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kbrizzle:
In Changes, the Erlking tells the newly Winter Knighted Harry that he almost got him at Arctis Tor (events of PG reference I presume). My question is, why was the ErlKing at Arctis Tor there at all?

He is the consort of the Summer Queen, & Harry’s actions should’ve only summoned the Winter Fae at the Summer borders, so why is the ErlKing at Arctis Tor? I understand that Harry is on his shit list, but surely this isn’t an example of him generally being on the lookout for Harry.

g33k:

--- Quote from: kbrizzle on January 16, 2020, 05:21:58 PM ---... He is the consort of the Summer Queen, & Harry’s actions should’ve only summoned the Winter Fae at the Summer borders, so why is the ErlKing at Arctis Tor? ...
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It's more correct to say that Erl is the "Summer-ISH King" or "A Summer King."

It isn't nearly as clear-cut a thing as with the Ladies/Queens/Mothers of Summer & Winter.

He is the (default) Lord of the Hunt.  And Winter called a Hunt.

It's not so much that he "had to" answer... but why WOULDN'T he answer??!?  That's his thing, the Hunt!

Bad Alias:
The Erl King and Kringle are wild fae who "play nice" with the Courts to keep life simple.

Yuillegan:
Very much agree with both g33k and Bad Alias here.

The reasons there is confusion on this topic is there are WOJ's that say that the Erlking is a Summer King, other later WOJ's say he is a King of the Wyld Fae, and that it doesn't matter as that there is a reason Mab rules the worst of the worst and not the Erlking, despite him previously calling them 'peers'.

Early WOJs say his origins are on the Summer side, but I think it it more complicated than that. Kringle's origins are likely as not Summer in nature, yet he is thought of as the 'Winter King'. It is more about which side the Wyld Fae choose during conflicts between the major Fae powers (i.e. Summer and Winter), just like mercenary lords in a war between two Monarchs.

And remember, the Erlking wasn't always merely the Erlking. Just like Kringle that is more likely just one of his masks. Another was hinted at during his first appearance in Cold Days when Eldest Gruff referred to him as "Lord Herne" as in Herne the Hunter from Celtic mythology. These are gods wearing mantles in order to preserve their active power in the world, immortals find change so very difficult. The Queens of Faerie have long been guessed at as being someone (or a group of someones) other than their "normal" mask/mantle.

kbrizzle:
I get that Erlking is a wild/Summer Fae, my question is about why he was there at Arctis Tor trying to get Harry? Surely assaulting the Winter Wellspring doesn’t summon wild Fae - it should only summon the Winter soldiers spread out on Winter territory.

I imagine the summons from the Wellspring is atavistic in nature - something primal felt by all beings of Winter.

@g33k
When does Winter call a hunt?

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