It isn't truly surprising, in retrospect. These past five years seem to have lasted an eternity already.
[He knows how that must sound, coming from a guy who's over four thousand years old, but... So little happened in those four millennia while the past five years were a whirlwind of unfortunate incidents and emotions.]
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[He knows how that must sound, coming from a guy who's over four thousand years old, but... So little happened in those four millennia while the past five years were a whirlwind of unfortunate incidents and emotions.]