"I wonder if that's knowledge people should have," Raine said, absently thoughtful. Even knowing the general area of her lifespan weighed heavily on her, sometimes, when she remembered she was going to outlive the vast majority of the people she loved.

In a moment she moved on to his other question, consciously redirecting her focus. "Because my hypothesis is that it was part of what changed about them. There are occasions where they're driven to seek out telepathic contact with... Tu Vishan, and it burns out their brains when they do. And I imagine the loss of such a thing would have... lasting impacts, even down the generations. Imagine if humans suddenly lost the ability to see, overnight."