Agreed.

[She clasps her hands together and the look on her face turns more thoughtful]

Gaining peace through words is very much preferable. However, if the faeries spoke the truth, then this has been a war that has been going on for a very long time. If that is the case, then the rulers of both sides will be very reluctant to negotiate for peace if not outright against it.

[So many times she had sought peace only to be rebuffed by rulers too obsessed with the idea of power or clinging desperately for the love of their homeland. It would not be easy]

Without their willingness to lay down their swords...