[Even though he said to stay back, Jin Guangyao starts crawling forward towards Fjord, just a couple jerky pushes more than any kind of coordinated slithering now, pushed more by the Cwyld's beginning encroachment on his mind than any conscious decision.

How much can be said, to someone unaware of the unique state they're in?]

Yes. Any witch can learn to do it, as long as it isn't too far along. Tell me, have you tried to perform the magic of this world?

[It's a desperate, last-ditch spark of inspiration. The fellow might not even be a witch. But he has to try -- and certainly he's watched others do it before. How hard can it be to lead an attempt?

Quite hard. But what else is there?]