Oh, so he's not so far off! There's relief wound in the half-elf's shoulders when Najaran agrees with his attempts, the corners of his mouth lifting gently. (Wait-- wasn't Kigi... the last of the elves? He really doesn't need to know right now.)
"'Cauuuuse they wouldn't die otherwise?" He's not quite sure what she's trying to ask here, to be honest. It's one of the rare process of his Elven heritage that he actually agrees with after all-- but then, immortals had always been a bit of a sore subject for him. Her next question is easier to answer.
"No? The spirit an' the soul?" It's strange to think that someone might not consider these as separate things? But then, the entire thing with immortals is that they're... not easy to separate. It's a warmer smile that pulls at his lips at this while he explains.
"The Bein's made up of three-- the Body, the Spirit an' the Soul. The Body's the physical self, the Soul's the core-- the center 'f who you are. An' the Spirit is grown 'round the Soul." Immortals are immortals, because these three are woven so tightly together.
"The soul's the part that cycles through the lives we've got. It's..." Oh, this is actually harder to explain than he actually expected. "It's what you are no matter what?" An example-- oh! "Like, my enthusiasm!" He perks up, glad to have found something easy to relate it to.
"No matter how many times I get r'born, I'll always be lookin' forward to the joys I c'n find!" Or at least, he hopes so.
He sincerely hopes so.
"But 'round that, there's the Spirit, of "Esteban". My name an' 'xperiences, an' mem'ries." Does that make sense now?
"The Soul r'turns to the cycle, but the spirit's allowed t' linger. Watchin' over loved ones an' tryin' to make their lives easier. That's why we've got Guardian Spirits!" Well. Why most people have them.
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"'Cauuuuse they wouldn't die otherwise?" He's not quite sure what she's trying to ask here, to be honest. It's one of the rare process of his Elven heritage that he actually agrees with after all-- but then, immortals had always been a bit of a sore subject for him. Her next question is easier to answer.
"No? The spirit an' the soul?" It's strange to think that someone might not consider these as separate things? But then, the entire thing with immortals is that they're... not easy to separate. It's a warmer smile that pulls at his lips at this while he explains.
"The Bein's made up of three-- the Body, the Spirit an' the Soul. The Body's the physical self, the Soul's the core-- the center 'f who you are. An' the Spirit is grown 'round the Soul." Immortals are immortals, because these three are woven so tightly together.
"The soul's the part that cycles through the lives we've got. It's..." Oh, this is actually harder to explain than he actually expected. "It's what you are no matter what?" An example-- oh! "Like, my enthusiasm!" He perks up, glad to have found something easy to relate it to.
"No matter how many times I get r'born, I'll always be lookin' forward to the joys I c'n find!" Or at least, he hopes so.
He sincerely hopes so.
"But 'round that, there's the Spirit, of "Esteban". My name an' 'xperiences, an' mem'ries." Does that make sense now?
"The Soul r'turns to the cycle, but the spirit's allowed t' linger. Watchin' over loved ones an' tryin' to make their lives easier. That's why we've got Guardian Spirits!" Well. Why most people have them.