"Yes, some time in the past," she admitted, her tone sure. "I have been here for a long while now, nearly from the beginning, and so I was reborn from the tree... some time ago."

In fact, it was not her first rodeo with such things, but that was not something she offered so readily these days. After all, what had happened before was so long ago, barely anyone remembered. "I woke up as the second... or perhaps more accurately, the interim wave of shard-bearers, after the first." (Because she was my second character lmao) "So it was over a year ago, but that does mean that if you have questions, I likely have an answer or two."

Her lips quirked into a quick, sharp smile. "Perhaps, if you're lucky, three."