Come See for Yourself

"The petals show your regeneration," the woman with the raven hair and lichen dress explained further. "Once the last of them goes up, then you are healed. You will even have your blue eyes back."

"What? There was something wrong with my eyes?" August asked.

"You noticed they had changed, didn't you?" the woman giggled.

"Yes, but… I figured that was permanent. I didn't realize it meant there was something wrong," August replied.

"When your genetics began changing after Eliade's catalyst, there was much your physiology had difficulty with. And while you are now adjusting quite well, the process still isn't complete. This is why you had fevers before. This is why you are here now. But your time here will do much to help," the woman explained.

"And my eyes? Why were they gold?" August asked.

"It is as I said," the woman spread her hands as if it were obvious.

"Luna's eyes changed because they couldn't see everything at once," Sage added. "They weren't strong enough."