"The truth is, honey, we don't know. Your dad, he's kind of a cynic. I see a lot of selfishness in this world and figure that's how most folks ooperate. Because of that, maybe I got some protection ...but it also means I missed a lot of wonderful good things for the longest time. Your mom? She.. she helped save me from that. If you imagine every sun rise is possibly a wildfire out to destroy you, you're going to miss a lot of wonderful. I think there are bargains, or were. I think there were some bad things too. But as much as your mother and I sometimes don't like the noble system, you hve to remember that weirdly enough, each sidhe that comes here is a clean slate. The chief? She's gonna bust her hump to teach Nadeen right from wrong. do you think it will be all for nothing, or do you think the good fights like that, the hard fights, the ones you can't solve with an axe, are worth fighting anyway? that redemption is possible? I didn't used to, your mom changed my mind a little. But you have to decide for yourself. Someone once said, there are two ways to look at the world, as if there are no miracles, or everythinngs a miracle. Sounds wise, if I ever master it I'll let you know"