(Letriel shrugs a little bit. She had seen many improbable things in her long life, so she found the battle more entertaining than surprising.)

You'd be surprised what is possible in existence. You'll come to learn how true that is in time. After all, there was a time your blockheaded race live as troglodytes which looked up at the vastness of space and thought travel to the stars was impossible.

(Letriel after taking a long look at the sight, she closes her eyes. She seems to be focusing to hear something.)