Eventually conversations seem to always turn towards that subject. It's never a pretty picture to paint, but it's unavoidable, as the questions are linked to less than pleasant things, and those things are a part of history and who he is, and what he's become.

     "I guess they kind of are, now," Cayde replies almost nonchalantly, shrugging. He's been around long enough. He's got no reason to hide things like this. "I'm sure Exos get longer lives by default so long as we don't bite off more than we can chew. As Guardians, we cheat the normal life expectancy, although technically we should be dead."