[@Zarkun]

[color=SteelBlue]"Don't let old idioms and turns of phrase fool you, Akagalcia. You WILL mend, but I'm willing to bet your skill with your abilities will never be the same again. So, with that said, I'm still interested in checking out this other place if you don't mind."[/color]

Akagalcia closed her eyes, obviously fighting for some sense of calm.  She folded her hands underneath her chin, ponderous. "I need a guide, wherever we go. I can not read. I did not know what reading was before I became here. I do not understand why it is. It is everywhere." She cracked open an eye. "Doors have already returned to me. Passing is the pain there. Opening them is simply tiring."