Macaque can't help but wonder who Max was before the fae got hold of him.

"Autumn?" More of the bullshit fae rules, was it? "I can do that... but I don't especially want to hurt his feelings again." It could be dangerous for him, and also he didn't really love thinking that Max was genuinely hurt because of what he said, even if he hadn't meant it that way. "If I try to talk to him honestly, will he listen even if I don't say it perfectly? I'm not good at that sort of thing."