Neoma lightly nudged Aella with her foot. “Hey. Wake up.” 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVuclJUf04
Aella twitched and yawned. “Mm?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskmgHY2NWu
"Come on. Or I will flip you into a pool of water." She nudged her again.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA1EjlWjF0
Aella’s eyes flashed open. “I’m up!”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5nlmdD0BG
"Except we have no water around," Luna pointed out.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaEUUpECwV
"…" Aella looked around. As Luna said, not so much as a puddle in their immediate area. "Oh."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxRMg4tyTJ
Luna giggled. “You’ll learn when and when not to fall for her tricks.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPqsz3UMpv
Neoma shrugged, getting up on her horse. “Don’t eat too much, we need that food.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIc7U2BmMI
Aella laughed along with Luna, and slowly got up. Wow, she was sore…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBrszKCWUz
Luna paused in her laughter. “But….but I wanna go hunting,” she whined.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyQ4QBIaYE
"Luna, what can you catch out here?"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4iQbO5wcp
Aella looked at them curiously. She wasn’t quite sure what they were talking about… did Luna know how to hunt? Aella’s dad did, but her mom said it wasn’t ladylike. Luna was a lady though…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWmzydKXhj
"Um…."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg6FYYE3KN
"Exactly." 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1KXDh5qjJ
Aella pulled herself up onto her horse. “Didn’t know you hunted.~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK8ydpvNDu
Luna grinned and nodded, flashing her pointed teeth. That made sense, didn’t it… She had only JUST held Luna as a fluffy cat, and cats hunted. Encouraged by this, Aella continued. “Is it fun?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF920AURCTG
"Yes!" She giggled, going into her cat form. Aella hummed happily, though she wished she could pet her friend again. Her fur was so SOFT!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxS1tQZetdW
Neoma stared ahead, tilting her head to the side for a second. Aella didn’t bother questioning the gesture, and went ahead with her questioning.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAPFVH6hyX
"How far do you think we’ll get today?~"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yub5iMjOX
The elemental shrugged, looking down at the shadowy horse.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6WE7TeDFC
 She let it drop and started humming absently, gazing up at the sky.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInOpnmZdme
"….What do you want to know?" Neoma finally asked, after about 20 minutes of silence.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGVBLyfrPO
"I wanna know a lot of stuff!" she said enthusiastically. Neoma was actually OFFERING to answer her questions? This was wonderful!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfhDzEqXZ8
"Well, ask away."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvjZnihPnW
"Okay. Do you have any other powers besides the shadow horse thing? Does Luna, besides turning into the most adorable cat ever? What’s your favorite thing to do? Do you like traveling like this?"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhchahL7aN
"Of course. Shadow is an elemental power. One of the strongest. Most people who have shadow powers are rather…creative, and work well with illusions." She blinked, then said a bit slower, "No, Luna is a familiar, do you know what that is? I like a lot of things, and no, I prefer shadows, but that’s a one person thing. My second favorite would be wolfback."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4XdOLseNw
"Can I see some of your other powers sometime? And no, don’t know what a familiar is. Can you name one of the things you like?"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLcqMVGOVj
"I guess. She assists with my fighting, magic, and so on. And no."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwDcYKPxl3
Aella made a face at the last one. “Aw.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0fvyjfsut
"What else?" Neoma finally looked over at her, and her face brightened further at this.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPtMfQurCG
She thought for a moment. “Have you ever just helped someone like this before? And how much do you know about shapeshifters like Cináed, anyway?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuX7NjY5Tt
 She glanced over at Luna. “Yes. Not a lot.” 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2jP2RMMg0
Aella tipped her head. “What DO you know?” she wondered. 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnupGOIUPs
"The name implies a lot. And I guess silver hurts them?"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2xES2a5l7
"And some other stuff," Aella said a bit absently. "I’m not sure which, exactly… I only know snatches of it from Cináed. I try not to, though, he scares me." She didn’t like when she caught pieces of his thoughts. They were always mean… were ALL shapeshifters like that? She hoped not.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y3DTzc5Q9
 Neoma nodded. “Anything else?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYmgCGKvKX
