Since the Citizens discovered the coppery fragments on themselves on Sunday (03 MAY), prompting a search for Frederick for what was presumably his piece, much has happened.

After a fruitless search most of Monday (04 MAY), Willoughby confronted the fae, who revealed that they'd imprisoned Frederick following an attack on a faerie. Willoughby initially demanded to speak to Frederick to get his part of the story verified, but the fae were quite adamant about not letting the Citizens near him for everyone's safety. Adrian, nearby at the time, intervened by playing along with the fae story and seeing Willoughby to relative safety before he got himself into trouble.

Of course, trust in the fae was thus at an all-time low. Since speaking to one of the brownies without that the fae are watching seems impossible, Adrian and the others came up with a plan involving feigned 'interest' in one of the slaves. Unfortunately, even when alone with that chosen individual on Tuesday (05 MAY), no change in information was to be had. There's been speculation as to why, but nothing conclusive. If the fae meant the silence to discourage them, though - it had the opposite effect.

Wednesday (06 MAY), the group approached the fae openly, more diplomatically explaining a need to speak to Frederick, 'if only to be assured of his well-being'. The fae were astonishingly accepting after initial hesitance.

Thursday (07 MAY), the Citizens were led into the fae prison and a room with Frederick, who appeared more violent than anything they'd remembered him as, making the initial fae statement about how he was being detained for everyone's sakes all the more plausible. Coherency was not to be got.

However, when they left, it turned out that none of them had seen even a hint of the copper sundisc fragment on Frederick, which has led them to believe that they'd not spoken to him at all; but instead, to some illusion claiming to be him.