[ A somewhat dark expression crosses Maddie's face as Mercy talks about immortality and slowing down aging. Not that Mercy has any way of knowing it, but in Maddie's world, it was people with that very goal who got a lot of children - Maddie's age or even younger - killed. They threatened the very world in order to attain more power, to live longer. And Maddie has a pretty bad poker face. ]
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