"Mmm...she tells me that most others with her gift can still see, though I don't know about that. She's the only oracle here in town...and she's immortal, unlike the rest of us. She knew my mother and grandmother, and<em>great</em>grandmother." Annella added with a giggle, then smiled a bit, almost sadly. "Though that means she's...very lonely. Who can really know her, when she's been around for so long? Who can she confide in? I think, personally, that such would be a curse...even if she does defend us against all who would come to attack us."