Sometimes she'll just casually drop a line that both shows every minute of her 200+ years in the world and her willingness to abandon any or all of that when it's no longer relevant.
As a creative person staring down the latter bits of middle age, picking and choosing what accomplishments and wisdom to keep or toss, I relate to this so much. It's one of the many reasons I find her so compelling.
- Chk. A tadpole feasts on our skulls, and you're signing on to chase devils?
- Trust me, gith. I know the stories. Doomed to shed our skin and become illithid... and they say there's no coming back.
Wyll Ravengard would be even more powerful as an anime character because you know he would be activating his bishie sparkle aura every five minutes. Every time he calls himself the Blade of Frontiers. Every time he poses. Every time he flourishes his trusty rapier. Glittering.