There were days when I could not find water n my desert, though I knew it was there. It mattered that I sought it out and that the effort was made. This ocean thing, it is worth the same. I wish to see what has been seen by other generations along my genetic memory. It is a priceless thing, to see such great water.

[Her frown is momentary.]

Life is full of change, it is not the change that matters, but how you accept it. I do not fear these things. [Arha flicks her fingers in a sharp, birdlike motion.] Fear is the mind-killer, so--change will come whether I sit here and smell the ocean or go and try to find such a thing.