One tried. [She taps her chest, where her tattoo is.] It's not good for much anymore, not since Lachesis rewove it, but it still provided a good enough barrier to help me throw it out. [There's a slight tone of pride in her voice as she says it, like she can't believe she was able to help save herself. Help save Rose, too. Helped to inspire the will to fight. But she's also thinking about the way the spectres tried to merge with her molecules, the way it felt like she was suffocating. The way it felt like she was being blocked out of her own body.

Not a fun feeling.] There are nice things about Tu Vishan, but we're heading for... something greater than us.