Have you ever simultaneously experienced a splitting headache, a stomach cramp, and a painful euphoria, with an ill-omen literally manifested above your head? Well, all that aside, I couldn't tell my traveling partners any of that as it was supposed to be my biggest secret.
Much more than the trouble that would come my way if my affinity and talent were to be revealed to the rest of the world, I was afraid of the treatment I would receive.
I was already far away from my home, a foreigner, an alien to the Forest of Calamity. Other than Daney and my Master, and perhaps Sephalia, all the looks that I received were mixed with feelings of apprehension and wariness. I was already feeling a little overwhelmed after spending a couple of days inside the tribe. How would they look at me if the knowledge of my affinity was added to that? I didn't want to know.
