Understood. I don't really require regenerative ability here, anyhow. Despite how often I go to the caverns to fight the monsters, I have not needed medical attention since my initial arrival.

[It's really just extending her lifespan that is the issue, but she can understand Hope's reluctance - even if he were willing, he can't give what he hasn't got to give, and he needs to conserve his energy for bigger things.]

But in a less dire situation, if you could get the energy you needed for a fair exchange, you would be open to experimenting with that?