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My father's story was fascinating, and something I had to know… But not my main worry now.
"So," I said. "My gift. Does it have anything to do with my ability to speak with the house? Can it be harmful to humans? Or magicians? Did I cause any harm to Erynn's ethereal body?"
"Let's start with the last question," Azrikam said. "No, you didn't harm Erynn. It seems like what you did was stabilize her. Are Erynn's parents compatible with each other?"
"I don't know," I said. "I guess so? I know Edric and Arlene are, since they mentioned it."
"So you don't know," Azrikam said. "Sometimes children with problems are born even in magically compatible marriages, although that is exceedingly rare. But they are a lot more frequent among non-compatible ones, which is why they are avoided. Magic
