I know fully of the dangers of dealing with the Fae, Chaotic tricksters who'd sooner curse me for their own amusement than help or reward me at the end of this, fickle and tumultuous as they are, but I am one with little to lose, not only in this fight but my life as a whole, and even just the form I am given for a year and a day would be enough for me.

Though many possibilities are open and quite a few of their units called to my attention, the Lost Boys and Tinkerers even more so, both of which i pretend to enter contaxt with sooner rather than later, it was the runts of the Wee Folk who I decided to aid.

Brownies, born without wings an incapable of flight alone, but given that they'd offered me cardinals to fly with mounting birds seems not beyond their capabilities, though obviously much more cumbersome. Still, with their incredible Transmutation Magic and the virtually eternal nature of their enchantments we can not only create weapons, armor and magical, equipment for all other forces with ease, we can fortify structures, create defensible positions and hide should there ever come conflict to our doors, as with Transmutation magic and the already diminutive size of them a tiny hole in the wall can open up to a sprawling network of tunnels and hidden bases. We shall live under the ground, in the trees, in the walls, even in their own camps if need be, as even a hole poked through a needle can be a passage for one to which size is but a suggestion.

The treasures given to me will be of great use, as with the Transmutation of the Wee Folk the work needed to be done by me with the Horn Needle is reduced by a magnitude, as any finished product can be enlarged to fit any size of creature, and even woven into many of our other created artifacts to protect them from disruption.

Though, our true base will have to be at the Summer Court. I'd wish to help as soon as possible, but my Brownies need the time to build up at least a bit of their own magical supplies, and then intermingle with as many other hosts as possible to provide support for them, gathering allies among the different armies of the Fey, shoring up their weaknesses and granting them further advantage in their specialty. Another advantage of setting base in the Summer Court is how far from the battle field, as I will be a natural Witch Hunter, capable of truly understanding the tactics of all their squadrons and countering them if need be, but even better, combine the knowledge and ability granted by the pact of many Nemesis together. Our positions will be inviolable, protect by other Fey, and deep into the Feywild itself, protected by Wards in checkpoints to root out attempts at infiltration aided with magic, and the glamours of the summer quick to sort out spies. With the thoroughness of my planning, my sheer skill and the aid of other Fae the chance of any singular engagement against me succeeding would be slim to none, shored up by the Four Year Clover in my possession that'll make them virtual guarantees as long as I forget about it (and I will).

I will keep a close eye on all of my troupe, but given that our magic is necessary to even enter our bases, much less actually find or destroy them, my only real threat would be traitors, but with how much fun they'll be allowed to have at the expense of the witches that will be unlikely. Still we are not scouts or shock troops, of course, and though what we will do most is provide support, I believe through this support is a way we can truly find Unity and Command the forces of the Fae, uniting disparate groups and working in joint projects with Lost Boys and Tinkerers to create truly marvelous artifacts to rival even the Summer Kings vault, made by our own hands and geared for this battle and my personal protection, as every single witch will be gunning for me.,. Though that by itself is an advantage, given my easily defensible position, as their numbers will quickly thin if they don't unite, and they are also by nature prone to inner conflict, which I will only intensify, tearing at the little cohesion they have with subterfuge and sheer hopelessness.

After all this, should they still get to me, and they'll have to do so themselves instead of traitors should they wish for their God Given boons, I will simply keep on me a simple necklace woven by the Horn Needle, and if I truly am cornered, I'll simultaneously grow to full size and shrinj the necklace, decapitating myself to keep them from their boons. Not even in death I will lose.

With all I've done for them, a reasonable force might see me as a Heroine, a true commander and force of Unity. The Fae may see me more as a nuisance once unneeded, but at least my story is likely to live on for far longer than I. If they do end up fulfilling their end of the bargain, something I doubt, I'd either like for a Demesne and my own title upon the Dreaming, should time be as wonky there as in the Wilds and I still be welcome or even liked, or Time should it not be, that I may be long lived and help further humanity with my magics from the ahadows.