Jaethal frowns. "I... don't remember my death. I was stunned by the sentence of exile, and I admit, I showed w

Jaethal frowns. "I... don't remember my death. I was stunned by the sentence of exile, and I admit, I showed weakness. I wandered aimless, absorbed in despair, without concern for my safety or sustenance. And then... then... I remember desolate rocks, a stone I lay upon, a convulsion, passing not only through my whole body, but through my soul. Then — I awakened. Cold, calm — my body overwhelmed with strength, but haunted by a strange internal silence."