[ Hits the nail on the head, this time. Because there were only two people left in the enclosure that she couldn't pretend around. Not that she could, in a situation like this, being thrown mentally off balance and her stamina whittled down. Without the steady boosts of energy from her magic her body felt like it could all go to pieces. Unravel. She shudders at the thought, her free hand pressing to her face once more.

No... it wasn't helping at all. ]

... it's not as if there are other options right now. I -- we -- we can't afford for me to be hit by all of this right now.