[ Oh. A laugh. Ears twitch slightly at the sound of it. Also no, it hadn't been condescending at all. Joking around in return, really. Luneth doesn't mind his height, really. It just helps him get around unnoticed is all. If anything that is why males are smaller. ]

We are... Very good at hiding. Additionally, unlike our sisters, we are not permitted leave.

[ "Or else" is implied, of course. It's not as though they left people alive. Not that often. Even less now that Allag had decided to spread even further. ]

Dare I ask how they thought we came to be?