[i]"I'm sorry to hear that... If I could wish it away for you... I would..."[/i] [b]Eventually, her stutter disappeared altogether as she rested, her voice serene and quiet, almost lyrical in a way. She held such a graceful presence it was hard to see why she had come to the Dojo...[/b] [i]"Are you at least happy...?"[/i] [b]She wasn't trying to be rude, but she knew no other way to ask such a question.[/b]