[ Surely there's something he enjoys in this world other than brawling... Though, his question (even if rhetorical) gives a little perspective to his situation. (He's immortal, she reminds herself...) ] ...Have you been alive for a very long time?
[ The way he speaks, it seems he may have weathered more than a few noisy thunderstorms. She's seen him catch arrows with flesh and bone, proof of how indestructible he is, but it only occurs to her now that it's possible he's much older than he appears.
They're interrupted by an arc of lightning and a loud boom overhead, and Aqua gives silent thanks to be sheltered under a sturdy tree. (She'd droppedāand completely forgotten aboutāher telescope when Ban had caught her, but she spies it near the base of the tree trunk, mercifully in one piece.) She bends briefly to retrieve it off the grass, checks to make sure each bit of uneven wiring is still in place.
Glancing toward the angry skies, ] I wonder how long it'll go on for.
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[ Surely there's something he enjoys in this world other than brawling... Though, his question (even if rhetorical) gives a little perspective to his situation. (He's immortal, she reminds herself...) ] ...Have you been alive for a very long time?
[ The way he speaks, it seems he may have weathered more than a few noisy thunderstorms. She's seen him catch arrows with flesh and bone, proof of how indestructible he is, but it only occurs to her now that it's possible he's much older than he appears.
They're interrupted by an arc of lightning and a loud boom overhead, and Aqua gives silent thanks to be sheltered under a sturdy tree. (She'd droppedāand completely forgotten aboutāher telescope when Ban had caught her, but she spies it near the base of the tree trunk, mercifully in one piece.) She bends briefly to retrieve it off the grass, checks to make sure each bit of uneven wiring is still in place.
Glancing toward the angry skies, ] I wonder how long it'll go on for.