Annie has to consider this. She's not like him, she's just a human. She doesn't have any special powers or anything. She chose this life, and that gives her an interesting view of it all. Because she's on the outside, looking in, still participating in the human elections, everything.

She never really felt like she belonged in either world.

"I like that." She smiles absentmindedly, leaning back. "It is true. I like that a lot. It's- I don't think it will be easy. No- no, I know it won't be easy." It's already so much easier to talk to Faolan than most others, she can only imagine what that would do for him, on the Council.