He blinked at her. "No, you aren't. Don't say that." Will cursed under his breath as he struggled to sit up and to gather the words that were slipping through his fingers like sand. It was beyond galling for the normally glib wizard that he couldn't say what he wanted to say.
"Auds," he said tightly, "I can't... I don't..." He had to force himself to stop and speak very slowly and carefully. "I do understand. Everything is soft. Fuzzy." He groped for her hands. "I missed you. I couldn't find you. I thought I'd never see again. That hurt worse than the magic."