Hmm, let's see. She folded her arms and put some thought into it. "The Steppe is... harsh, but a harshness I'm accustomed to. Being married up in those mountains would be more my speed as a xaela, but I'm not the most xaela of auri. Only somewhat."

Then it hit her.

"Oh, but I love Thavnair! I learned of so many customs during my training in the kreigstanz! The colors are so beautiful, so regal...! You don't fully know just how thrilled I was to finally go there, even with everything that was happening. Helping you fine folks in the Scions' inner circle as a healer after the Tower of Zot fell was plenty motivation to go, but... how could I pass up seeing a place I'd only read and dreamed of up until then?"