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"Yes. He shows great promise. I wouldn't have chosen him if he wasn't going to exceed me someday. But don't worry much about him. If I may, let me take a look at you." She looked at Twig, her eyes staring into his. "My tribe thinks of me as an all-knowing mother figure. The truth is, there's so much left for me to learn and not much time left in which to learn it. Were I a human, I wouldn't even be an adult yet. By the time an educated human's learning is complete, a goblin's life is almost done. Anything you can contribute to our tribe's knowledge would earn you the endless gratitude of this old shaman." Truth be told, she wasn't quite [i]that[/i] old yet, but another three years would probably see her be replaced by Airan, after which she'd go into retirement.