The Fairy

[witoflash]

OK all, I thought i was doing the right thing and now checking the AR and something I read (misread?) in another post has me confused.  If my opponent takes the fairy on his turn does it stay with that follower until that feature is completed or can I, on a subsequent turn place a tile, choose NOT to place a follower, and then claim the fairy away from my opponent?

I guess my question is:  When after the initial placement of the fairy is it legally up for grabs again?

[mjharper]

If you place the fairy next to your follower on your turn, I may take it and place in next to one of mine on my turn. If, by the time your turn comes round again, no-one has taken the fairy away from your follower, you score an extra point.

The short answer to your question is: immediately.