It was a lot, and he bit his lip as he looked down at his hands, callused from his bow and hunting knife and climbing trees - trees that were very different from the verdant boles of this coast. He didn't know if it would be better or worse to find someplace that reminded him more strongly of home, but the very alien-ness of this tropical paradise made it impossible to forget that he wasn't where he belonged.
And maybe never would be again.
Kel nodded hesitantly at the description of the Greatwood, however un-illuminating it was. It was more than he had known before, at least, and if it was less wet and less hot, that already made it sound more like the Forest he had known. "The Fae on my world didn't care for humans much, either," he admitted wryly. "Mostly we hid from them, or tried to blend in so they wouldn't hunt us." He trailed off as he realized that Jiao thought he was human, and shook his head earnestly. "Oh, I'm only half-human," he tried to reassure the beautiful winged woman. "And I grew up in a dryad Grove. Though... I can understand if your people don't care for halfbreeds," he admitted, deflating a little. It would hardly be the first time he had faced such prejudice from fellow Hidden, after all.
"What and where are the Hollowed Grounds?" he asked instead, curious but still hesitant at all these new names and places.
And maybe never would be again.
Kel nodded hesitantly at the description of the Greatwood, however un-illuminating it was. It was more than he had known before, at least, and if it was less wet and less hot, that already made it sound more like the Forest he had known. "The Fae on my world didn't care for humans much, either," he admitted wryly. "Mostly we hid from them, or tried to blend in so they wouldn't hunt us." He trailed off as he realized that Jiao thought he was human, and shook his head earnestly. "Oh, I'm only half-human," he tried to reassure the beautiful winged woman. "And I grew up in a dryad Grove. Though... I can understand if your people don't care for halfbreeds," he admitted, deflating a little. It would hardly be the first time he had faced such prejudice from fellow Hidden, after all.
"What and where are the Hollowed Grounds?" he asked instead, curious but still hesitant at all these new names and places.
