Avalon wanted to sink so far down into her cushion that she became invisible. Cornish thought her answer was disrespectful to the merpeople! Obviously, that wasn't her intention, but upon reflection, she realized that her phrasing could have come across as rude. She debated whether to laugh it off or offer a response. After a quick moment of deliberation, she opted for the latter. "I apologize, sir. I didn't mean to sound disrespectful." And it was true that merrows were a lot less attractive than the other species of merpeople. She didn't think it was just because they looked less human that she found them ugly. Some fairies didn't look like humans at all, but she found them to be quite striking nonetheless. "You're right - I was just trying to say that they're less human-looking that some other species." And that would be a great segue into her response to his next question.

"But they're still amazing creatures. I personally think they should be classified as beings. They have the ability to understand speech and the magical world in general." She paused for a moment, collecting her thoughts. "Do you think that some merpeople are smarter than or at least just as smart as we are as humans?" If his answer was yes, merpeople should definitely be categorized as beings. She thought it was rather odd that they refused to join the category.