[ byleth watches the sparrow construct, fascinated. ]

... That sounds more to my liking. I'd like to think that I'm a serviceable mage, but I find it hard to keep the formulas running in my head during battle, and... well. [ she exhales, shaking her head. ] Faith.

[ her connection to sothis had helped her excel in that department, but it's not something she can see herself usefully calling upon now. not after everything that's happened. ]

I cast what felt like Dark Spikes T earlier, in the caves. I wasn't sure how, before... [ she's never been able to properly get her head around dark magic. ]