Ellana shrugs, lifting her mug to take a cautious sniff. She'll take it easy with this, having never been one to go overboard on her birthday.
"The humans came down from the north, and immortality was lost. It wasn't so strange to think if we stayed away from them, that we would gain the ability again. But by then, so many years had been lost in slavery, that it was hard to recall the old ways. We've preserved what we could, and continue to pass it on. As for myself, I don't think I'd enjoy immortality. I wouldn't want to see such a passage of time. Waking up from Uthenera, I'd probably feel completely lost."
But she's stalled long enough. Lifting her mug, she clinks it against Araceli's and takes a cautious sip. She makes a slight face of displeasure, but tries to hide it.
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"The humans came down from the north, and immortality was lost. It wasn't so strange to think if we stayed away from them, that we would gain the ability again. But by then, so many years had been lost in slavery, that it was hard to recall the old ways. We've preserved what we could, and continue to pass it on. As for myself, I don't think I'd enjoy immortality. I wouldn't want to see such a passage of time. Waking up from Uthenera, I'd probably feel completely lost."
But she's stalled long enough. Lifting her mug, she clinks it against Araceli's and takes a cautious sip. She makes a slight face of displeasure, but tries to hide it.