She looked sideways at him, nodding slightly. "Traded. To be Human. Or close enough, anyway." Obviously, she wasn't Human. But most people didn't bother looking deeper than the skin. Which worked in her favor. Even if it could be a little sad, sometimes.

Ah, well. There were the rare, wonderful gems who understood better. And Ariadne so treasured them, when she found them.

"I don't regret it. Not really. But I'd be lying if I didn't say that I sometimes missed flying."