Vadya sat herself down cautiously at the table and sniffed the wine, wetting just her lips to taste before taking a real sip. "Why am alone and alive?"  It seemed a silly question.  "My people are from the sands.  I grew up in Ur, but my family was from a desert tribe.  It's in me to survive in the desert.  I'm not like a city Elemental who just happens to have the talent they do."<br/><br/>It was a harsh thing to say about her own kind, but it was true.  She picked a roll out of a near basket and plucked off a piece, stuffing it into her mouth.  "As far as being alone well, I had companions before, just not anymore."