"Not necessarily."

"I think almost every person I've met would."

"That I believe."

"Your system sounds worse, to me."

"It's not great. Apart from the breeders we start out free, though."

"What happened?"

"It's a long story."

Nod.

Sigh.

"Fairies mostly say that to mean 'are you sure you want to pay for it?' but I take it that's not your meaning."

"I have no idea how expensive it would be. It's just a lot to get into."

Nodnod. "I'm glad you're clear of it."

"Thanks."

"Should it be public knowledge that you can hear now, or would you rather not share it?"

"It'll be obvious as soon as someone drops something and I jump, might as well let people know."

"All right."

She goes back about her business.

Some people are friendly. It's a few days before anyone confronts her about the lights. "How did you do that?"

"- the lights? Magic."

"No kind of magic I've heard of would do that."

"Yes, it's a different kind. I also have wings."

"Oh! You do. - do they work?"

Giggle. "Yes, they work fine."

"Do they work by magic or do they follow the general principle about what kinds of things can fly -"

"I'm not actually sure. What's the general principle?"