"How're you two doing on the exploiting-Milliways front?"

"Milliways is fascinating! My father in law is abusing stimulants."

"Well, I suppose there's a very good infirmary."

"And Cam's not giving him arbitrary amounts."

"Thoughtful of him."

"Yes."

"If Saniah would like to live forever would you want to do it? I owe her a favor and I don't think she'll mind the springs."

"Sure, why not."

Aitim lets Saniah know that eternal youth is on offer.

      "You're really something," she says.

"I have the opportunity to offer it for reasons practically unrelated to any talents I possess."

      "And yet. Yes - if they can do Matan also - the kids'll hopefully be immortal the daeva way..."

"We're all very hopeful on that front, yes."

       Sanaih and her husband and their baby come to Milliways.

"Hi!"

"Nice to meet you!"

"You too. You wanna be the age you are forever?"

"That sounds lovely."

"I can only do one a day so if I'm doing your husband too he'll need to find me later." Her eyes start glowing white.

"We can stay here a day!" She waits patiently.

"Charge time is a while, sorry."

"No problem. What does charging a spell feel like? It looks very interesting."

"It doesn't feel like much. A little like static electricity in the air."

"Magic is fascinating."

"I think so too! I did it professionally before I got married."

"Oh, why'd you stop?"

"Being queen is time-consuming! I still do a lot of it though."

She snuggles her baby. "And you developed this one independently?"

"Yes, although it didn't work till I got some stimulants that made memorizing it easier."

"Do you want kids forever or is your species one where it wouldn't manifest like that?"