"I wish I was that good." The black-robed Awakened sighed. "I had to relinquish my plant nature at sixteen and I would have never gotten the violet without the help of my bloodline legacy."
"I consider myself lucky because it's thanks to Verhen's fame that I learned of Master Faluel's existence. It's only thanks to her kindness that she accepted me as her disciple and introduced me to Verhen.
"Without their guidance, I'd still be a hybrid." Nalrond said.
"Being born at the right time is indeed luck." The Awakened shook his massive mane in regret. "I'm probably older than Verhen's great-grandfather and back in my day fusing your life forces was considered wishful thinking at best."
"Indeed." Ajatar cut the reminiscences off and put the discussion back on track. "You are old and knowledgeable, but our Nalrond is young. He has no idea who you are so let's do the proper introductions.
