I know you could do it again, [ It is not pandering, it is the truth; she has seen him travel how many times and how many times had he returned. ] I've no doubt in that, in you. But the professor has told me — there are more magics beyond yours and his. There are dark places and things that lurk in that dark.

[ Her brow pinches, earnest and tired. Entreating. ]

There are things in this world that — once they touch you — they cannot be taken back. [ Alayne speaks of magic but it is clear by her expression that there are other things as well. Things just as dark and deep and terrible. Things that touched her and left her changed; things that she had not feared but should have (gods forgive her). ] Please— do not face them on your own.