Heartless
It was rumored she was heartless, incapable of love, and that was why she had to steal it from others. The rumor didn't bother her. It made her more frightening to her enemies, but she didn't need their love anyway. Well actually, by her very nature she did, but that same nature drove away the love of all but her own kind, and their love held no practical value. As strange as their ways may seem to others, the changelings were no cannibals. And yet, although it served no purpose, her love for them continued. For that was truth: she loved her subjects dearly, and in their own way they loved their queen. They may seem identical to all others, but to her each one was unique and perfect. Her enemies could think what they wanted of her; she had no love for them. It may have been easier if she had, no more pretending and lying to get what she and her children needed. But in her heart there was room only for her changelings, and her devotion to them overflowed and directed her every move.