"That's the tricky part," Adia agrees. "Every world that has magic seems to have its own kind. The angels are a good start, though. You could also try doing some research at the Grand Library. I read some books about shielding there, it was pretty useful."

Worrying her lower lip a little, she shifts her weight from her heels to sit properly on a patch of dry ground. "Because the Darkening is spreading? Or something else?"

That anxious look does not abate until Deet brings up skekSa by name. Then she lets out a sigh of relief. "It was skekSa I met, actually. She was very friendly. I'm sorry to hear that the ones in the palace are so thoughtless and cruel." And it doesn't much sound like they'll even listen to their own people, based on what happened to skekGra. "How did they come into power? skekSa said her people were banished from another planet."

Realizing that she hasn't even introduced herself yet, she smiles and add sheepishly, "My name's Adia, by the way. I'm a human."