You're interesting, but Aisha's not surprised. People are fun, aren't they?

[She doesn't know Caren in the intimate way of a long-standing friendship, but she doesn't need to. But she's seen her, fought by her side, and that could tell such a story.

The phoenix, brilliant and beautiful, constantly out of reach. That's the essence of her Lady Adviser in the Ctarl's mind.]

Guessing he got on your bad side! If I punched him in the face he'd lose way more than a tooth, though. They haven't taken that much away from me.