[ It sure is. There's no scar, because of course there isn't. Magic doesn't leave scars, at least, the Shiny Rod didn't. Everything it did was internal. Too much magical energy out of one place for one person to handle; her arm's a lot weaker now. It works, but it's weaker. You'd probably noticed... she's switched handedness, mysteriously. ]

... Even though a part of me really... regrets the past, I don't think we'll ever be able to move forward if we just... live there. We're... here now. It's been ten years. We've both done a lot of changing in that time, you know?

I'm... not the bold person you used to know. I get... afraid of large groups of people, and I'm easy to shout down, and I'm often anxious, bu-but... please, give me a chance now.