[Ilyana nodded, thinking back to just how long ago it was.]

I was very young... I think I might have been six... But there were a lot of people in my village who took care of me. Of course, everything was different when I decided to try to find my own way in life. If Muston and the others hadn't found me on the side of the road... I probably would have died.

Heh... it all seems so long ago, and far away now. It's strange how much life can change in just a few years...