[ Gray bears the pointed past tense without comment. ]

I can only speak to the village I came from... but it was very quiet, cool, and rugged. But I also lived on mountain far from the rest of the world.

[ Perhaps obviously, it seemed normal and unremarkable to her since it was all she knew growing up. Since then, she's come to appreciate how idyllic that mountain was. In terms of environment, anyway. ]

I also spent about half a year in London. Did you happen to go there?