[Emery watches Zel sidelong during that quiet pause, but relaxes once Zel finally speaks up.]

Right. Fairies aren't that different from humans, really, just with some extra quirks.

[Like cow tails, or eating sulfur, or being tiny. Or being able to change their forms with a simple thought.

Emery gives Zel's arm a pat with his free hand.]



And you worry too much anyway~