Yeah, I ought to have done, but - I forget about it a lot. [ A little wave of her hand, and she goes on - ] Anyway. Yeah, I turn into a literal puddle. I'm not really made of flesh and bone any more - I'm sort of half that, but also half made out of magical essence, built into the structure I want to be. If I can't sustain my form, all that essence loses its structure and collapses.
[ She glances at his expression, then adds, just a bit guardedly: ]
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Yeah, I ought to have done, but - I forget about it a lot. [ A little wave of her hand, and she goes on - ] Anyway. Yeah, I turn into a literal puddle. I'm not really made of flesh and bone any more - I'm sort of half that, but also half made out of magical essence, built into the structure I want to be. If I can't sustain my form, all that essence loses its structure and collapses.
[ She glances at his expression, then adds, just a bit guardedly: ]
It's a very pretty puddle, I'm told.