the mere fact that were all here , together , is an utterly miraculous twist of destiny : gallan and raddia are the first children of lurien to conquer the fear of touch and survive in a world theyd been raised to dread ; and the same goes for me : not long ago , leaving the eye was an impossibility i wouldnt entertain for a moment ; and then of course theres yonfi , whose illustrious fate i think gives ample proof but wixelors reasoning , which had just begun to thaw their icy core of fear and doubt , was suddenly disrupted by a bloodcurdling shriek .