[Elf Village -> Fox Village]

"Is it just a matter of there being more of them, or are the dark elves that much more complicated than the villagers back there?"

Cleo shakes her head; not meaning anything in particular by it; but this is all so strange.

"So we can't let that happen, for so many reasons. That means keeping the balance of people here not, uh, completely monstrous? And they will change, more or less. The question is why. Do they just want a place that suits them more? I don't think it matters whether it's intentional or not; it could just be a consequence of their monitoring and sneaking and secret controls and violent plotting. They need to go either way."