"Well obviously if it went badly once, you should never try again." An equally wry look right back at him.

"We're all worried about Wilhelm. Although he was able to use his magic safely for the first time since he got it on the mountain. That's a very good sign." Istredd had hoped he would get to that point through a lot of practice and support, but it turned out when he had to make it work in an emergency, he managed. It signals good things about his future, if he can get there.

"The shrine creature kept talking to us in voices that would get our interest. It was using his brother's voice to persuade him to help it get out. I'm not sure if talking to it was cathartic or not."