"My mother always spoke very sternly about magic, but I think it was because the chantry did, not because she had any views of her own." Magic was actually just one thing among many that Jill's mother spoke against, but in Jill it only provoked the opposite reaction - her mother said magic was a sin and a punishment, making Jill think magic fascinating and exciting. "I haven't seen anything of magic being dangerous..." she pondered thoughtfully, not even quite sure why it was supposed to be so. "I guess I'm not smart enough to be afraid of things like that." With a shrug she dismissed it, deciding that she was either stupid or the world was mad. She had proof of both, so which was it didn't really matter.
"But you don't look elvish at all! Well, despite being very pretty, but some humans are pretty too." The announcement was filled with surprise, as Jill was unsure of how these things really worked. Would Lillie's father be human, then? Or had she somehow grew up to look human, like the odd white foal would be born to chestnut horses? As with many other subjects, Jill had dozens of questions about life in the Alieange, that she never had had a chance to ask anyone. The elves she had approached were most often servants to nobles, and they were never very talkative. But the fact that Lillie didn't get along with her grand father, made Jill bite her tongue. She knew all too well what it was like to don't get along with family and also how uncomfortable it could be admitting to it and talking about it. With a measure of wisdom, she instead kept quiet.
Cocking her head to one side, Jill remembered the time she had spent at the Pearl. Despite her initial misgivings and blushes, it had been rather interesting. It seemed a place where anything could happen, for good and bad. Darrian had told her some about what experiences some people wished for, and although she had a hard time believing it, it certainly broadened her experiences. She was still amazed that some would go through so much trouble only for sex. "I can see why," she said. "I think I valued Darrian's conversation far more than his...um...other skills..."