"Your eyes are in your eye sockets, as they should be. But please, close them! They are radiating that frenzy that pains you!" Abysa tries to sound urgent without sounding cross, not wanting Micolash's odd condition to manifest after two days of rest and healing.

Should he fail that, Abysa will simply clap one hand over the scholar's face to obscure the orange light emanating from his pupils.

"I know you are frightened, but all will be well. I need you to calm yourself, so I may tell you what will happen."