[She may have... She might be different now, in some ways, from the bitter, angry, isolated woman who had come to Kenos over a year past, but... To linger on such topics too long, to speak about them... like she imagines normal people did... It's still a bit too much. Just this much was... It was hard. And terrifying. ... And enough, for now. His words had the impact she... required. So. So now, in a slightly warmer, softer space-
(More importantly... one in which she felt somewhat safe admitting weakness-)]
... Yes.
I reported things we had learned, and what might need to be done from now... But I had mentioned that there was nothing I could do about the issue of Kowloon. About anything occurring in Highstorm. Not when I was the only shard-bearer of our generation to be-
[Not human. Not human "enough" in shape.]
Four-legged. Illusions and spells would do nothing to disguise me the moment I went into a crowd or someone tried to touch me.
She gave me something that can be used to make me human. Temporarily.
[So what? She just came to tell him? Yes, she did think it was good for him to know, as a skill Meridian now had access to but she would not be advertising publicly in order to keep it useful, but-
More importantly...]
... I would feel more at ease if someone were with me. When I first attempted it.
[Someone with at least a little experience with magics as that. And if it went wrong, if something happened... She didn't want Claude to have to see.]
konoha D:'ing the fun fact in another dimension...
(More importantly... one in which she felt somewhat safe admitting weakness-)]
... Yes.
I reported things we had learned, and what might need to be done from now... But I had mentioned that there was nothing I could do about the issue of Kowloon. About anything occurring in Highstorm. Not when I was the only shard-bearer of our generation to be-
[Not human. Not human "enough" in shape.]
Four-legged. Illusions and spells would do nothing to disguise me the moment I went into a crowd or someone tried to touch me.
She gave me something that can be used to make me human. Temporarily.
[So what? She just came to tell him? Yes, she did think it was good for him to know, as a skill Meridian now had access to but she would not be advertising publicly in order to keep it useful, but-
More importantly...]
... I would feel more at ease if someone were with me. When I first attempted it.
[Someone with at least a little experience with magics as that. And if it went wrong, if something happened... She didn't want Claude to have to see.]