[Magilou jolts, but Nino holds tightly to her hands. She knows about magic and illusions--about believing in something that isn't real, and having little to hold onto.

Having a rock, having an anchor...that's important, isn't it?

So she stays there, Magilou's hands in her own.]

... I think it's hard...when things are trying to make things even harder.

Is it scary...? What you're seeing, I mean.