After writing chapter 24, I wanted to include this little bit below at the end of chapter 23. For now I’ll include it here.

“I’m sorry, but who are you?” Mirgia asked.
“I am Rolin. Mel’s my sister. I have been caught up in the things that happened here in a way that might explain things a little bit and hopefully convince you and those people that harassed the village the other day to leave us be.”
“Well by all means, go ahead,” Teddy said, “I’m happy to find a solution that everyone can agree on.”
Rolin opened his eyes, revealing kaleidoscopic eyes.

“To tell you the entire story, you need to have a little bit of a background on me. As you can see, I was not given the gift of sight. At least it might not be clear to see now, considering how my eyes have started looking recently, but until very recently I could only see the world in vague blurry shapes. As they always say, you’ve got to play the cards you’re dealt and despite my lack of vision I’ve not had a particularly difficult life. We’re a tight community here in Morpezo and people take care of each other. I’ve learned how to be helpful around town and people take care of the rest for me. I’ve been quite blessed to be honest. About four weeks ago, there was a sudden rumbling in the earth and when some of the villagers went to look around for what damage was done, they found a tower made out of stone that wasn’t there before. They tried to get into the tower, but the door was locked and it had no windows. We left a few people to guard it, but after a day or two we’d started to realize that with no way to get into the tower, there was probably also no way for anything to get out of the tower, so we just left it be. Then two weeks ago – when the tower had been there for ten days – a traveler arrived at the village. A woman of unparalleled beauty.”
Mirgia was about to ask something but Rolin beat him to it. “Of course I had no idea of knowing that, but that is what everyone kept saying about this woman, so I assumed it was true. It didn’t matter to me anyway, beauty isn’t something you can see after all. Or at the very least, it’s not something I can see.” He chuckled.
“Either way, this woman stayed in the tavern and I made sure her chambers were ready. I know this space well enough to get around and many of the simpler things I can do without much issue. It’s a great way to prevent myself from getting bored. When I was changing the sheets, she came back early from whatever she was doing and we talked for a bit. She told me her name was Brela and that she was here to look into the tower that had suddenly appeared. So I told her what I told you guys just now about how it appeared and that we couldn’t enter it. She explained to me that she knew a trick to get into the tower, but she would need my help. I wasn’t really sure what I could do to help her, but she’d been friendly enough that I told her I didn’t mind helping her out. She then asked if I could come to the tower with her the next day and I told her that if she helped me navigate the path there and back it would be fine with me, although when she found out I was going, Mel insisted she would have to come along as well.” Rolin paused for a moment and looked around the room. Mirgia looked at his eyes, mesmerized by them. They seemed to hold your gaze and almost put you in a daze if you kept looking at them and it was hard to look away again. Mirgia wondered if that was why he kept them closed when they first entered. Rolin’s eyes lingered on Kimi. He smiled at her. “You are a spirit, correct?”
Kimi nodded.
“Does the name the woman gave me ring a bell with you?” He asked her.
“What did you say it was again? Brela?”
Rolin nodded.
Kimi considered it for a moment. “It does have a familiar ring to it, but I can’t say I really recognize it.”
“Alright.”
Rolin continued his story. “While we walked to the tower, she told me a little bit about it. Apparently it belonged to a city that disappeared a very long time ago, and she was trying to get something that her ancestors had left behind in this city.”
Mirgia nodded. “The flying city of Kanarth.”
Rolin shrugged. “She didn’t mention the name of the city and I didn’t ask for it since it wouldn’t have meant anything to me either way, but you sound like you know what you’re talking about.”
“Yes, more of these dungeons have been popping up around the country and possibly in other places too. We came here after dealing with another one near Redsan.”
“That’s right, you mentioned something like that earlier.” He frowned. “But there was no one there claiming the things, right?”
“No, at least not besides the Sahilid people claiming things for their own.”
“Right. Either way, when we got to the tower, Brela said she would perform a ritual that would allow us to enter the building. I was still unsure as to why she needed me to be there, but Mel and I sat in the grass and listened as she performed this ritual. I obviously couldn’t see what she was doing exactly, maybe Mel can tell you later, but it sounded quite strange. She was using her voice to make sounds that were similar to singing but different. It wasn’t music per se, but I also wouldn’t describe it as speech.”
“Spirit magic,” Kimi said.
“That’s what I thought too when I heard it, thank you for confirming it.” Rolin took a sip of his drink. “After a few moments of this, I felt a warm glow coming from the woman and she asked me if she could borrow my sight for a few moments. I thought she was making a strange joke so I told her she was welcome to do so. She then put her hands on my cheek and put her forehead to mine and when I blinked I could suddenly see something. It wasn’t something normal, at least not how people had described sight to me before and after comparing it with Mel later on it confirmed that the sight I gained in that moment wasn’t normal.” He smiled. “It’s a wondrous feeling to be able to see and it’s a magical sight for sure. I suppose any kind of sight would feel magical after spending years not being able to see more than vague blurs, but the colors I can see are so vibrant and magical that it still brings tears to my eyes at times. But it’s not a particularly useful kind of sight for your everyday life and as you might have noticed, it has a strange effect on the people around me which I do not know how to turn off. But it does allow me to see certain things. It allows me to see people’s emotions and intentions. If someone has bad intentions, their colors turn unpleasant. It’s hard to explain it since I have nothing to compare it to, but I can just tell. It also allows me to see magic and manipulate it. We’ve been trying to figure out how to deal with this entire situation for two weeks now and during that time these Sahilid people came by. They had a real nasty look to them, so Mel and some of the villagers chased them off.”

