" The headmistress told us to ignore that you're part Ahlyo, but I think she's expecting an awful lot. It's only human to notice when someone's different, right? If it were me, I'd say that instead of ignoring it, we ought to tell people not to be so dumb as to take those differences in the wrong way. That's what really counts. "

― Nahoko Uehashi , The Beast Player (The Beast Player, #1-2)