Oh, so I'm not the only one who's had that thought. [Padparadscha laughs, despite the seeming pessimism of the thought. In 3700 years, they've never had this much to learn, and now they wonder if they could take it all in even given another 3700 years.

His talk about the Pale Tree makes it sound like a person, though, which gets a curious sound from Padparadscha.] Well well, that one sounds interesting. Is that "Pale Tree" someone from your world?