Eventually, my mood improved from the depressing state I had been in. The bonds made it hard not to notice. It felt like pieces of me had been ripped out, and yes, it sounded cheesy, but that didn't make it any less true.
"So what do you want to know?" I said, surprising Tily. Although a moment later she smiled.
"Well, I'm rather intrigued about who you are and what you are." She met my eyes. "Your eyes are not that of a normal person, nor any mage I've seen, and I've been to the royal court."
"What and who?" I shrugged. "I'm human with a non-human lineage which has granted me these eyes and other… things. Who? Well, let's just I'm a stranger from an even stranger place. I'm not meant to be here. That's about as much as you're gonna get from me I'm afraid."
"A shame, but intriguing nonetheless. And you are on your way home?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"And you could use some help?"
