[ He's quiet for a bit, thinking. And then finally, he settles on-- ]

How much of what you told me in Portland is the way it actually is?

Do the Courts really take over worlds? You said they could-- [ Thinking out loud. ] --could force Wyld Fae into doing it for them. Or caring about it, anyway.

[ In hindsight, she's not sure if she was implying she'd ever been forced to serve, or that the Courts ate up any worlds the Wyld Fae had carved out for themselves. Either way... ]