Ben Lindbergh

And so everywhere they go, it triggers memories and flashbacks and here's what happened that time.

And there are these overlaps and just this really kind of emotionally resonant moments where you can see that Firin is learning and has become a different person because she is sort of a sociopath in the past.

And it also didn't dawn on her that she would have such a fleeting time with them.

Because to her, it's, hey, I'll see you in a century.

And that's basically the blink of an eye.

She's close to immortal.

And yet these humans were so...

dear to her and she didn't even realize it.

She didn't appreciate it in the moment, I think, because she just thought this is one moment among so many moments and we'll have many more moments in the future.

Even though she knew human lifespans are not elven lifespans, I think it just, it didn't hit home.

And so she's looking back now and thinking about how she'd do things differently or just reinterpreting really.

Yeah.

the significance of those moments to her and also trying to apply them now to her new party and the mage that she has trained, Fern, whom you mentioned.

And she's trying to be more of a mentor and almost maternal and be a friend and be present in a way that usually she wouldn't because her typical time span and lifespan is just so long.

So that's... It's really affecting.

And I think also...

To me, if you've lost someone, if you've lost a person or a pet, it reminds me very much of that.

I think it's a show that kind of makes me feel better in a way about people I've lost, losses in my life, looking down, looking back, cherishing those moments, and looking back not just with sadness about what you lost, but...

joy for what you learned and the time that you had.

And so, you know, we're not elves and we do not live forever.