"Close enough," she said ruefully, and she was clearly giving the tree a wider berth than others. "I don't know why, but looking at them gives me a headache. It's quite peculiar, really."

It made navigating the city without breaking out into a migraine a bit tricky really.

"I'm glad to hear you didn't get hit with the brunt of it. I'm still at the Dreaming Bridge, and it held out as can be expected."