[It really didn't help that she had golden eyes and white hair; it made her stick out like a sore thumb. But she was used to any assumptions on other peoples part, and ignored it.

More important was hearing Ferdinand's plight. Which was...enough for her to lean back for a moment, startled, before settling back into a more normal sitting position.]

I'm no mage, but sometimes the simplest answers can be the right ones, and do not need a magic cure.

[That may be a clue.]

If you're not usually colorblind or color deficient...would you mind telling me how it started?