It's not like it bothers him, to hear Lambert rattle off how many different possibilities there are for the word 'changeling'. He already figured he would know the usual lot, judging from what he's been studying.

"It's a mix, actually," Childermass can confirm some of what was just said, but it's none just one or the other. He'll set his own expression into a very careful neutral look when going into this topic. While letting Lambert ramble on about it doesn't bother him, admitting what his own life has been is a little different, even if he doesn't plan on giving away too many details. "Most are just people who've been stolen or traded away for power. There's a lot of them in Portland, the ones who've managed to get out, but they try to keep to themselves. They spend most the time hiding, trying not to attract attention. Sometimes, though, a faerie will have a child with a mortal."