Ridahne watched Darin's face reflect a little disgruntlement as she spoke, but that mild disappointment suddenly bloomed into full blown horror. Darin's eyes went wide and Ridahne could feel the distress radiating off her as the human tried to convince Ridahne not to leave, as if she feared that Ridahne would fly off right that instant. Ridahne felt a pang of guilt for a moment as she recalled another time that Darin had misinterpreted the intention of her words many months ago when Darin declared her Seed Chained. She opened her mouth to try and correct her, but Darin kept going with a wild panic in her eyes. Ridahne's own went wide and she shook her head, finally managing a, "No, no, no!" She spread her hands in a placating gesture. 

“That means eventually I will have to watch everyone I love leave.” Darin said.
"Darin--"
“Which is fine! I mean I have practice with it, and most of them will just leave when their age catches up to them.”
"Darin--"
“That doesn’t mean I want you to leave now.”
"DARIN." Ridahne only raised her voice a little--it was more firm than loud--but it was enough. She took hold of Darin's face in her slim hands with a steady grip and looked her squarely in the eyes. "I'm not going anywhere." This was an oath, a declaration, and her tone left no doubts. "That's not what I meant! I didn't mean that I'd leave you to go find this Martin, I meant WE could go. WEEE." Ridahne laughed softly. "You think I'd leave you to fend for yourself out there? Not a chance. I'd come back and find you hanging upside down in a tree like the day we first met. No, Darin, I meant that if you wanted, in OUR travels I could put my skills to use and WE could track him down. Together." 

Ridahne finally released her. She didn't say too much regarding everyone Darin loved eventually dying, especially her fellow humans. That was a difficult reality of being human. Such short lives! But even elves were not immortal. She didn't want to acknowledge that either, not right now, so instead she said, "well don't worry, you can't get rid of me so easily. If I survive this journey, I've still got another five or six hundred years in me. And if I survive, I will not be the last of my house. My family will always be yours for as long as the world endures."