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Neoma lightly nudged Aella with her foot. “Hey. Wake up.” 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNySn45IYLZ
Aella twitched and yawned. “Mm?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGGVIW60KG
"Come on. Or I will flip you into a pool of water." She nudged her again.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7kcpdHa3L
Aella’s eyes flashed open. “I’m up!”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr09bXociwn
"Except we have no water around," Luna pointed out.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJIHS2wSgy
"…" Aella looked around. As Luna said, not so much as a puddle in their immediate area. "Oh."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic6D0WdgKX
Luna giggled. “You’ll learn when and when not to fall for her tricks.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p8aCB2voy
Neoma shrugged, getting up on her horse. “Don’t eat too much, we need that food.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjiPHYxx6U
Aella laughed along with Luna, and slowly got up. Wow, she was sore…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4wmoE1Qcn
Luna paused in her laughter. “But….but I wanna go hunting,” she whined.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkcEnjp31r
"Luna, what can you catch out here?"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoJ0YB275Y
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…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKp3d7ywfU
"Um…."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLItjR2mpzm
"Exactly." 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgeB1VSE8V
Aella pulled herself up onto her horse. “Didn’t know you hunted.~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53sYpiRtr9
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?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYngJQyYjh
"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!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVfB4CSfeA
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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04WQ8TFoJI
"How far do you think we’ll get today?~"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MCCJu2sm6
The elemental shrugged, looking down at the shadowy horse.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyxCQe0ulm
She let it drop and started humming absently, gazing up at the sky.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhqbs5lsur
"….What do you want to know?" Neoma finally asked, after about 20 minutes of silence.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysoFfecNVM
"I wanna know a lot of stuff!" she said enthusiastically. Neoma was actually OFFERING to answer her questions? This was wonderful!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE54FoRFRPa
"Well, ask away."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e8jHvwbS8
"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?"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRKedYyzYh
"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."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tMZO8bVx4
"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?"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgITx057jqg
"I guess. She assists with my fighting, magic, and so on. And no."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqFgSSoRbK
Aella made a face at the last one. “Aw.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWt7nQN4Rr
"What else?" Neoma finally looked over at her, and her face brightened further at this.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeEGDRFZcU
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?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzhvH3r4Mg
She glanced over at Luna. “Yes. Not a lot.” 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxXrpaJpBt
Aella tipped her head. “What DO you know?” she wondered. 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7QTKi5tvN
"The name implies a lot. And I guess silver hurts them?"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQjr4fxHSQ
"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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uHdinAP7S
Neoma nodded. “Anything else?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpg24LEk4a3
Aella hesitated. “Why are we going to France?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkO1zljCLKH
"So Luna and I can go home."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrab8VM5y1C
"Is your home that way?"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwc9rFBaOPL
"Hm…you can say that." Neoma frowned. "…Well. Have you heard of these things… they’re called dimension ties."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukV8m94U3T
"… huh?" Her expression went completely blank, and her mind matched.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR7tLzNKL4
"That’s what we call them, I don’t know your word for it." She patted her horse for a second.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVR1pwtSj9
”What exactly are they?” she asked, utterly confused.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCsKSOF0Kx
”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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTBg37uOxO
Oh, she was zoning out. Not that what Neoma was saying made much sense, but it was rude to stop listening!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWIfepcP2g
”…Earth. Do you think it’s the only place with life forms?!”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLiqpK4zOg
”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?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCxvz3tkaF
She nodded. “Yeah, part of it.” Luna looked up, tilting her head for a moment, then gave a purr, making Aella inwardly squeal.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeZVBHkfEP
"Will I ever get the chance to see it?"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJuI26z3GH
"You might," She looked up, "if we ever GET THERE."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFgZ5AuABU
”Yay!~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2JlRYOrdV
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?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl6tu7b3xn
”Mm?” Aella looked over at her. “Pretty normal, I guess. Middle-class family, lived in a pretty coastal town in England…”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqAV4zwQG5
“…. Middle class….” She tilted her head a little, like she had no idea what she was talking about. “You were poor, then?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7See2W9ZC
Aella giggled. “No, we weren’t poor. We just didn’t have as much money as all the really rich people, like the royalty.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOmgzwSnyl
“Oh.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E3NoEeLk7
”Mhm.” Aella smiled absently and returned to stroking her horse.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXIEyZ1Lyp
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. 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNSuMfrXP1
”… huh?” Aella looked back over at her. What could she possibly be apologizing for? They were both being so nice to her…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM0sDiQJGD
"I’m not good with people." She shrugged. "So, sorry."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsvi3cSFmf
