciate your kind in their woods."  She flew down to the ruby wellings on Tara's hand, her tiny hand brushing against it, coming back scarlet as she licked it like it was candy.  "Besides, she's only human, there's more of them than us nowadays."<br/><br/>Licking her lips, Tara was a bit stunned, she knew from everything her aunt had said that the fae weren't all cute and cuddly. She had only to remember that 'redcap' to know that was the case, but the little dwarf guy had seemed really nice, and so far, so had Parne, but this?? She snatched her hand up and held it to her chest, her blue eyes bright and glaring at the little winged being. "My blood isn't on the block here! So you can just let us through, the path told me to come this way, so obviously, you're supposed to let us through!"  She knew her logic was a bit sketchy but she didn't care, her insides were twisting, an odd mix of anger and fear.<br/><br/>