First and Last

"Tick, tock, goes the clock, and what things shall we see?
Tick, tock, until the day, that you shall marry me.
Tick, tock, goes the clock, and all the years they fly.
Tick, tock, and all too soon, you and I must die. "
Mutant? Reminding her that she's a monster. Different? Politely telling her that she's a freak.
Alora believes that she has no place on this planet, and what else could she do other than help to protect it?