Raymond never bothered to learn the Niqols' language. He didn't strictly need to, since machines more than sufficed as translators, but that made him unable to understand Liiza now.
Liiza also didn't bother to explain herself. She didn't care about Raymond enough to describe what the new restrictions entailed. He was only a mortal who should be grateful he had managed to keep any hold on his life at all.
Nevertheless, the rune started to show its effects as soon as Liiza diverted her glowing gaze and did her best to retract her chilling presence to help her husband calm down their daughter.
Raymond became able to breathe, think, and move again, only for a wave of pain to immediately radiate from his neck, spreading throughout his body and making him release a grunt.
