It's a shame that my--

[He cuts off very abruptly, expression flickering into a wounded, lost look for a split second, before settling into a stony one. Tara would indeed be bold enough, and have the power to back herself up, to go to this foreign queen and negotiate their return to their forest, but she's gone.]

There must be someone less flighty than these fairies that could arrange a meeting with this queen. If nothing else, she can explain why and how we were brought here.