[ Eustace's caution is honestly amusing to Trahearne. Considering how close of a friend he considers the erune, he's expecting--and willing to entertain--much more forward questions. ]

A pod. [ He says is definitively, and calmly. Hopefully to dispel some of the awkwardness. ] I was the first, you know. Eleven others awakened after me, and we were the firstborn.

[ That really isn't Eustace's question, though. Trahearne smiles a bit. ] There are many more sylvari now--all created by the Mother Tree, all awakened from pods--but there were only twelve of us in the beginning.