I wasn't--

[uuugh. Marceline puts her head in her hands, looking down for a second.]

They're not monsters, and you're not the bad guy here! Matthews messed up, bad. They need all the help they can get. [And she knows what it's like to be scared and alone with a curse she never asked for. She means what she's said again and again, the fledglings are harmless. With the guidance and help they're getting.]

You deserved to know, all right? That's it.