Quiet filled the room for a few moments while Mirgia pondered the questions in his head. “I have two immediate questions for you.”
“Please, go ahead.”
“One, what happened to this Brela woman after she changed your sight?”
Mel sat up. “I can answer that one. Her eyes turned into a similar kaleidoscopic color and she simply walked through the door into the dungeon. We didn’t see her again after that. I still don’t understand why she did what she did to my brother and why she told him that he had to be there for her to enter the tower.”
Rolin chuckled. “I wanted to go in after her but Mel forbade me from doing so.”
“Can you blame me? It didn’t look like anyone else could have gone with you and maybe something dangerous is happening in there.”
“And if that’s the case, the poor woman is in there alone,” Rolin said.
“Well, she should have brought backup then. She knew what she was getting into and she didn’t explain what she did to you at all. We don’t know if your new eyesight is dangerous, what the limitations of it are and if it’s a temporary measure or if you permanently have these strange eyes now.”
“I hope so, it’s been rather pleasant,” Rolin said. “But it does seem to take a toll on me. I get tired very quickly when looking at things, so I am keeping my eyes shut a lot of the time.”
“Perhaps time will help you get more accustomed to this new sight,” Teddy suggested.
“I hope so. What was your second question?”
“Why are you telling us all this?” Mirgia asked. “I appreciate it because now we can figure out where to go from here, but we arrived to Morpezo with not just any member of the Sahilid but their leader. Why not just tell us to leave too? You don’t have anything from the tower and from what you told us no one can go in.”
“That’s two questions, but I’ll gladly answer both. As for why I didn’t want to just send everyone away, there’s not much stopping other people from going into that tower. Of course we couldn’t figure it out, but we all know the might of the Sahilid and their magic research. There’s a very good chance that some of their more practiced mages – and definitely the leader of the entire organization – are able to force themselves into the tower. I don’t know if Brela will be safe when that happens. When you all entered town the way you did, we saw it as an opportunity to deal with this ordeal in a more organized way. If we work together and set clear goals then maybe we can all get what we want. And as for why I decided to put my trust in your group,” he looked them all over. “Each of you have very pleasant colors to you. Mirgia, your colors are muted and calm, like you live a life of watching over others while having no problems with being the patient person on the side, enjoying the way things happen around him. Kimi’Thania your colors sound beautiful. I don’t know how to explain what I just said, but the colors that you send out into the world are like music to my ears.”
Tears welled up in Kimi’s eyes. “As a spirit of music, this might be the single kindest and most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me.”
“I’m just telling you the truth of how I see the world, and I am thankful for seeing all of you.” He turned to Teddy. “Teddy.”
“Yessir.”
“There’s a golden color to you. Not gold as in the metal, at least I don’t think so, but when I look at you I feel like I’m flying over and endless field of grain, the sun just bright enough to be pleasant, the smell of flowers, grain and grass in the air and the sound of people enjoying themselves filling the air all around me. Out of all the people I’ve looked at – which admittedly aren’t that many – you are by far the most beautiful.”
“Stop that, you’re making an old man blush.”
Mirgia laughed. “You don’t have to be able to see colors the way you do to tell that Teddy is good people. He’s the kindest soul you’ll ever meet.”
“Come on man, I’m trying not to cry in front of people I’ve just met.” Teddy stood up and gave Rolin a hug. “I want you to know that in telling people how you see them, you can make them feel incredibly seen and heard and that’s very powerful. I pray you use this ability to help those who look like sadness and encourage those who need a little brightness in their life. And I will help you with this tower thing in any way I can, you have my word.”
Mirgia smiled. “Couldn’t have said it better myself. I only wish you could see how proud your parents are looking at you right now.”
Rolin smiled. “Trust me, I can see it very clearly.”