[ It sounds like a grotesque fairy tale. That hits awfully close to home, but she isn't used to others sharing the burden of sensing such things.

She wants to ask more about Taravast, but perhaps later. ]

Is it the people, then, or the city? City-wide wards are not something I would have thought possible before now, but it could stifle our senses. [ A curt sigh; frustrated with herself for not knowing more. ] Perhaps, too grand a theory...