‡ Sorina Voras ‡
Sorina chuckled at the dark elf's antics. Talking about the hair, the ears, the skin... basically saying he was different in all aspects, though she wasn't sure if Aden was complaining or just trying to drive away his worries with a bunch of words. He had every right to worry. It only took a quick glance to notice how many eyes were suddenly on Aden. Perhaps, if she were in one their places, she would be doing exactly the same, though it would more with curious interest than suspicion. Dark elves weren't exactly the harbingers of good will, but the presence of one in these times meant something was afoot. Sorina, with her natural inquisitiveness, would immediately want to know what it was. And so she'd stare, and continue to stare, until someone or something told her what was about to be brought upon them all.
She remained silent, listening as Aden grew continuously more serious in his tone. Sorina only just met him, and didn't know him well enough to be too astonished at anything he did, but she was surprised to find that Aden's thoughts were that deep. Deep enough to consider the aspects of the past and legends of old, to wonder about the intentions of both races his blood inherits. "I wonder..." she said, once Aden had finished speaking. "Would you think these things if you weren't a half-blood? I do not think you would, since it is because you were born with a foot in both our worlds that you are able to ponder the tiny intricacies of our realm's history."
Sorina looked up at the sky, the stars twinkling in the blanket of darkness that the night allowed for such contrast. "Take a look, Aden. See the stars? If I had to compare you to anything in this world, I'd say you are the night sky. Only at night are we able to see what lies beyond our reach, and it is because the bright stars stand out against its black background." She fell silent for a bit, continuing to search the sky as she was looking for something specific. "The sun's light is too much during the day. It hides the stars, and we are unable to see them. Pure humans, and pure elves, are the skies of day. One light that outshines another.
"That may sound a little vague to you, though, so I'll try explaining it further. Because you are both human and elf, you can see things in a way the rest of us will probably never be able to. I do not know about the elves, but humans are biased in their ways. We understand concepts and reality in the way
we do. Our understandings of our origins, our race, the elven race, and everything that shapes this realm, are limited. In my opinion, we change a little too much in our lifespans, and more often than not those changes spark a series of conflicts, each bloody in its own way. And since we are always changing, we are always fighting. Perhaps that is why elves try so hard to remain steadfast in their traditions and lifestyle, but how am I supposed to know. My knowledge of the elven land is reduced to my books, and by unreliable gossip. You are the first of your kind that I have ever encountered. I, as a human, know nothing of the people who share this realm with my people, and because i don't know them, I am left to spin fables and tales to fill the void. A bunch of lies to satisfy my need for knowledge.
You, on the other hand, are able to witness both sides. You have the capacity to understand both our ways, our traditions, our thoughts, our battles both in internal and external. What I cannot see, because my light is outshining the other, you can. What I cannot feel, you can. And what I cannot begin to understand and know, you can. Your dark-colored sky allows you to witness evrey star that I would miss." Sorina closed her eyes and sighed quietly, remaining so for another few seconds before smiling cheerfully again, returning to her usual upbeat and relaxed self. "I suppose what you can get from all that is that I'm am enormously jealous of you. I wish I could could have at least a little bit of elven blood in my body. Maybe I would be able to understand things I have always wondered about."