"I'm sure it's only a passing problem," Vex assured him, and herself, if she was being honest. "Most strangeness here only last a day or two. Three at most.

"At least Elaina doesn't seem to have been effected." Vex rubbed a hand over the curve of the baby's back, where she nestled in the cloth wrap. She wouldn't be handling things nearly as well if anything had happened to her baby. It was bad enough Percy couldn't be sure of holding her.

"Did you know, there are spells and magic items in my world that can make people stronger or faster?" Her thoughts turned to Vax's boots, and she pulled them away to focus on the boy and his new abilities. "It can be quite an adjustment."