"It's... The magic I'm used to feels warm, it's like sand on the beach in the middle of summer. This is like metal that's been frozen. It bites and burns on the skin at the same time."

She shakes her head, making a face as she clings to him a bit more tightly as she thinks about it, even if it isn't going to stop her.

"Exactly. That's how we're going to make it through this place. So long as we stay together," She pauses then, laughing so softly. "I made Shawn promise me he wouldn't die," she admits.