"He stalked up to her, yelling, "Do not call me demon!" She forced herself to hold her ground, then repeated his earlier words: "Sensitive about this, creature?" "Demons are savage. Vrekeners have grace and a sacred purpose. We are descended from gods!" "How do you know this?" "From the Tales of Troth--sanctified knowledge passed on from one Vrekener generation to the next for millennia." "I'm going to have to stop you, because you've already bored me."