"It's not that," says Sidanar, "it's just..." She shrugs, wings rippling.

"It is not that it has ever happened," says Sherial, "it is just that none of us has very much experience with people of your stature, and it is a natural worry given that lack. Also I imagine it is unsettling to be teleported directly into the midst of an unprecedentedly large number of small fragile people."

"Yes," says Sidanar, "that."