[@Ojo chan 42] "taking after" isn't really...Alright, let's see if I have this right.  Runic will correct me if Im' not, I'm sure.

She has her species, which is kelpie.  The Court bit is her allegiance.  It's very looked down on, but there /are/ fey who change courts, or who grow up in one and swear to another.  The latter is better than the former, of course.  And it's also frowned upon to be raised across court boundaries -- a father in one court and a mother in a different one.  But I'm sure it happens.