Foulques took hold of their hands and gently pulled them away from their ears lets they hurt themselves. "You are precisely who you say you are," he said gently. "But deciding that it is so doesn't change one's appearance, and neither will pulling on your ears like that. And for my part I see no cause for fear or shame in your appearance. Your body has served you well all your life, and carried you through many trials; I would not see you harm yourself in a vain attempt to change its form."