"What do you mean, it has always been like this? What exactly are you referring to?" Isaral asked.
"The architectural style here, and your matriarchal society—when did they begin? Was it like this from the very start, or did it only happen in recent years?" Alustriel asked.
"It hasn't been that long, but it hasn't been that short either. It started a few years ago," Isaral said.
"Could you tell me exactly when it began? The changes in your architectural style, and the beginning of female rule in this country," Alustriel asked, looking at Isaral.
"What is your purpose in asking about this?" Isaral was a little confused. Alustriel had barely spoken at first, so why was she suddenly asking such questions now?
From Alustriel's behavior at the beginning, she had seemed to have little interest in this country. Yet now, she appeared to be growing increasingly interested.
"It's not that I can't tell you. I just want to know what your purpose is. Looking at you now, you seem very interested in our country," Isaral said with a smile.
"How should I put it... Your country feels very familiar to me, as if I've seen it somewhere before," Alustriel said after thinking for a moment.
This was actually Alustriel's truest feeling. She had not felt this way at first, but after seeing the style of the buildings here, that feeling had only grown stronger.
She kept feeling a strange sense of familiarity. Yet Alustriel knew that she had never been here before, and the feeling did not seem like something from a dream.
As for why she felt this way, Alustriel did not know either. That was why she wanted to ask Isaral. She wanted to learn more about this place and understand everything about it.
But Isaral was