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[commandertoolbelt]

[ The feeds turns on to show Leo, visibly shaken, dirt on his face from where he'd fallen after losing his already tenuous hold on the mountain. He hadn't bothered to clean up yet, too focused on watching the aftermath before hauling out of Unseelie territory to find somewhere relatively safe. ]

We lost Mt. Verla. And the Pyrii... walked right into the Void. Like they didn't have anything left to stay for.

[ With their home gone, he supposes that they really don't. It isn't like they wanted to be saved, anyway. They hadn't even tried, and that disturbed Leo quite a bit, though not as much as seeing them march to their deaths. ]

And I can't... I don't know what happened, if it has something to do with them disappearing or not, but... I can't use my fire. [ His voice trembles as he speaks, looking down at his hands with a shake of his head. ] I tried. Over and over, but I can't do it. I've never... not been able to do it before.

Can anyone else use fire magic? Firebending, or whatever?

[ There's a hesitation, but he asks, ] Is there any way to get it back? Would Shard training help?

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[bealright]

When I first arrived, I lost most of my car-- [ She catches herself, then corrects. Semantics ] Magic. But I've been getting some of it back, so maybe... maybe it isn't for forever?

[commandertoolbelt]

I didn't lose mine at all, though - not before this. I didn't even know I could.

[ He takes a deep breath, running his fingers through his hair. ]

How are you getting it back? I heard that Shard training might be able to help, but... [ If there's anything he can do, he wants to know. ]

[bealright]

We're already so far away from home, and to lose our magic too? It's not nice, is it?

[ Sakura shakes her head, sniffling.]

I... I don't know. It just came back! [ Sakura's not feeling particularly helpful right now.] I'm sorry.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He laughs, the sound bitter. Not nice? ] That's putting it lightly.

I guess I'll just ask around, see if anyone's got any suggestions - or if there's someone who can help me figure out how to use my shard better. If that's what it takes, I want to get on it ASAP.

[bealright]

[ Not nice is a horrendous crime in Sakura's book! ]

I'm sorry I couldn't help. [ She perks up. ] But there are other types of magic you could learn! There's water magic, and wood magic, and thunder magic, cake magic...

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He shrugs, shifting uncomfortably. ]

I don't think I'm really a water magic kind of guy. I've been talking to the dwarves, learning stuff from them, but most of that is mostly for forging, not fighting. [ So now he'll have to rethink his entire method of approaching a battle. Fantastic.

...Wait, did she say - ] Cake magic? How's that work? Summon a cake and throw it at someone like a pie in the face?