#it's called the fledgling phase for those who gain wings.

[patriamrealm]

Question about aspects. When someone gains an aspect and their body changes, are there certain challenges? Say if one person gains hooves/paws instead of keeping their feet, would they have to relearn how to walk or is it instinctual?

Yes! There are! It's often called the "Fawn Phase" because right after gaining aspects that change the bone structure of someone there is a short time where it's incredibly hard for them to figure out how to walk or move. However the moments right after gaining aspects are when it's most important to get used to the new structures. Absolutly no one should help people in the fawn phase while they are dealing with it.

Mai got help right after gaining her aspects and she struggled walking for at least a month because of it.

I actually explored this a bit in my fic and Ingo from ch 15 put it best,

"The moments after gaining ones aspects are most crucial. If someone’s limbs have been altered they must not have assistance lest the mind not adapt to the sudden change. Instead, it becomes a struggle to move as one should down the line.”

But there is a way to fix it and again he explains it best.

"You must battle. It will force the mind to align on the same tracks the body. It may take a few times but improvement will be instantly seen.”

In other words doing something that forces the mind to ignore the changes. The mind automatically adapts best in the fawn phase but help will negate that.