[center][h2][b]Kareet of Arcaeda[/b][/h2][/center]

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For a moment, Kareet rotated her wrist and articulated her fingers through their full range of motion. Now that feeling was returning to her arm, it felt like nothing at all had changed. Vigdis’ reaction had been predictable, so Kareet did not hesitate in replying. “Trust me, even without the pain, it is not a pleasant thing to see happen to yourself…but that is the point. Kerchak can shapeshift, so I know he can handle healing. I would not have done this if I were not completely confident in Life magic.”

As for Vigdis’ request, Kareet had little difficulty in complying. Being able to speak directly about the differences in their notation made it much easier to translate between their number systems. The first thing Kareet had done when copying the examples Vigdis had written was to create a key comparing the Human symbols to their own. Even between people, between worlds, the mathematics themselves were identical. She tore out a blank page and wrote out the same equations and expressions in S’toric notation using small, but neat, handwriting.

Once finished, Kareet slid the page across the table to Vigdis, though her gaze lingered for a moment on the severed, bloody hand still laying on it. There was a brief, somewhat awkward silence before Kareet gestured to it. “You can keep that too, if you need proof for your captain.”