"Two years?" It didn't seem like very much for her, but time moved forward in a blink. For someone who wore the years heavily, it could feel like a strain, pulling the life from them. She was mortal now, would it feel that way for her now? Would she feel her skin loosen and fall away from her bone?

But it wasn't something she wanted to think about. There was pleasant company behind her and the trees were comforting above her. It wasn't her island, but this place could be warm if she grew used to it.

"This is a community then? A true village?" Mortals fought and bickered, but they weren't nearly as cruel as gods. If there was delight in their suffering, it wasn't as open or sought after as her family often did.

"I will need to familiarize myself with the ones in this forest. I know a few now after testing them, but they're strange to me. I will have to make a garden, if I could enlist your help. Making the fence will be a bit difficult."