"I know," she says, because she hasn't spent her entire life around fae or anything. "Take it as permission, then. You both are allowed to hate me- throw me in the street if you want. It's what I deserve, showing up here like this." She gestures at herself.

"I'm sorry, I don't want anyone to be upset- that's why-" why she'd withdrawn from everyone. "-I should never have come tonight."