All things considered, and relatively speaking, Rowan was still a stranger to Darrow's magic when it came down to it. He had been attacked by elves and made to say stupid things, but he hadn't had anything like this happen to him or the people he cared about. Until now.

Kit sort of counted. Daine counted more.

"Well, at least there's that?" he offered. He assumed that it was a good thing for Daine to see her all grown up as she was. A gift that mortality wouldn't afford her.