Mai felt himself coming back to consciousness. His face twisted into a painful expression at the shots of pain rushing through his head. He groaned and opened his eyes, "I'm fine, but my head is killing me." Mai did a double take as he realized he was speaking normally. "I... I can talk," he said in awe, "like myself! And..." he said, "I can remember everything about how to use my magic." He sat up and looked to Lestat with joy, "You're amazing Lestat. Thank you so much."<br/><br/>Reina came back out of the kitchen to see the what all the commotion was about. "Is it over?" she asked. "What did I miss?"