It is, in truth, not so easy to explain. Circles cannot be seen in either black nor white, there is much grey to be seen and many voices to be heard. I was given much that I might not have had in the alienage...

( still she takes a deep breath, shoulders dropping and shaking her head. ) But I did not ask to be leashed. Magic, like many things, is a gift from the Maker... not a curse. I am not a monster undeserving of happiness because I was born a mage. I won't be treated less than what I truly am any longer.