[For a moment, he wondered if it was accusatory, as it had been in the past. But there is a different tone, and he looks in her eyes.

This isn't her judging him. This is her asking, with sincerity.]

For all that I have experienced, I would not change my lifestyle. Humans, city elves, Vashoth, the occasional dwarf -- I am as happy as I could be.

I understand that having a clan can give you a sense of knowing you always have a place to belong, a place to go home to. Not that I've necessarily had the experience myself, but I can comprehend what others feel regarding that. But for me, there's too much of the outside world to see for myself to really consider joining a clan again.