Aella hesitated. “Why are we going to France?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoevEXDVHJt
"So Luna and I can go home."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbyeXXogTI
"Is your home that way?"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hI6VlBZ0A
"Hm…you can say that." Neoma frowned. "…Well. Have you heard of these things… they’re called dimension ties."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuObO5TpNWR
"… huh?" Her expression went completely blank, and her mind matched.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNA7stll0xp
"That’s what we call them, I don’t know your word for it." She patted her horse for a second.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bfKP6ig3v
 ”What exactly are they?” she asked, utterly confused.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIE4S8T0WE
 ”You don’t think this is the only plane of existence, do you?” The elemental raised an eyebrow, looking off to the side. A part of Aella did wonder why she didn’t like making eye contact… maybe she was shy, or worried, or sad. Oh well, she would be more cheerful eventually!~ Aella liked making people happy, a room full of happy people was always the best kind.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9qsl8BaxU
Oh, she was zoning out. Not that what Neoma was saying made much sense, but it was rude to stop listening!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjltswLdu9
 ”…Earth. Do you think it’s the only place with life forms?!”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMNlusllqC
 ”There’s more places besides Earth?” Now she was excited by the thought of places like that, ones she’d never heard of. “Is that why you wouldn’t tell me where you were from?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNDyx5MwWj
 She nodded. “Yeah, part of it.” Luna looked up, tilting her head for a moment, then gave a purr, making Aella inwardly squeal.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFA8eCEmLB
"Will I ever get the chance to see it?"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJwWnNfXe5
"You might," She looked up, "if we ever GET THERE."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOCiWSdK2T
 ”Yay!~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHv8Fnc6qyd
 Neoma paused again, sitting sideways on her horse. “So besides shapeshifter and all that funstuff,” (she rolled her eyes at the word fun), “what was your life like?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD4GLZOUOd
 ”Mm?” Aella looked over at her. “Pretty normal, I guess. Middle-class family, lived in a pretty coastal town in England…”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93gahlEqU3
  “…. Middle class….” She tilted her head a little, like she had no idea what she was talking about. “You were poor, then?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZ8Q8mcgw8
 Aella giggled. “No, we weren’t poor. We just didn’t have as much money as all the really rich people, like the royalty.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7keVgdDF3
  “Oh.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRCrMYDtgZ
 ”Mhm.” Aella smiled absently and returned to stroking her horse.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAHL6xOx3N
  She let out a soft breath, still keeping her eyes on Luna. After awhile, she bit her lip and finally tore her eyes from the cat, only to let them fall to her lap. “Sorry.” It sounded a bit forced, not like something that normally came out of her mouth. 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1DJCy1urx
 ”… huh?” Aella looked back over at her. What could she possibly be apologizing for? They were both being so nice to her…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSRna642ia
"I’m not good with people." She shrugged. "So, sorry."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GhvlCqzvB
  “You don’t need to be sorry,” Aella said with a slight smile. Not good with people… well, that would have to be fixed, wouldn’t it?1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJjdW42sMy
  She nodded, looking to the side again. “… Thanks.” Aella just grinned at her new friend.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgKVPjFEmQ
 After a while, Luna seemed to get a bit bored, and she started to dash off….only to have Neoma call her back. Aella giggled a little, and Luna tilted her head. Then she gave a slight cat-like growl when she was forced onto Neoma’s  horse.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4RpnESmT9
 ”I’m boooored,” Aella drawled after a minute or so.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNcDxLGVxY
 Neoma looked up. “What do you want to do then?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMzlifQPwt
  She gave the question some serious thought. “Dunno. What’s there to do?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtB0EzCVWr
 ”We are riding on horses. What IS THERE to do?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw3hL1VL5W
  “…. Dunno?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCEYB8VYR1
 She grumbled a bit, then sighed. “I dont know, either.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaDrIbwikq
 ”Aww.” Aella sighed. “So we’re gonna be bored until we get somewhere?” That sounded… boring.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9dNGF0enG
 ”I think so. Yeah.” Neoma glared at Luna, who was trying to hop off the horse.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7WmREz6eg
 Aella groaned and thunked her head dramatically on the horse’s neck (said horse just snorted). This could take FOREVER!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKhJrSmuz3
