Matthew asked curiously,
"Why?
"Is it just because of gender?"
Beanna was stunned.
Perhaps she did not expect Matthew to be so interested in this topic.
She deliberated for a moment before replying,
"The gender is only one aspect.
" More importantly, I don't think long-lived species have love.
"How do you know?"
Matthew asked.
Beanna replied,
"Observation.
" In the year I've been in Jade Court, I've gained a lot of knowledge through observation.
" I found that most of the older elves are single, or rather, they live together with a group of people. Only a very small number of elves are monogamous and live together until they die.
" Later, Tarani confirmed my observation. Most elf couples will gradually become separated after middle age. There are very few cases because they are at the bottom of society and have no ability to separate from each other...
