"Yeah. Far as the Courts go, there's Winter, they're vicious bastards but at least they're honest about it; there's Summer, who pretend to be all sweetness and light but they're hunters to the core, make no mistake; and then there's the Wyldfae, who stay neutral in the whole affair. The Courts are ruled by three Queens each, and the Wyldfae are nominally ruled by the Erlking, who mostly just leaves them to it and spends his time hunting down whatever poor bastards get in his way."

He grimaces. "And this is goblin territory. So keep on your toes, and if you hear any kind of suspicious rustling I encourage you to scream like a little girl and hide behind me while I pulverize them."