He didn't ask any more questions, she was clearly lost, trying to remember what had been stolen by the pool and his actions to save her. He glanced at Serena, and then significantly at the dragoness, before continuing the conversation mentally.<em> I will, but that was a lot of work, really fast, very well done, if I might say so, in a material plane that is not divine malleable. An hour of rest, and I think I got off lightly. Usually when I do this in my plane, I take my time, but she was getting more and more corrupted, and she lost a lot of herself to that pool. I am afraid to leave her here, she isn't going to be able to function in a material plane until she can accept the new holes in her memories. She will just be prey for a long while, and her body is likely starving, though she is too exhausted, emotionally and mentally, to go hunting.</em><br/><br/>He sighed softly, before glaring at the magic tainted pool.<em>First Beyonders, now random magical taints that can be reasoned and negotiated with. This doesn't bode well. I am beginning to wonder if it is really just an area of super saturated magic that gained a physical form, or if it is a form of the Beyonders that barely managed to adapt, and this is what it becomes. I have a bad feeling it might be both. And I have no proof other than instinct, so I can't even bring my suspicions to those outside gods except for my allies. And even then, I wouldn't place good odds on them believing me. Seriously, all I want to do is protect that which is mine, spoil my family, and satisfy my craving to know, or at least experience, more. But it looks like I won't be able to do that until after this business with the Beyonders is dealt with. And that likely won't happen for a century at the earliest.</em>