Author's note for the chapter: this is from Aldus's point of view
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We were at the fair, and I could see that Serina was enjoying the seafood until she got distracted by a dirty whelp that was rummaging through the trash.
Oh, great… now she wants to bring him home.
I told Serina that she needs to get used to being immortal while others are not, and that includes the whelp as well.
The reality is that people will change and die, and there is nothing she can do to prevent it. Of course, I don't expect her to be a loner who will avoid mortals, but she needs to understand the fact that they will perish, and she should avoid forming unnecessary attachments.
I could see that her mood dropped, but some of the truths are not easy to digest and the sooner she starts getting used to them, the better. I noticed that no matter how much we talk about immortality, she still acts as if she is mortal, and it's in her (and my) best interest that she gets over it.
