Adrien felt the darkness approach him, and then a great blast of light that he could see even with his eyes closed; he held onto the staff with all his might - he could feel a stream of energy coursing through his body and disappearing as it reached his skin. He opened one eye; all he saw was light - light that moved as if it were wind, as if he were at the center of a storm made of sunbeams; he had to close his eyes again - the glow was too blinding. Then the wind subdued, the light fell, and all was quiet again.