"I see that you... have changed. It's strange, but I feel the ghost of something very familiar — of the former

"I see that you... have changed. It's strange, but I feel the ghost of something very familiar — of the former Nyrissa. Nymphs can bestow special powers on those who they care about, but Nyrissa seemed to have lost this ability together with the love that was torn from her heart. And yet... how did you do it? It's her gift, and it ties you to the First World. It's a thin thread, and a feeble one, but it must allow you to be reborn here, as we are."