"The Institute gave me purpose beyond the thirst. I now teach nocturnal navigation to younglings far more useful than anything the fairies taught in their false academies."
Testimony 2: Jonah Reed
Affiliation: Human
Age: 34
"When my sister went missing in the Blackwood Ravine, the police said she vanished. The Institute knew better, they found glamour residue and saved her from a glamour loop. I owe them everything."
"I spent a century in service of the Glimmer Court, crafting illusions to confuse mortals. But it was the Institute that showed me how to use light to reveal truth instead of hiding it."
"I watched Paris fall under fae influence during the Belle Époque. The Institute’s historical records proved I wasn’t imagining it, and I finally feel vindicated."
Testimony 5: Emery Lane
Affiliation: Human
Age: 42
"I thought the Institute was just a myth on the deep web. Then they helped me uncover the truth behind a 'wellness retreat' that turned out to be a fairy feeding circle."
"Leaving the fairy courts wasn't easy,they don’t let defectors go quietly. The Institute gave me safe passage and a new name. Now I work in their botanical wing, undoing what I once enchanted."
