Zel held Larea for a while, letting her cry and trying to offer comfort. There came a time when she regained some of her composure. She broke from the embrace and retrieved the pen and pad, finishing explaining what she'd started to before. Her hands were still shaking slightly, so it was understandable that she took a little longer to write this time. When she finally finished, she held out the pad to Zel and he took it.<br/><br/>Reading through it, it definitely seemed like there was a connection between these "voices" Larea was hearing and her "attacks". In fact, it was almost definite that the voices were causing the attacks. Moving away from the analytical perspective however, it seemed this whole thing was greatly upsetting Larea. Zel decided at this time to voice his opinion on the matter.<br/><br/>"I don't think there's anything<span style="font-style: italic">wrong</span>with you," he said, branching back slightly into his matter-of-fact tone. "Magic does exist in this world, if you've forgotten. There are still lots of things we don't know about it. Perhaps you're just tuning in to something we can't hear. Or perhaps<span style="font-style: italic">something</span>is tuning in to you for some reason. But there's a saying: "The light of good company sends away the darkness, and fear vanishes with the shadows."" He gave a slight smile, "It means you don't have to be afraid as long as you're not in something alone."