That's long,
Trent retorted lamely. It was longer than he'd lived that Strelein had lived here. After settling himself down on the ground, another question came to mind. Were you...
The question suddenly seemed strange, but since he was already halfway Trent knew he couldn't get away with denying Strelein an answer now. Were you born here?
One ear flicked forward and then back again. Nearly three years seemed like a really long time, and Strelein didn't seem all that old. If he had been born in Cours des Miracles, though, wouldn't he have said so right off the bat?
Compared to Strelein, Trent felt like he was from some other planet, or that he looked like he was, at the very least. Strelein looked graceful and well-dressed, and he was, well, him, sitting awkwardly with no idea how to use his overgrown-feeling appendages now. Trent just hoped that it'd get better in time, that he would at some point grow more comfortable in this new form.
Alder seemed well-known and well-loved, and maybe it had been his ticket into acceptance. It didn't surprise Trent to find out that Alder was so well-loved around the pack, though, since the male had been amicable enough, both on their first meeting -- especially on their first meeting -- as well as the time the two of them had met up in Court territory, after Trent's acceptance.
At first, when he heard the word 'turned', Trent had no idea what Strelein was talking about. For a couple of seconds he stared at Strelein, then away (in fear that it would be visible in his eyes that he was lying if he decided to make up something). Then Trent realised what the question was about. Ah, uh - not very long. Still getting used to... stuff.
He didn't mention how it had happened, not eager to share these details, but luckily from his experience with Caspa, others didn't seem all that interested in these kind of stories, anyway. Good. Trent looked at his toes, wondering if he'd ever get used to this strange form, but knowing he needed it to get around the pack well enough, what with all the doors and human items they used here.