  “Oh, calm down, its not that bad.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ731bjhE03I
  “… Fine.” She pouted.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWej77NSyd2
Neoma looked off to the side, following along the road, while Aella started humming quietly to herself. Neoma watched the other, then looked away.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtSbgf4Tom
 It wasn’t long before Aella was shifting restlessly again.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMdlvPgseo
"You’re bored again, aren’t you?" Neoman had shifted postions by then, laying with her arms around the horse’s neck.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxLnJtTBUz
"Maaaybe."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFn4FPtq1G
 ”It’s in your body language. You’re acting fidgety, so either you’re nervous or bored.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjMzjStIfy
  “… Okay, bored.” Wow, Neoma was smart!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzrske6z4V
 She rolled her eyes. “Well, you can continue to ask questions, I guess. It’s almost sunset, give it an hour or two.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrqwOl4YvE
  “Okay~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn6dr5hlOd
After a long drawn out silence, Neoma stated, “At least France and England aren’t at war?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPNm2GXCvv
 ”That wouldn’t be fun,” she agreed.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVxRyfetmv
"War isnt an easy thing, no matter your social status."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8C0G4MOLB
 Aella shook her head with a slight frown. “Mom says it’s really awful.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuBlYdXspr
 She looked ahead. “England and France go to war a lot, dont they?” She asked this quickly, glancing aside.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RM5UqziJX
  She nodded. “Yeah… why?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjhh5OT8CL
 ”Just making sure I was right.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywVfBpUKqJ
  “Oh.~ Well, you are!”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovC2NRiQNS
 Neoma looked at the girl. “We need to blend in with the locals, though.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiyorVvW5Z
  She frowned. “Um… Okay. How exactly do we do that?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPf3A7CzlQq
 ”Fashion.” Neoma had a hint of a smirk on her face, and tilted her head a bit. “Which is ALWAYS fun…”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1PkpVDH3b
  “I know!~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrLPy3ySoY
 ”That was sarcasm, nuts for brains.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZlD0xtcnn
  “… It was? But fashion IS fun,” Aella said matter-of-factly. How could Neoma think otherwise? That just didn’t make sense.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0SdMfvrqo
 ”Not Earth fashion.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmseiNJwhj
  “Uh-huh,” she said stubbornly. 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡma2HrqMiA0
 ”I much prefer my world’s fashion. Less skirt-y.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23guGkQUR8
  “Skirts are nice.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNi3Sc9pQ5y
 ”Ugh, nope.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjjnT4eWLo
  “Yep!~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QIPMpMqwj
 ”No, pants and shorts are much more convenient and comfortable.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUIu7DNEbB
  “But skirts and dresses are prettier.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wVCaiQncJ
 ”And?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tZQoJi6VH
  “And what?” Aella blinked. 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO9Qbcwhaa
 ”What use is looking pretty if you can’t do anything while you do?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4hKPVqY8E
  “Who says you have to do anything that might ruin your clothes while you look pretty?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmL5Q38ODh3
 ”Because nothing fun comes out of it!”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPdni2oBDy
  “It’s fun to be pretty!”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmzjVIL7I6
 ”I’d rather not.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFBEiiAbC5
  “That’s too bad, then. I like looking pretty.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4vpq03lW3
"And I really don’t care."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvyPJT5Mmf
  Aella pouted, and Neoma gave a sly grin.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5WNktKotd
  “… Won’t you have to wear a dress to blend in, though?” The girl suddenly questioned.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vhHxIUKr4
 ”Shit.” She groaned, hitting her head on the horse’s neck.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjr9RAxuvL
Aella laughed. “Shut up.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9rqR2QUii
  “Sorry…”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVBErfIDL6
 She gave some sort of odd hand signal, not raising her head.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIesSN0dZV
  Aella was still grinning a bit. “I do think you’ll look pretty in a dress, though.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgmbQASKis
 ”I don’t… like dresses….”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UUsBe0p0a
