Ah, god! I'm here! I slept through my alarm but I'm here now, and that's what matters!

[@Medjedovic], you knocked it out of the park, my dude. Love the detail, love the darkness, love the take on the 'won freedom in the arena' story. Accepted.

I do have one note, however, and it's more of a clarifying point about how the Mask and Mien work - the Mien is the true form of a changeling, and other changelings and true fae always see it. The Mask is just how mortals perceive you in the mortal world; a fae illusion that basically edits mortal's perception of reality to keep them from seeing weird shit.