“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?729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Vrz5XJNnW
She nodded, looking to the side again. “… Thanks.” Aella just grinned at her new friend.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqIELvYP7c
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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZPcRZD5oZ
”I’m boooored,” Aella drawled after a minute or so.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hySXscJor
Neoma looked up. “What do you want to do then?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbBm4ApNgX
She gave the question some serious thought. “Dunno. What’s there to do?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4P1caTI5FK
”We are riding on horses. What IS THERE to do?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSnP5a42ws
“…. Dunno?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzvz2LubeC
She grumbled a bit, then sighed. “I dont know, either.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxHaLpHFsA
”Aww.” Aella sighed. “So we’re gonna be bored until we get somewhere?” That sounded… boring.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7o3hI2IF2o
”I think so. Yeah.” Neoma glared at Luna, who was trying to hop off the horse.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JcBlUPo45
Aella groaned and thunked her head dramatically on the horse’s neck (said horse just snorted). This could take FOREVER!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82p75CkAln
“Oh, calm down, its not that bad.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3bSLBlvQt
“… Fine.” She pouted.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qQX4aZLw3
Neoma looked off to the side, following along the road, while Aella started humming quietly to herself. Neoma watched the other, then looked away.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETPwD6ywMj
It wasn’t long before Aella was shifting restlessly again.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEj4k3BQShJ
"You’re bored again, aren’t you?" Neoman had shifted postions by then, laying with her arms around the horse’s neck.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYywt7Ki7i
"Maaaybe."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zJKcisjVH
”It’s in your body language. You’re acting fidgety, so either you’re nervous or bored.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoum3wPCEmK
“… Okay, bored.” Wow, Neoma was smart!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWZzUjjDYD
She rolled her eyes. “Well, you can continue to ask questions, I guess. It’s almost sunset, give it an hour or two.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMwb6bFoa4
“Okay~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ0uhhvVMM
After a long drawn out silence, Neoma stated, “At least France and England aren’t at war?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGThaTMUdg7
”That wouldn’t be fun,” she agreed.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT7mEr7Lj8
"War isnt an easy thing, no matter your social status."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNHVqwkBZn
Aella shook her head with a slight frown. “Mom says it’s really awful.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBoHSauxeq
She looked ahead. “England and France go to war a lot, dont they?” She asked this quickly, glancing aside.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUM0bqVtVO
She nodded. “Yeah… why?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDkdPVS4wV
”Just making sure I was right.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvolOLcuQs
“Oh.~ Well, you are!”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTqGEodWBr
Neoma looked at the girl. “We need to blend in with the locals, though.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDWTTz1Xu0
She frowned. “Um… Okay. How exactly do we do that?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lULVKuQ6e
”Fashion.” Neoma had a hint of a smirk on her face, and tilted her head a bit. “Which is ALWAYS fun…”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT7SzgRkCR
“I know!~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO50SGzAZqB
”That was sarcasm, nuts for brains.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmPy0824Xy
“… It was? But fashion IS fun,” Aella said matter-of-factly. How could Neoma think otherwise? That just didn’t make sense.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7GJatw7Pq
”Not Earth fashion.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00aYaiN2D1
“Uh-huh,” she said stubbornly. 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxSm65pmDz
”I much prefer my world’s fashion. Less skirt-y.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdMU2zamFS
“Skirts are nice.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWItqLC56Hk
”Ugh, nope.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mz00dDwBS
“Yep!~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXKZqtOk3d
”No, pants and shorts are much more convenient and comfortable.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypTQmiEg8m
“But skirts and dresses are prettier.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnO6eRJACi
”And?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoRmqWZmML
“And what?” Aella blinked. 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGDfN2UP3X
”What use is looking pretty if you can’t do anything while you do?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf5n4HYmmC
“Who says you have to do anything that might ruin your clothes while you look pretty?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlRcrhERRR
”Because nothing fun comes out of it!”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaHM8tXj1w
“It’s fun to be pretty!”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUl1HqQpuV
”I’d rather not.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYjhyEXtbi
“That’s too bad, then. I like looking pretty.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIXpdWVK2G
"And I really don’t care."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmn4kIi4i69
Aella pouted, and Neoma gave a sly grin.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz34m6Ru0Wn
“… Won’t you have to wear a dress to blend in, though?” The girl suddenly questioned.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvbh7mbOBD
”Shit.” She groaned, hitting her head on the horse’s neck.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3g83qMUBz
Aella laughed. “Shut up.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnQk6mQ0TF
“Sorry…”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQqw1Jzjxf
She gave some sort of odd hand signal, not raising her head.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzIYKsPsYR
Aella was still grinning a bit. “I do think you’ll look pretty in a dress, though.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oPdg7Cntp
”I don’t… like dresses….”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9LHWPzPC3
“It’ll be alright… they’re not THAT bad.~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgiZf6AP01
”This is coming from Miss Happy-Cheery.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaSbtuBlYy
Aella just grinned wider.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKtxOZwef1
”Not a compliment.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G33XfgzqF
“Sounds like one to me.~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilD7pMpSia
