Ayla had closed her eyes and covered her ears to block out the blinding Light and the unbearable sound of Gairynzvl"s screams. Her heart hammered in panic and her thoughts railed against the unthinkable cruelty being inflicted upon him. This was not what he had expected! Surely, this was not at all what she had understood The Prevailation to be, but she also knew the Elders were inscrutable. She had long avoided them herself and had done everything in her power to circumvent having to remain as a Temple inhabitant as a result of her gifts. She knew their ways were not the common ways.
What most Feyfolk accepted on a daily basis was insignificant compared to what the Elders comprehended. What most Fey did not understand, the Elders knew as everyday knowledge and what most Fey could not eve
