Fay

*You are right here in your story. Don't skip ahead.*
Massie Burnson, *The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner*, p. 32
**WARNING: SPOILERS FOR *PRINCE LANDER & THE DRAGON WAR* ARE AHEAD; CAUTION IS ADVISED.**

## Book information

### Mentioned

*The Green Ember*
*Ember Falls*
*The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner*
*Ember's End*
*Prince Lander & the Dragon War*

**F****ay** was the wife of Flint and the mother of rabbitkind. She and Flint made the first leaping and founded rabbit culture on the Blue Moss Hills.

## Biography

### Beginnings

Flint, Fay, and the other Leapers originally inhabited Immovable Mountain, but were led to leave it by dreams they experienced. Having seen the Blue Moss Hills on the other side of a wide chasm, Flint and Fay led the way to them by leaping across a set of Seven Standing Stones. Upon arriving at the hills, they discovered that the blue they had seen was not the hills' moss, but Firstflower. Eating these flowers gave Flint, Fay, and their companions heightened health and intelligence, allowing them to develop language and granting them long life.

Flint became the first king of rabbits, and reigned over his growing community with Fay by his side. However, their peaceful existence ended with the arrival of Firstfoe. To combat this menace, Flint wielded the Stone Sword of Flint, but how he came to possess it was lost to history. A number of rabbits later left the Blue Moss Hills and traveled to Golden Coast, where the line of kings continued and treasured artifacts such as the sword and the Stone Book of Fay. This book was either made by Fay, or else received in a manner similar to the starsword.

### Legacy

Whitson Mariner mentions Flint and Fay to his son Lander, noting that their family are Flint and Fay's descendants and not akin to Gan and Shambler.

Fay's prophecy regarding the fate of the starsword is quoted by Queen Lillie.

Flint and Fay are mentioned as having left Immovable Mountain. Queen Lillie mentions that Fay's book warns them that there is a cost for carrying Flint's sword. Prince Lander wonders if Fay saying that the sword's breaking means the beginning of the mending, means that the sword needs to break to make a the mending possible. Fay warned against overusing Flint's sword. Mother Saramack searches Fay's book for information on the Flint's sword. Chief Heckle tells Prince Lander that the Drekkers didn't leave the other Trekkers was because they remembered old oaths made by their ancestors, oaths to Flint, Fay, and their heirs, forever. It is mentioned that King Whitson and Prince Lander are Flint and Fay's heirs and of their line. King Lander instructs Hollie to help Mother Saramack secure her chamber, for if the dragons got into their secret lore they would twist the rabbits' gifts and bend what Fay intended.

Flint and Fay are honored by the votaries as holy ancestors touched by divinity. Lord Ramnor has a painting of the pair hanging in his ready room, and it is one of the few items not removed when Bleston assumes command of the citadel. When Tameth Seer compares Kylen to Flint, Picket Longtreader wonders who might be Kylen's Fay, but quickly puts the matter from his mind. Sage Kins later plays the part of Fay as she and Prester Kell reenact the Leaping during an assembly in Leapers Hall.

Upon being welcomed to the Citadel of Dreams in First Warren, Picket notes that the name comes from Fay's book, which Captain Moonlight confirms. The Tunneler compares Heather Longtreader to Fay, a comparison she denies. On Victory Day, Heather despairingly wishes for Flint and Fay to appear.

Flint is mentioned in context of how she and Flint found the Blue Moss Hills and Firstflower.

## Personality and traits

Fay was said to have prophetic dreams, even being called "the mother of all seers."

## Family tree

 - The Royal Family of Natalia -

Note: Broken lines indicate relation through affinity or adoption or distant relation; unbroken lines indicate relation by blood.
## Trivia

* The name "Fay" is of English origin and means "fairy."
* S. D. Smith has said that he might consider writing a prequel based on Flint and Fay's adventures in the future, although he asserted that all one needs to know about them to enjoy The Green Ember series can be found in the books he has already written.

## References

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ Q&A with S. D. Smith | New Seddleton - YouTube