Demon possessed evil guys from the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher.

Freaking Denarian. Good job.

I thank you. When you have to deal with persons and things from outside the bounds, underneath, or behind the walls, you begin to be exact in your words while keeping them calm or formal. It helps keep ones voice where it belongs. A soft answer helps turn away wrath.

Ah. You approach from the opposite view from my own. I wonder how much the lies would make you suffer. You think of how much you hurt if it is true. Either way, we dance on the razor web that Down Below has made of this situation. Please do not become entangled.

Do you trust the voices that come in the night, asking for morsels? Do you trust the ones that dwell on the lands you keep without reservation? Do you trust the upbringing your parents gave you without doubt?

Why then do you take that one's word as final or true? Remember he and his lackey stated they wish long, drawn out suffering.

So why take at face value their word on your siblings and thier fates?

Questions to ponder.

Oh. Oh my. You poor woman, childhood stolen so suddenly. Elfshot is such a heavy thing to witness. But you can not dwell on the river behind when you enter a rapid.

If the hidden ones have subborned one of your watchmen, they have a reason, and the reasons of the hidden are not reasons humans hold. If they are aiding him? I do not know if even the wood god can give straight counsel. Be cunning. Be ruthless. You have known betrayal. Make it your armor. Do what must be done.

May you not pay too steep a price.

The gentry like to play their games, as a cat plays with its prey. When we step outside the boundaries, we are subject to their rules. You are not the one who left the safety of the path. It was not your decision, and the aftermath is not your responsibility. You attempted to help as a child. You refused to play as an adult. Keep iron on your person, and salt by your threshold. Those who dwell outside do not give up on those they have placed a mark on willingly.

The misshapen form and reliance on assumption make it far more menacing than many depictions I've seen. Taps into something more visceral. I approve!

He was left behind. But he is helping defend the forest. He might not merely be attached to his old owner.