He countered by pointing out that the Fae were concerned about things that wouldn't happen in centuries of mortal time, and therefore calling them 'not sane' by mortal standards was at best a gross injustice. Differently sane would be the term his people back home would use. They functioned reasonably well in 'normal' interactions, and could easily go decades between fights with other Fae. It wasn't their fault the mortals were so flighty and inconsistent.