I do. [He doesn't reach out. He doesn't yet trust himself. With every breath he has a little more of himself under control. His body still remembers being damaged. The mindset of flashing moods is almost easy to stick with. But little by little the chains and wires retreat and the dragons settle to the green of calm winds. They swirl around him as free as birds.]

I think my theory is more plausible than I thought. If it isn't Simpathis remains, it's her energy. The crystal acts like a living being with a crystal. ...if it isn't her energy. Her remains. Then why does it feel like our protections and the world within a world is gone?