best way to politely decline a fae gift? A crow gave me a shiny rock and said “thanks for the peanuts”.

Rule of thumb for declining a fae gift: never say no , and under no circumstances say "thank you." Say "I am not worthy of such a gift" or "I could never repay this" or something like that. The last part is pretty important! Fae with malicious intentions will give a gift with immense meaning and importance to them in order for you to be put in metaphysical debt, which they can then collect on at a…