"I didn't know of you at the time," Raine pointed out, reasonably. "Now, though, I wouldn't doubt it, no." Larrikin was a bright presence, practically guaranteed to leave an impression on anyone he met.

She agreed, certainly, that existing would be an excellent start. "There are beings in my world which are embodiments of the elements," she added, for clarity, "and some people might take them for gods, I suppose." A beat. "In any case, yes, I believe you promised that instruction as well." Raine was smiling properly by that point; his enthusiasm was infectious.