  “It’ll be alright… they’re not THAT bad.~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrRhbNr7eQ
 ”This is coming from Miss Happy-Cheery.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzvsIxE9ve
  Aella just grinned wider.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJmmOuiEb0
 ”Not a compliment.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn12FrWIUuO
  “Sounds like one to me.~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlt9Mjuljr
 ”Well, it isn’t.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitYOtfKLZk
  “Why not? Isn’t being happy and cheerful a good thing?” How confusing.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9p182MMJoN
 ”To you, maybe.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2Zcg0dQLy
  “Why not to you?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIrOuyQBbD
 ”I get annoyed easily.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eY27N1NPw
  “… Oh. You should work on that.” How could you be happy if you got annoyed so easily? Maybe THAT was why Neoma seemed so grumpy…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOENstkm61
 ”…” Neoma finally raised her head, glaring at her.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxyRpCtmXj
  Aella went silent for a moment. Oops. “Sorry.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y37hggklQ
 ”No, no…”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8QzjcCIjG
  She gave her a confused look, and Neoma made that hand gesture again. Aella blinked, then looked away to her horse.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUH5XSzMOP
  *     *     *     *     *1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8USCXaDMx
  Neoma poked a small fire with stick, staying near its heat. “Okay, so do you like fish, by any chance?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXh7aktk78
   Aella nodded, brightening considerably. “I like pretty much all seafood.~”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuykxMolgMd
  “The next town is a seaside town…” She poked it again, her hand moving over to the fruit.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVGPM9rWAh
   ”Oh, yay!~” Towns on the coast were her favorite! Like her home.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0KiiVtLEy
  Neoma looked at the girl again. “How old are you?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Opt3CRLmY
   ”Fifteen, why?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr38pgntWMV
  “Hmm.” She gazed into the fire, then looked to the side. “In your years, I’m 19.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrMuGuRMsE
   ”My years?” Aella tipped her head curiously. Were her years special or something? Maybe they were longer. Or really short. Or…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0K9N3zglA
  “Human.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2j9Utfrhb
   Oh. “What kind of years do you use? And how old are you in those?”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhOk7KgbBT
  “For my species, years are nothing. I’m much older in that time.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaze9uXYaD
   ”Wow…” Neoma didn’t look old, but it sounded like she was ancient!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPThL6DLxS
  She nodded slowly.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6R9cmu87eA
   ”What about Luna?” Aella wondered.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGRDJOr0Rv
  “Luna is sixteen.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMOIrAnZMk
   ”Oh.~” Almost the same age as herself!1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbfgy2pbZP
  She nodded again, sliding over the basket. Aella poked around inside it and pulled out a tasty-looking fruit.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvba74GbfXV
  When Aella looked back to Neoma, she was playing with shadows, making little figures out of the darkness. She watched her interestedly as the elemental’s hand rose up, dragging a shadow with it. After a pause, she changed the shape into a sphere, then pushed it into the fire. To Aella’s surprise, it began to burn.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DmrUWKk6r
   ”Shadows can burn?” Aella piped up curiously.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczOSavMdLu
  “When they turn into something physical, yes.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCzgeSzjyY
   ”… huh.” Whatever that meant.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq80j0aXURQ
  “You see…” She lifted another shadow, starting to form it into something. “The ability to change an object’s property normally needs to melt, heat up, or freeze. But if you can change something that doesn’t even exist in a different property, then…” She started to make a point on it. “It becomes part of the element, MADE out of the element.” She threw the object into the other’s lap, a small black dagger the height of the her hand.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaGsH2H6Ru
  “You can’t melt it, you can’t freeze it. It’s forced to stay THAT element until changed by someone who can control the element itself.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgJTFgOhVc
   ”… um, okay,” Aella said uncertainly. She supposed it at least made sense to Neoma, and that was important… The dagger resting in her hands was simple, dull and not decorated. After a few moments, it misted out of her hand, startling her, and dripped off it into the shadows. Then it was back into Neoma’s hand.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASdhaKiCa5
