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> しかし、 **幼くして** 彼女はどこか **醒めている**
> ところがあり、真里亞が上機嫌に魔法のことを語るのを聞きながら、そんなものが本当にあるわけがないとも思っていた。

Why is it 幼くして, not 幼い彼女は・・・ ? What about 醒める here ?
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Meaning of 幼くして and 醒めている
I'll talk about 「醒{さ}めている」 first. In this context, it means " ** _(very)
realistic_** " or "level-headed". The little girl is not dreamy as one might
tend to expect.

Moving on to 「幼{おさな}くして」...

It means " ** _at a tender/early age_** " or more plainly, "for her age" in
this context. I tried to explain the nuance of 「～～にして」 here:

[Difference between 六歳にして and
六歳で](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/53725/difference-
between-%e5%85%ad%e6%ad%b3%e3%81%ab%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6-and-%e5%85%ad%e6%ad%b3%e3%81%a7)

> Why is it 幼くして, not 幼い彼女は・・・ ?

Because the author wants to imply that it is rather rare for such a young girl
to be 醒めている.

If one used 「幼い彼女は」, it would make it sound as if it were quite normal for
very young girls to be 醒めている.
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