"I'm twenty myself. We mature at a rate similar to humans up to a point, then we stop aging. Usually at an age appropriate to our powers and station. I think I stopped earlier this year, at 19, but--Spring, I was always going to stop a bit earlier than most."

Has she told Nerdanel about her status? She can't remember. Honestly, she'd relied on the rumor mill to fill people in since she'd been more open about it.

"18 is the age that marriage is allowed for gods, nymphs, so on. So I guess that's our age of adulthood. I can't imagine being stuck as a child for 50 years."