Two phouka were passing but stopped to watch the spectacle. It was powerful magic, the like of which they had never seen. When Will sat up they ran away to tell what they had seen.

Willy began to touch himself, his arms and neck and belly. His flesh was solid and warm and he could feel his heart beat with his hand on his chest. He looked over to Fin, the first real sight of this new life, and he smiled softly. His eyes were the same emerald as ever, and when he spoke his voice was unchanged.

"Your wish was a powerful gift," he said. "Though I feared it may not be enough to keep me by your side. We see now it was folly to worry."