"I can attempt to explain how the process works from my perspective, though it is - intuitive enough that it might be difficult."

"Sure!"

"I become other than what I was, and I identify what I am now, and then I visualize the actualization of myself. In the visualization I become. It is a related action to the creation, but looking inward, rather than out."

"...hmm. Maybe... I don't know. I half feel like I could understand it but I don't at all feel like I do. Maybe it'll make sense after I've got more practice with the rest."

"That is sensible. Most do not master changing their forms immediately, though for many it is easier than changing another's demesne."

"Changing yourself is probably more annoying to fix if you get it wrong, though. Or to live with if you can't fix it."

"I could see that, yes. I would not like being in an inaccurate form."

"Yeah. Or even one that was right to be but not for what I wanted to do right then. My sword form is right for me to be but not for most things I want to do 'cause it can't move around on its own."

"Do you know why you can't change out of your sword form on your own? I will admit it does seem a more extreme change than most are capable of, but - I am used to changes being either possible or not."

"I dunno. It sounded like that's just the way that weapons are."

"I'm curious to know why. Perhaps I will be able to find my way to this other realm of yours."

"Maybe! I don't know how you would, but it sounds like - these places and those places link up somehow sometimes."

"That's a mystery I would like to investigate, too."

"Yeah... I wonder why it happens. And how. It'd maybe make sense if somebody was doing it on purpose, but it sounded like the other place doesn't want anything to do with these ones, and the place where we were didn't seem like it had anybody doing things on purpose in it practically at all..."

"I do not know of any magic that could do such a thing, either, but you prove there is more magic than I have previously known of."

"Yep!"

"I will need to construct methods for investigation. Perhaps consult another Lord."

"I hope you find stuff out! I'll help you if there's things I can help with but I don't know how to do very many things yet because I'm like a day old."

"You could come with me," ze observes. "Or you could stay here, and experiment. Either way, I will give you a way to contact me."

"I think I'll stay here for now. Having a way to contact you is good! I like you much better than the only other person I've met."

Ze - shifts, into a many-circled Being, with feathered eyes and veins of gold in zir wings. A feather drifts off, and curls in on itself, loops within loops.

That's pretty!!! The sword is delighted!

"Speak to this with intent to reach me, and I will hear," ze intones, voice echoing oddly.

"Okay! It's pretty. You're lots of pretty things."

"Thank you. I enjoy being pretty things."