Ellana raises a hand to rub at her neck, imagining what that would be like. Though, knowing her, if she were a mermaid, she would probably wish she could live on the land instead. That's her; always wanting more, wanting to experience so much more.

Her eyes are drawn to the bracelet and she smiles. She now has a new piece of jewelry herself: a gift from Sam, though he told her about it before her birthday actually arrived, because he's in Emprise right now and she had to go to his room to retrieve it. A silverite ring with halla etched into it sits on one finger. Obviously silverite is a very good metal for jewelry.

She laughs at Araceli's description of losing her legs to the drink. "I wonder if the sailors on the ship we used to come across from the Free Marches drank watered down rum too. The journey wasn't very long, and we had wine to drink along the way, so I never found that out.."