Yeah! That was kinda dumb of us, huh? Or me, anyway. I don't know why I assumed she didn't have existing family stuck in this same situation. It kind of makes it a billion times more personal for her.
Her brother did something to me, I think? Whatever it was, I guess it'll help give me passage into Yuryeong.
I'm not exactly sure if it's supernatural or genetic! But yeah! Nifty.
Uuuh.. I — I don't think it's the infection. Maybe I should do some blood work...?
He, uh. He wrapped me up with tendrils made out of some kind of — black fog? From his body. The dude was mostly composed of just that. It kinda felt like it sucked all of the sight and sound and breath outta me.
He said something about his shadows leaving 'a mark on me'.
Hmm. Magic here is mostly from people channeling energy from inside them. Perhaps he put a bit of his into you? So if the defenses around Yuryeong let him pass, you'd be able to as well.
Although he might also be able to track you with it as well.
But... that's just speculation. Check your blood to see if anything's changed.
Ugh. I don't want anyone putting any of them into me, thanks.
But that's a good idea, yeah. I'll check it out, just to make sure he didn't just infect me to be spiteful. He seemed like he was really determined to hold onto the potential for a cure, though, so I think I'm safe.
Unless I screw this up.
Then he might twist my head off and put it on a stick.
Haven't you heard what sort of things people are saying about you two!? People here in Ti'shaaz and I'm sure with the Featherstones at this point, too!?
And you, of course, told them that such a thing was absurd- that I scarcely know Athrun, and even if we'd been long acquaintances, I- I'm already engaged!
I tried but by the time I heard about it, it sounded like they were convinced that bastard'd be my in-law soon enough! [ Games of telephone are truly a blight on everyone. ]
It just- never came up. No one's expressed that sort of interest in me here, and mentioning that I'm engaged to a King would seem rather pompous if I did it unprompted.
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