“Sea Elves hate us that much?”
“No,” said Gwalinor, “but everywhere that Humans have gone, they have conquered. While it is true there are different kingdoms, they all have one thing in common, a distrust for those of the elder races.”
“And yet you work for the baroness,” noted Charlaine.
“I do,” he admitted. “Not all Humans are bad, but as a race, they are somewhat…” he struggled to find the word, “predictable.”
“And so your best defence is secrecy.”
“It has worked in our favour for more than a thousand years, though in truth, I doubt it will last much longer. Humans, as a race, are expanding at an alarming rate, at least by Elf standards. They will, inevitably, sail farther to the east and find our home. We can not hide it forever.”
“And in the meantime, you help us fight Halvaria.
