"It was," Valdis said, smiling, though the smile faded when Sheena asked what she wanted to do.

She shrugged, not entirely certain what she truly wanted. The pull of chaos had been stronger lately, but there was no way to use it in a constructive manner.

"Gene is opening a dojo and asked me to teach again," she replied, "But I'm not really driven toward anything right now. Aifaran is so different from what I'm used to."