"It is not a matter of debt," Kreyu replies as she yanks the last fang free from its resting place.

"My brothers would say that I have tried to make all of humanity my brood, and that is....not entirely inaccurate."

"I have taken much from the years I have lived amongst humans, more than I could ever hope to repay." Old sorrow edges into her expression. "I do what I can for humanity, as all too often I am helpless in the face of their mortality."