The mirror, at least, was non-intrusive. That one remained distinctly outside of him. It existed beside him as a SHEET OF PURE LIGHT. Yves perceived it as no more than a sheen, as though a square had been cut from the world and brightness had swelled within in the wound. It had no thickness he could distinguish, and no edge he could grasp. He had never been able to alter it in that state, by the means available to his translated form, let alone move it. In that respect, it was the only stable reference point amid the surrounding radiance.

The mirror, at least, was non-intrusive. That one remained distinctly outside of him. It existed beside him as a
SHEET OF PURE LIGHT.
  Yves perceived it as no more than a sheen, as though a square had been cut from the world and brightness had swelled within in the wound. It had no thickness he could distinguish, and no edge he could grasp. He had never been able to alter it in that state, by the means available to his translated form, let alone move it. In that respect, it was
the only stable reference point amid the surrounding radiance.

 Where the ash-grey light ever shifted  adjusted
    refracted  withdrew
   broke  THEMIRROR turned
distorted
        simply held.
 Where the ash-grey light
  ever shifted    adjusted
   refracted   withdrew
broke THE MIR ROR turned

distorted
simply held.

The shard that was the stave stood on top of the SQUARE BRIGHTNESS. Its  dark length interrupted the surrounding reflections. It did not sit right with Yves to leave it behind, but he would not try take it with him. The Witch Mother had warned that it could be affected by the phenomena he was about to encounter. Yves had counted that as one of her more helpful instructions, which, yet again, left him none the wiser. It naturally raised several questions, such as

        Affected HOW?

The shard that was the stave stood on top of the
SQUARE BRIGHTNESS.
  Its  dark length
   
interrupted
     the surrounding reflections.
      It did not sit right with Yves to leave it behind, but he would not try take it with him. The Witch Mother had warned that it could be affected by the phenomena he was about to encounter. Yves had counted that as one of her more helpful instructions, which, yet again, left him none the wiser. It naturally raised several questions, such as

Affected HOW?