In my day we believed God created the heavens and earth in seven days. Now it is said the world is billions of years old. I suppose some things will never be known for sure, even by beings such as us.
[ Lifting his head, he takes in a breath of the cool mountain air and exhales gladly. ] Indeed. This is a beautiful world, even though it has changed much from the time when I was young.
[Some of his good humor deflates at that next comment from Aiden, though.] Perhaps it is just as well that I do not visit your world at once, then. When I first realized my power to raise the dead, I used it to return four of my brothers-in-arms who had recently died in battle to life. Two of them died again, but two lived and still live to this day.
I must ask, how did you come to find me? [He gestures around them.] This village is small and remote. I can't imagine you found yourself here of all places when first you arrived on this world.
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[ Lifting his head, he takes in a breath of the cool mountain air and exhales gladly. ] Indeed. This is a beautiful world, even though it has changed much from the time when I was young.
[Some of his good humor deflates at that next comment from Aiden, though.] Perhaps it is just as well that I do not visit your world at once, then. When I first realized my power to raise the dead, I used it to return four of my brothers-in-arms who had recently died in battle to life. Two of them died again, but two lived and still live to this day.
I must ask, how did you come to find me? [He gestures around them.] This village is small and remote. I can't imagine you found yourself here of all places when first you arrived on this world.