Faerieland

Faerieland represents the magic and cruelty of the world. The fey are cunning creatures. They use humans for their own needs, such as helping birth a baby from their human consort, or creating artwork that the faeries cannot. Some faeries even live among the humans, while some humans marry faeries. However, most humans are not aware of Faerieland. Those that do find out without willingly going there are often driven to madness, unable to bear the thought that they were manipulated by magic.

The Human World

The human world represents stability and sympathy when compared to the land of Faerie. Vivi spends the entire novel wanting to return to the human world, despite being the only one of her sisters who is an actual fey. The reason Jude believes that Oak will become a better king by spending time in the human world is because he...