Normally something like this would weigh heavy in the diviner's mind for some time, but Illyana was glad for Ivory's blunt way of speaking as it almost always helped to lighten the mood. It was better as well that she was not having an extreme reaction and was managing to maintain control. Illyana was not surprised by this, as the dhampir rarely let her emotions get the better of her. Even in front of Geralt, she maintained her cool confidence. In fact, Illyana could only remember seeing her loose her composure one time, and then it was entirely justified.

Of course, the woman was right; the vision had been ominous, to say the least. It was longer than Lucien's, yes, but had not packed the same psychic punch that the other had. This one had been gentler on Illyana's mind, but it had still left her almost reeling from shock, not only because of the mental trauma but because of exactly what she had seen. There were a lot of details to it, and now she found herself hoping that she hadn't missed anything vital to understanding it.

[color=598527]"You're right..."[/color] Illy finally said, nodding resolutely as she began to calm down, [color=598527]"Not to be scared, I mean. My visions are open to interpretation, especially from a secondhand item like this...so there are a lot of things to unpack. Lucien's was..."[/color] she paused as she tried to find the words, [color=598527]"shorter, but just as cryptic."[/color]

After a moment of thinking, of trying to remember exactly how Ivory looked in the vision, she realized something.[color=598527] "The look you had on your face..."[/color] she said, staring off into nothing as she visualized what she had seen, [color=598527]"I've never seen you make that face before...and the other only once. It was like...I don't know, you were different somehow."[/color] She was speaking without thinking now, as she often did when she was analyzing or trying to remember something. These were details that were sure to pique Ivory's intrest, but Illyana was not sure how much she should say. Often, in visions like this, the more the subject knew about it the worse it was for them. In all her years of reading, Illyana had discovered something: all that humans, and in this case others as well, want is to see the future, but once they do lay eyes on it, they spend the rest of their lives trying to change the way it looks. She didn't want to see this happen with Ivory, especially something so symbolic. She didn't expect this of the dhampir, but felt that caution was best in this moment anyway, if she could wrangle herself into holding back a little.