~Was it that obvious?~ Lucius wondered to himself as he walked back to the camp. He wouldn't have thought that anyone would be able to recognize that he had once been a leafling, after all, it was quite the stretch, he looked nothing like a leafling at this point.
~But if I gained anything out of our little conversation, it's that evolution seems to be a rare occurrence amongst these creatures,~ he realized.
~Sigh, which means interactions with outsiders will have to be kept to a minimum, lest they realize that the commune evolves on a regular basis,~ he thought.
Though he wondered if the same could be said for the so-called 'owners of the forest'. Were they able to evolve more easily, or would they try to do tests on him if they found out? Would they welcome a new species? He pondered.
