Homura couldn't help a smirk. "How long have you lived, elf? Your people are close to immortal from what you've told me. Perhaps you'll be surprised to discover just what changes eternity can bring."

But even as he spoke, Homura knew there were things no amount of time could erase. It had been hundreds of years since Rinrei had been taken, and he still loved her, and despised the Heavens who took her from him.