Deliriousness was a side-effect of berserk, for sure, but Madhuri's mind hasn't felt so clear in so long while job changed...!

The fire spell launched and she hung back. The owl shrieked and backed off, up and away with three hard beats of its wings. It was being shouted at, smacked and now set on fire. Enough was enough.

"That's it! Fabulous!" A cheer, and she shook off her job outfit. A brief slap of her cheeks in both hands, and the auri took a breath.

"That's how dreamotion is done! And that's our edge against the Story Eater, our otherworldly, star-munching foe here." She straightened out her skirts.

"But for the moment the creature isn't here... and, fortunately, Raha may not be here as well. Perhaps he needs a little bell."