That sounded close enough to what he was thinking, especially depending on how his husband had worded the request itself. It seemed like there was definitely some kind of magic gone awry in the city again, some new and unpleasant thing affecting people… On the one hand, these things were rarely permanent… On the other hand, it was terribly frustrating to see it happen. Worse to see Rhy put through something unpleasant. It was clear how jarring this all would be for him.

Then I think there’s something specific going on in the city again, dear, rather than you naturally losing your hearing. I noted some odd things happening while walking Pretzel, but it seems some things said are coming true in unexpected ways.