"Since you said centuries, you guys must have started out somewhere else, right?  Did you travel around Europe?  Get to see all the sights and all the different cultures?  That's something I've always wanted to do... to travel, see the world.  It just never really looked like I'd get to.  What with paying for Brian's and my school, and trying to keep us both housed and fed.  I already have enough loans out it'll take forever to pay them off.  Or at least, it would have.  I guess things have changed now, huh?  I still can't believe you and Xyveris gave him fifty thousand dollars, just like that!  That's a year of school for both of us, paid."  She shakes her head at the thought and wonders what sort of stuff her brother will spend that on.<br/><br/>"But I guess money is different when you live for centuries.  A couple good investments and you can just live off the interest forever.  Plus I probably won't be going back to school, not like this I mean..."  She holds up her scaled hand and looks at it with a hint of sadness.  "Even if I figure out how to shapeshift or whatever, the hunters would probably see through it and try to kill me.  And Brian too."<br/><br/>She sighs and forces a smile.  "Anyways... that doesn't matter right now.  It's a beautiful day, and everything's going just fine.  Better to focus on that anyways, right?"  She looks at him and her smile becomes more genuine.  Dropping her hand back to her side she glances away but then feels her hand accidentally collide with his.  Her cheeks redden, the scales turning more bronze as her face flushes.  But then on a spur of the moment decision she lets their hands collide again and this time she wraps her fingers around his.