[The touch is light, but noticeable, and while he doesn't make any move to avoid it he does look up, a little surprised. He really did need to get used to being touched by people...

Eley can see her concern though.]

We will become weaker in time, but we will not perish. We will simply carry on our purpose and try to keep the world alive for as long as we can. [He pauses before continuing.] However, there are stories of another world named Earth. The people there followed a similar path and in the end, they destroyed themselves and the planet. Some say that this is why Aether is here now. It is a new start, a second chance. It would seem a shame to waste it.

My Agkelons were a race designed to prevent war from breaking out in Aether. However, they have already experienced war and in my haste, I removed them from the world. Perhaps... this was a mistake.