"Maybe it's something that works better in water? A power best done in the sea or only works there?"

Persephone half drifts, half sits on the spire's edge, the effort of keeping herself firmly in place no worth it.

"I wish we knew more about what sort of magic this realm has. It's hard to make any guesses when we're literally grasping in the dark. Obviously, something spiritual, with their gods or spirits or--I don't know. But do the Bui have the same power? Did they share it? Did the Bui rely on it more and the lack is putting them to sleep?"