"Oh yeah, I had some nasty dealings with some a few years back. Tried to entice a human child away to join them, and killed anyone who tried to get in their way."

Even if said child had actually wanted to join them, and in the end he'd had to let her. It had been the price he'd had to pay, to keep the world safe from them, at least for a while.

He pursed his lips, echoing her mirthless smile. "So when you say you're the result of fae meddling, do you mean your great-grandmother was one of them, or something a little more sinister?"