"I know some of it," Childermass answers with a sigh. Which is true enough. He has bits and pieces of what's going on, but not the whole picture. "The Severing cut off this world from any other realms that had access to it, including the fae. Whether it would stop it or not, I can't tell you. I don't know. What I can tell you is I don't believe it has to be you."

Because if, as Strange said, the Rose Queen is seeking Steven to end the Severing, then it's not that big of a step to assume it's what his own father is hunting him for. Does it have to be a changeling, though? He doesn't know. He can only make guesses for now.

"The Winter Court has been chasing me just as much as the Summer Court has you in the past week or so. It might be bigger than either of us know."