No," says Ariana. "It was a dream. Reality got in the way, that's all.
think of it this way," he said "It took nine months to get you born, so doesn't it figure it would take nine months to get you dead?
The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we're so good at taking it for granted, we forget it was once impossible.
Perhaps, thought Talon, there was a path in between. A way to shed their ignorance without losing their souls.
What? Were you born stupid, or did you just die that way?