They are simply.. very different, Nuada. [ she smiles, small and warm and encouraging, sending love and support across their bond. ] I have met others which I found to be.. beautiful, wonderful people. They are people, just as we are people, seeking largely only to love and care for their families and friends. There is wickedness among them, but.. not so much that it should condemn their entire race.

[ she frees a hand, reaching up to lay her palm gently against his cheek. ]

.. And here, you are-- you are king. [ her lashes flutter, expression stunned for a moment, as if it had just occurred to her. ]