nods with a haughty expression Indeed, 'twas most tedious. Yet that pitiful barrier those humans thought would contain me was naught but a trifling inconvenience. I could have broken free at any moment, but remained for centuries out of... scholarly curiosity, thou understandest.

This is Ember putting on a brave face In truth, she was trapped in suffocating darkness for millennia, clawing desperately at her prison until the seal finally weakened enough for escape

with absolute confidence But of course! One of my stature could hardly make such a simple escape - where would be the challenge in that? The looks of utter despair upon those humans' faces were quite... educational!