Nerys

Nerys was the head of one of the noble houseinof the Unseelie court, although she had given up much of her power and her true name. She and her house were the closest to neutral of any of the sixteen Unseelie noble houses. In Seduced by Moonlight, she stood with Miniver's house in opposition to Meredith being named heir to the throne.

Nerys, like Queen Andais, had long black hair and triple grey eyes. Unlike the queen, however, even in dire situations, remained cool and collected. The queen asked Nerys if she wished to challenge her for the throne, Nerys allowed that would be suicide. After Miniver lost her challenge to Merdith, it was Nerys who insisted that Meredith could not be declared the victor unless she left the dueling ground on her own power.

Meredith then asked the queen to reveal that Nerys was a party to the spells that had driven the queen deep into blood lust earlier, an act of treason. Meredith called her allies the demi-fey and offered them the blood of Nerys and her house. They descended upon the nobles en mass, leaving Nerys' face a mass of bloody scratches, then Meredith called her hand of blood and caused them to bleed. The red caps lined up in opposition to the bleeding nobles, until one fell to his knees and begged forgiveness. Andais asked what mercy should they expect when they had tried to kill her, and have her slaughter her own guard. One noblewoman appealed to Meredith not to destroy the entire house, and she responded that Nerys must die for the betrayal of her queen. Nerys replied, "I will pay the price for my actions if you will spare my people."

Andais agreed, and Nerys gave herself over for punishment. Ash acted as executioners, cutting her apart; chest, throat, stomach. Meredith used the hand of blood, but Nerys did not die. The queen offered Mortal Dread to Meredith, in order that she give Nerys true death before she went into the pots of the goblins, she said if Meredith didn't do it, Nerys would go alive to feed the goblins. Meredith saw fear in Nerys' eyes at that thought, and offered her the choice, she asked for death which Meredith granted.