Ariadne nodded. "Elves aren’t the most tolerant of races." She wiped at her eyes. "After I had the cosmetic surgeries, I emigrated into the elflands hoping to find a better life. I found it wasn’t that much different really. There were castles and princes, but none of them were mine. But I did find Tavis. and we love each other so. When he asked me to marry him, I told him the truth, but it didn’t make any difference to him."