"Fairies are a myth, Grandess. They are like... the undershadows, the fortress blights, the... Orthios Horror. They exist only insofar as our stories colour them.
Although the mother who weaves her fairies as kind, gracious, savioural, does so with the best intentions, we must remember that these deviancies are what gives rise to dissention. We are still fighting the 'Eltans'. And as for your own people in the... well, I'm sure you catch my drift.
Humanfolk, animalfolk, irefolk. That is how it is and has always been, and always shall be. The scripture is clear on that, as you are more than aware. I urge you to dispel this topic from your mind and return your soldiers to the Ruin. Let me deal with the boy. And all will be well, I promise."

-From a meeting with the Grandess. The speaker's name has been soiled with ink.