The gifted sight

(the post is written on August 13, 2026 and backposted to June 10, 2026 partially because I wish to fill up some gaps in the timeline and partially because it is a piece of in-world text as given by unreliable narrator (instead of something detached and useful) and is likely not very interesting to read as such) “One of the greatest shackles ever put on mortals was not, formally, a curse. No…