"I do. And...I know it's a dark force in your world," Saori replies, looking at the young woman with a faint smile now. She remembers these conversations, and how Lirael would open up and let words just fall out. Like they were backed up, a breaking damn of verbs.

"And...no, it isn't...Luceti. Luceti is different than this place. There are no dragons, and the battles are much different than," she gestures, "...this."

She pauses, sighing heavily. "And I am Saori. Saori Kimura. I do know you from that place. You were a friend. Someone who was very kind to me, and someone I've missed very much. I am sorry, I wish...I wish I could make you remember. But as I am...in this state, I cannot. What power I had feels weakened, different somehow."