For the most part, Ridahne just nodded and listened for a while as Darin discussed her thoughts on the plan. She'd guessed as much on her own, but it was nice to know clearly what Darin had in mind. And she was in it for the long haul, truly. She wasn't really sure what she'd envisioned when she first set out, but a quick jaunt with the Seed Bearer was never in the picture. No, deep down she always knew it would be a lengthy endeavor. Good. Ridahne had another 500 years of her life to fill, and she wasn't keen on going back to being an eija-alihn. An eija, maybe, but honestly she'd had enough of being a Sol's plaything, a pawn in someone else's game. And yet she never wanted to take up the family trade of fishing either, and that left her feeling more than a little lost. But for now, she was Darin's guardian, and Ridahne was content in that role. If it took many years to do this, well, then Ridahne would just have more time to figure out what to do with herself when it was over.

Something in Darin's voice changed, and a chill tickled Ridahne's back. It wasn't an unpleasant sensation, it was more like the shock of a brisk breeze after being in a hot room. There was a faint electricity in the air that, though she didn't know why she knew it, Ridahne was convinced that no one else but her would be able to sense. It was a familiar feeling in a way. It was Darin, and yet was the Tree. And though the question asked had been phrased as an option, Ridahne could feel the weight of being Seed Chained like a physical chain draped around her shoulders. Not pulling or binding, just...there.

But the elf (who was in a particularly good mood today) laughed brightly, and she felt the static in the air fade into the wind. "Don't worry, Darin. I had no intention of leaving you in Azurei. I did make a promise. And I did mean it. I'm with you to the end, however long that takes, and as long as you'll have me, and I'm happy to go where you see fit--I'll just guide you on safe paths the best I can. I think doing a thorough course through Astra is a wise plan. And if it takes years?" She shrugged. "I'm only a hundred and three years old you know, I've got time." She said this with a smile. "Really though, I have little to go back to besides Ajoran and Hadian. The life I built all these years is utterly destroyed, and any life built there hereafter will have to be something entirely new. It's a terrifying prospect. One I'm not sure I'm even ready to face yet. Half a century is a long void to fill when you don't have a plan." 

She sighed. "No, I never imagined for a moment that our journey together would end for either one of us in Azurei. It's just...understandably, just passing through there is sort of a big thing after all that's happened, and somehow going to the Siren lands or the Human lands feels like much less of an 'event' in the looming shadow of having to face...everything back home. I understand that it might not feel that way to you, as Azurei doesn't likely hold much significance to you outside of the fact that it is part of Astra, and that by knowing Azurei you will know more of me. Maybe I'm wrong, I don't know. But for me it's...well it's a lot. I'm dreading it, I'm excited, it's going to be absolute chaos. But...I'm also really looking forward to showing you my home. Azurei gets a bad reputation sometimes, I feel, because we're kind of...abrasive, loud, intense, and yes, we can be brutish sometimes. We can be harsh in a lot of ways, and so can our environment. I can't imagine foreigners have a lot of good things to say about a country that's primarily made up of a burning, shifting desert wasteland. And while those things aren't necessarily untrue, it's not the whole story. There's a lot of under appreciated beauty in Azurei, both in its land and its people." Ridahne laughed. "I can only hope you'll like it, but it's going to be a shock compared to home. Anyway, I know it's not the end, but it's just...a big deal to me I guess."

Ridahne was a little embarrassed admitting that so freely, as she wasn't one to share all her deep feelings with just anyone. But she was getting more comfortable with Darin and it was easier to open up to her than it used to be.