[The change of topic was enough to bring a bit of energy back to her, a hint of a pleased smile tugging at the corners of her lips that she only barely kept down in an attempt to treat the matter with utmost seriousness. She could truly cast magic now... The sort that came from her and her alone, manifested by mere focus and will... Not the "science" that had been revealed to her but remained yet an unexplained factor, unable still to separate what she did with the magic based learning she'd had. A proper education in the matter would eventually fix things, but until then...]

ALASTAIR granted me that spell.

[She wasn't so proud of it that she wouldn't give credit where it was due, however, even though she subtly sat a bit straighter, held her head a bit higher.]

With it, I do not need potions or bandages to heal- it has limits, but it can save people.

[She could remain the Green Witch and still work towards fixing the horrible thing she'd done... And for better or for worse, the fact that she now had true magic, that she considered herself more a true witch, both kept her tethered to her past and indebted to their present employer.]