"Woah…" The blonde stared as it got a shadowy look again, and Neoma used her fingernail to start carving something into it. 1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo8Je2ijzb
"It’s made of shadows, it can’t be anything but. Therefore you need to solidfy, liquefy, or make it into a gas like a shadow, or just leave it a shadow."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW2jkrlmYM
   ”… Uh huh..?” Aella’s head was spinning by then, absolutely confused. She really DID try to pay attention, but…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYG6TR5pRc
  Neoma glanced up at the other with a soft sigh. “Okay, the idiot version. Now imagine that I threw this into the fire.” She held up the knife. “It will heat up, yes, but at which point would it melt? It wouldn’t.” She made the shadow become solid in her hands. “But say that I had…” She dipped her hand into a shadow, cupping them and pulling it up. “A liquid shadow. It won’t freeze and become solid. It also won’t become a gas. It’s going to stay a liquid.” She let it fall back into the shadows, picking up the knife again.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg8XyOGADw
   ”But… why?” she asked, trying to sort all of this information out.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5lNT4Epu9
  “It’s only a shadow, Aella.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpb1soaWE0n
   ”Okay..”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39r0oMinFG
  “But when you’re really powerful, you can practically turn them into a weapon. Now, it won’t work against some things, but against elements that are the opposite of mine…” A ton of pin-like shadows rose around Neoma, disappearing a bit in the dark and showing in the light of the fire. “… or humans, ‘cause no offense, but your kind are easy to hurt…” She let the pins drop. “It becomes a weapon.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmu9xZUqnx7
   ”Oh.” That, at least, seemed to make a little more sense…1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSlgMapi0U
  Neoma grabbed the knife, holding it up. “Your shifter friend, it probably won’t hurt like this. It won’t hurt me, either, seeing as I did make it.” She pressed the tip of the blade to her palm and pushed down, but instead of stabbing through, it only flattened into her hand, spreading out in a circle.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSXZSXB4rw
   ”Wow… that’s really neat.” Aella’s eyes were wide.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9AQDtgEGt
  She moved next to the girl, grabbing her arm and pressing the blade to it. It wasn’t enough to draw blood, but enough to prove a point. “For you, any harder would break skin, but for me, not even a chance.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvjAqLlDsY
   ”Wow… that must be neat.” Aella felt a little stinging sensation where the sharp edge met skin, but there wasn’t a drop of blood.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RPUwz08Rj
Neoma nodded. “I can also…” She dropped the knife, holding both her hands up and raising a thin sheet of shadow in an almost misty effect. “Try punching through it.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtI4RCDGH9
"Just… punch it?" Aella tipped her head.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvnO5dInVn
  “Not too hard, just proving a point here.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVhJXPLOE2
   ”A-Alright.” Aella aimed a light punch at it (okay, a REALLY light punch). It seemed to solidify as she hit it. “Oh, wow.” She pulled back her fist, watching as it returned to a a misty look when there was no longer pressure against it. “That’s really cool.”1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFMAQuhCrB
"Now, let’s say someone with a light ability or weapon attacked it? It would break through. On the other hand, if I attacked a light shield with my shadow, I’d break that."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvmji9KvGR
"Huh."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH03eDTLS9
She nodded. “Fire might crack it.” She pushed down the shield, looking at the shadow ball still sitting in the fire.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT3ZvmWg1f
 Aella blinked. “Huh,” she repeated.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2gnulkQph
"Now, if you got your hands on a light weapon, you could break it too. A fire one would probably burn your hand, though…"1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrA7AV5Kka
"That’s really interesting.~" Aella hummed, gazing into the fire and the black pit in its center.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx93ZiT6FgA
Neoma nodded, looking at the sky. “The stars here are weird,” she stated unexpectedly.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ld97YIxgq
"Weird how?" Aella looked at her, blinking.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwrJeWI4BP
"Not in the same places." She shook her head.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKCpwqFdzs
"So it’s different in your world, huh… I’d like to see how they look there."1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZW2THNuyE
She nodded, closing her eyes. It didn’t seem likely that she would answer any more questions, and was clearly done with her explanation… Aella sighed and let her eyes flicker shut as she realized just how tired she was.1006Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJ525ijN5g
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