... In stories, gifts from the gods are never truly so kind. There's always something. If this is part of us...

( ... maybe talking to forneus will help. he's always indulging her, honestly- why not truly take advantage of it? learn more about this mess.

jinx looks at the purple stone, the metal binding it- thinks about how it snuffed out her magic for a while, left her feeling hollow without it. the two were alike, in some ways. )

When I couldn't access my magic... I don't think I was this bad. But something was still off. Maybe that's... part of the price of magic.