"That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid as I explore old elven sites. I don't want to look at what's left and only think of how we lost so much. I just want to fill in the missing pieces. Have more information to pass on to future generations." Her forehead wrinkles as she considers what she can relate this to.

"It's like... picking up a book with the first chapters ripped out. You read the rest, but you wish you had the start to fill in what you don't understand. Then you find those chapters and get to read them. Why would you despair after that? You have the whole thing now, and though it came to you in the wrong order, you can see the whole picture now."