"Yeah, that's done!" she calls back, rubbing at her forehead. And she watches all of that unfold with a bit of a bemused look. When had he become so good at all this? Seems a lot had changed.

"A little of that, a little of just...missing seeing you when death and destruction aren't on the line," she replied. "And I couldn't," she replied, "not in Deerington, anyway. I tried the Avatar State once or twice but it always backfired. I mean, life would spring up - like a bush or some flowers - but yeah."

She shrugged.

"Here's a different story, turns out. I can tap into the spiritual energy, same as anywhere."