"At least answering gives us a starting point, disbelief or no. Let us make those decisions for ourselves," Felih says as retort, tail still lashing, before sighing.

"It does seem as if they fear you, whether you intend it or not," he murmurs. "Even in small ways they do not realize."

"Do you have any other ways you wish to inflict harm on our psyches, or shall we be on our way?" he asks after a moment, the words lacking venom and merely sounding tired.