From Cor?

[An obvious question - who else would tell him? Who else even knows? - but with his back turned he doesn't notice the fidgeting, so there's nothing to stop him from asking.]

I didn't really get how that could be possible, but between that and you, there's obviously a lot I don't know about the world.

[All these people getting to live - well, "live" - for thousands of years... it sounds awfully tiring, though.]