Somehow, seeing Caim's lips part to enunciate was eye-catching and a sight to see for Chiyo. She had always been used to him keeping his lips sealed and writing down whatever he needed to say. So, seeing him mouth that one word was rather refreshing, though being told to sit also gave her a sense of foreboding. She quietly complied, moving to sit in the chair, and sobered up even more at his next request.

How should she answer? She didn't even 100 percent know the reason herself and felt like she'd be wasting his time if she only said that. He did write to explain if she could, but... the candy really was all that she could think of and plagued her mind as being the one responsible. She didn't want to chance him taking it away, but she also felt that he would probably be one of the only people who could help her in her situation. He would probably know more about muteness and its causes because, seriously, Chiyo believed the mute knew everything about being mute, okay?

She exhaled deeply. She really didn't plan things through at all. The only thing she thought of was to seek out someone who was in a similar position. That was all.

In all honesty, I don't know what exactly happened. I do think it could be related to magic...? Would you perhaps know about it? If using too much magic could cause a loss of speech?