"Oh..." Saori's eyes darken, concern and sympathy evident on her face. "Oh I'm...so sorry, Lirael. I...I know how hard that must be. And I know what you mean."

She closes her eyes, expression turning bitter. Whoever, or whatever had brought her here had done something to her, taken away her very essence so completely that she wasn't even sure what she was anymore.

"I can't feel the storm any longer. None of it. It was dull before, but now...now it's just vanished. Just...just like the Charter."