”Well, it isn’t.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CtMpwBHwp
“Why not? Isn’t being happy and cheerful a good thing?” How confusing.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47gKdn18tH
”To you, maybe.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZvDNxDUf1
“Why not to you?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcThUvXCOE
”I get annoyed easily.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAWtJD6Oro
“… 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…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HTiPpsv1Q
”…” Neoma finally raised her head, glaring at her.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8yf984qC9
Aella went silent for a moment. Oops. “Sorry.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHa3MquMod
”No, no…”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RaQNwQs2f
She gave her a confused look, and Neoma made that hand gesture again. Aella blinked, then looked away to her horse.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab6UzvlmIH
* * * * *729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNBeNF5ISe
Neoma poked a small fire with stick, staying near its heat. “Okay, so do you like fish, by any chance?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8OqCR0sjp
Aella nodded, brightening considerably. “I like pretty much all seafood.~”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QGsY7eiTq
“The next town is a seaside town…” She poked it again, her hand moving over to the fruit.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNeFgZEW79
”Oh, yay!~” Towns on the coast were her favorite! Like her home.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWqQZJ1vdY
Neoma looked at the girl again. “How old are you?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3o417uNSu
”Fifteen, why?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2czkQbYl1
“Hmm.” She gazed into the fire, then looked to the side. “In your years, I’m 19.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBdlAuaaz5
”My years?” Aella tipped her head curiously. Were her years special or something? Maybe they were longer. Or really short. Or…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnHiCMK0vf
“Human.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQJZSUHCEk
Oh. “What kind of years do you use? And how old are you in those?”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWoe2SPxvf
“For my species, years are nothing. I’m much older in that time.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCMb21lR2u
”Wow…” Neoma didn’t look old, but it sounded like she was ancient!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8dPHvL6PT
She nodded slowly.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGSjjEkFW3
”What about Luna?” Aella wondered.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanw2Hf22Oy
“Luna is sixteen.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wm9q4uNgO
”Oh.~” Almost the same age as herself!729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLat5NEBnxr
She nodded again, sliding over the basket. Aella poked around inside it and pulled out a tasty-looking fruit.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1wgW2pfdd
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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY6P56zsK1
”Shadows can burn?” Aella piped up curiously.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccUHK0oLds
“When they turn into something physical, yes.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9bqgxVEFQ
”… huh.” Whatever that meant.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhakQ16BRx
“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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9Rbch6xiF
“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.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiGenAQDJS
”… 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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uhbZpJQpk
"Woah…" The blonde stared as it got a shadowy look again, and Neoma used her fingernail to start carving something into it. 729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2SZ2AZFf6
"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."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuQtNBKopL
”… Uh huh..?” Aella’s head was spinning by then, absolutely confused. She really DID try to pay attention, but…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wrb5W8nVG
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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRXfR6cV6C
”But… why?” she asked, trying to sort all of this information out.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuB3FGuljc
“It’s only a shadow, Aella.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HUHYgUWBD
”Okay..”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzL1QivfXRO
“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.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwft6rJHPEp
”Oh.” That, at least, seemed to make a little more sense…729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX81Eel7OiT
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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnL88JxxiV
”Wow… that’s really neat.” Aella’s eyes were wide.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloaya7FtRu
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.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ039ovzaveY
”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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiGPfvFzUH
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.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CHg7AMxU4
"Just… punch it?" Aella tipped her head.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS2QWCL1mc
“Not too hard, just proving a point here.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8noUU0rym
”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.”729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQc3W2OFPR
"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."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3tKDNPly3
"Huh."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkCRJEIGsH
She nodded. “Fire might crack it.” She pushed down the shield, looking at the shadow ball still sitting in the fire.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjYsqvkf4b
Aella blinked. “Huh,” she repeated.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIPK2Ta2Rw
"Now, if you got your hands on a light weapon, you could break it too. A fire one would probably burn your hand, though…"729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpf2Y8DwXn
"That’s really interesting.~" Aella hummed, gazing into the fire and the black pit in its center.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NtgzIqppy
Neoma nodded, looking at the sky. “The stars here are weird,” she stated unexpectedly.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PgtAJUjof
"Weird how?" Aella looked at her, blinking.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgFFQT3VWd
"Not in the same places." She shook her head.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmQIKdRblm
"So it’s different in your world, huh… I’d like to see how they look there."729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo35A3bWjP
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.729Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsauiWnDNoB

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