"Weren't you the one who was completely adamant that we get as many Court fae on our side as possible?" she replies, a tad more terse in her response than is typical. "I don't particularly trust them either but we are under the Summer Maiden's protection, and we also have Ignatius and the Gilded Mark on our side. We're not completely helpless out here..."

She pauses a moment, squinting into the distance. "Besides... If we do this correctly, we should be able to avoid the danger, and relying on the Court clods won't even be an issue."