"Do you think of it like that? From my perspective, you managed to single-handedly defeat two foes who were both better equipped than you and were adept at working together. I may have lent some unintentional assistance, but your quick thinking allowed you to take advantage of his lack of focus." As she listened to Fiona talk about her past, she idly licked the wounds on her arms. They probably would not see adequate healing until tomorrow, when her abilities would refresh, and saliva was an efficient way to clean them. In fact, it was practically routine for her to do this. IN the middle of licking her arm she remembered that humans thought this behavior odd and stopped herself. Vaeri smiled nervously at Fiona before answering her question.

"I was not always a holy woman, in my younger years I was something of a wild child. I picked up the axe because of its versatility and power. Nobody else used the axe other than for chopping lumber, so I taught myself from the beginning with wood cutting techniques and went from there." Vaeri followed Fiona as she idly chatted. Alone she probably would not have the focus to free these people, as aside from being injured Vaeri had been awake for about 20 hours now and after the adrenaline faded it had begun to affect her. She figured that she would be able to help and carry conversation well enough, but not too much more than that. "I have had a bit of divine guidance since then, but for the most part I'm self-taught and still learning. Of course, I have had far more time to hone my craft than you. I do not know if you have met any of my kind before, but we live much longer than you do. I'm currently 148 years and five moons old. I would suppose that would translate to about 26 years at the rate humans age. Truth be told, the axe is not actually my best weapon, that would be the short bow. I've been using it for as long as I can remember, as all children in my village do."