"...I see."

Thomas sat back sullenly, looking at Estelle with a mixture of suspicion and disappointment. He thought they'd been getting along so well, too. How duplicitous of her, to act so normal! And what was this nonsense about aer, and blastia? And science? Ridiculous. But he figured there was no reason he should know the terms fairies used for their own magic and ideas, and it made sense for them to consider their actions as science. They were said to be very jealous of human achievements, after all.

"But... then... are you a fairy?" he asked, looking a bit shaken at the idea.