[ It is, funnily enough. Nuada is very mild when talking with Ned; it's sort of like chatting to a puppy, there's no immediate threat in sight. ]

Where I come from, if the Ae— if an elf bakes for a human and the mortal eats the offered food, it's a sign that they have been claimed. [ Cake Rules, those actually exist. ] A long time ago, your kind were stolen by mine to our lands in this very fashion.

[ ... That sounds a little weird and daunting in retrospect but, well. It's sort of relevant. This is a conversation, after all. ]