[Back then, she wouldn't have been so pragmatic and that reply would have immediately sparked an indignant retort and defensiveness. Now, Iona just feels a little sad. Both Oren and Berna, they had warned her ahead of time to prepare for the passing of time where she slows down and everything and everyone else passes in a flash. Pragmatism was a part of growing up as a magickind and not everyone could handle it gracefully. Aside from the infighting, it was another reason why there was a lot less of them in the world.

Ah, right. Grandma.]

You know, if someone told me she was a doctor at one point, I'd believe it.

[You can do a LOT in 400 years.]

But I don't think she was. That would require getting dirty hands and even she has her limits.