"So it's a political agreement. I get that," Max answered, still looking thoughtful. "This is all about the elves and the halfbloods and stuff, too, right? The conflict you and Keman were telling me about? So your cousin's an elf, I'm assuming, since that's what you are, and she's a halfblood, so this was like some seal of truce or something?" she guess, trying to puzzle her way through it.

"Sucks to be them, I guess. And alright. That's an answer enough about last night."