Neoma lightly nudged Aella with her foot. “Hey. Wake up.” 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh03hxy6MzS
Aella twitched and yawned. “Mm?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdtD1Drv9L
"Come on. Or I will flip you into a pool of water." She nudged her again.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWxh82AsRI
Aella’s eyes flashed open. “I’m up!”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCRkU3UOWB
"Except we have no water around," Luna pointed out.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtAcWpwHVy
"…" Aella looked around. As Luna said, not so much as a puddle in their immediate area. "Oh."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV25bQKzGgy
Luna giggled. “You’ll learn when and when not to fall for her tricks.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7RJLzhrOA
Neoma shrugged, getting up on her horse. “Don’t eat too much, we need that food.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfr0TWReHT
Aella laughed along with Luna, and slowly got up. Wow, she was sore…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoagvzwPGa
Luna paused in her laughter. “But….but I wanna go hunting,” she whined.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6msvajdS7
"Luna, what can you catch out here?"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSXNaRDyit
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…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAmgx8sEjI
"Um…."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjKZSezpdY
"Exactly." 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUrjO4hQiX
Aella pulled herself up onto her horse. “Didn’t know you hunted.~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8eYtznWx4
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?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K5u0SR3ct
"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!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZzqKijFSM
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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbQrEVXMJs
"How far do you think we’ll get today?~"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTqWIPxxaY
The elemental shrugged, looking down at the shadowy horse.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLirTP65HW
She let it drop and started humming absently, gazing up at the sky.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISmi6fFZ7z
"….What do you want to know?" Neoma finally asked, after about 20 minutes of silence.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡje76cf7I3c
"I wanna know a lot of stuff!" she said enthusiastically. Neoma was actually OFFERING to answer her questions? This was wonderful!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeweuD9KqS9
"Well, ask away."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC9jbX3ihQ
"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?"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMtUCbbHBN
"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."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3defimuZS
"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?"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWjhGGSwqg
"I guess. She assists with my fighting, magic, and so on. And no."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONw4zqNCG6
Aella made a face at the last one. “Aw.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSkG5xA5hB
"What else?" Neoma finally looked over at her, and her face brightened further at this.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgC1S0imYZ
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?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVLuWFCWVD
She glanced over at Luna. “Yes. Not a lot.” 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9IvxoxEb7
Aella tipped her head. “What DO you know?” she wondered. 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKpKro2G81
"The name implies a lot. And I guess silver hurts them?"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMVxfNaIve
"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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMozERAWzI
Neoma nodded. “Anything else?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5W1ztXwN3
Aella hesitated. “Why are we going to France?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjCLKWImOI
"So Luna and I can go home."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqphuIRwT21
"Is your home that way?"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjogvGJa00m
"Hm…you can say that." Neoma frowned. "…Well. Have you heard of these things… they’re called dimension ties."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrfrHLA291
"… huh?" Her expression went completely blank, and her mind matched.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAoOr4Qnko
"That’s what we call them, I don’t know your word for it." She patted her horse for a second.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK5FrBBXxV
”What exactly are they?” she asked, utterly confused.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuL8jzFIh3f
”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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZasCjpUH2P
Oh, she was zoning out. Not that what Neoma was saying made much sense, but it was rude to stop listening!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp89vlSL7dH
”…Earth. Do you think it’s the only place with life forms?!”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTzNKRB2G7
”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?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHaDtvt16z
She nodded. “Yeah, part of it.” Luna looked up, tilting her head for a moment, then gave a purr, making Aella inwardly squeal.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnNOx8DhGU
"Will I ever get the chance to see it?"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWRtjg00kK
"You might," She looked up, "if we ever GET THERE."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe9wOz0dDq
”Yay!~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKhEAN7per
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?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaGh9g2ajR
”Mm?” Aella looked over at her. “Pretty normal, I guess. Middle-class family, lived in a pretty coastal town in England…”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98toz5ncfC
“…. Middle class….” She tilted her head a little, like she had no idea what she was talking about. “You were poor, then?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklq90cT3fh
Aella giggled. “No, we weren’t poor. We just didn’t have as much money as all the really rich people, like the royalty.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GlhOYlfpo
“Oh.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDjcgfscDP
”Mhm.” Aella smiled absently and returned to stroking her horse.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAgCrIhxnK
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. 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23Dsa3uqPH
”… huh?” Aella looked back over at her. What could she possibly be apologizing for? They were both being so nice to her…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSgfnvuRHy
"I’m not good with people." She shrugged. "So, sorry."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHSPnFJpcA
“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?699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG8uDOp2HP
She nodded, looking to the side again. “… Thanks.” Aella just grinned at her new friend.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubgrOHChx1
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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe3duR9Oyc
”I’m boooored,” Aella drawled after a minute or so.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkie35G6phb
Neoma looked up. “What do you want to do then?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDU8Pl5L3tP
She gave the question some serious thought. “Dunno. What’s there to do?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k9PjRZtcF
”We are riding on horses. What IS THERE to do?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiW5ZZSEKJ
“…. Dunno?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ekf0XYalM
She grumbled a bit, then sighed. “I dont know, either.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuahILJcVee
”Aww.” Aella sighed. “So we’re gonna be bored until we get somewhere?” That sounded… boring.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYGf1i7T8O
”I think so. Yeah.” Neoma glared at Luna, who was trying to hop off the horse.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcHigoA4P6
Aella groaned and thunked her head dramatically on the horse’s neck (said horse just snorted). This could take FOREVER!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTyIpRbXzH
“Oh, calm down, its not that bad.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvQbLWM7Vp
“… Fine.” She pouted.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkhvUTFMjN
Neoma looked off to the side, following along the road, while Aella started humming quietly to herself. Neoma watched the other, then looked away.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgKeqod7jx
It wasn’t long before Aella was shifting restlessly again.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYB1KGJGN4G
"You’re bored again, aren’t you?" Neoman had shifted postions by then, laying with her arms around the horse’s neck.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxQ0nPdT4m
"Maaaybe."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVDj7jG4mg
”It’s in your body language. You’re acting fidgety, so either you’re nervous or bored.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeAEnBNrna
“… Okay, bored.” Wow, Neoma was smart!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MU4Ts0ukM
She rolled her eyes. “Well, you can continue to ask questions, I guess. It’s almost sunset, give it an hour or two.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cL4MCdRdb
“Okay~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeYkxiPjQA
After a long drawn out silence, Neoma stated, “At least France and England aren’t at war?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03BvG5ThNR
”That wouldn’t be fun,” she agreed.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKATcABvth
"War isnt an easy thing, no matter your social status."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykjFYjmPK0
Aella shook her head with a slight frown. “Mom says it’s really awful.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchMNxZge3A
She looked ahead. “England and France go to war a lot, dont they?” She asked this quickly, glancing aside.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4x9bKcBDx
She nodded. “Yeah… why?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZEfJV4r8d
”Just making sure I was right.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuolzJRjAc
“Oh.~ Well, you are!”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNPtofr53k
Neoma looked at the girl. “We need to blend in with the locals, though.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiG5ik68W4
She frowned. “Um… Okay. How exactly do we do that?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5as6KwJK1
”Fashion.” Neoma had a hint of a smirk on her face, and tilted her head a bit. “Which is ALWAYS fun…”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHv6sxdfvY
“I know!~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmJVUbmb26
”That was sarcasm, nuts for brains.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fOVVyvE76
“… It was? But fashion IS fun,” Aella said matter-of-factly. How could Neoma think otherwise? That just didn’t make sense.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyxOPywyOL
”Not Earth fashion.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSawim8MTo2
“Uh-huh,” she said stubbornly. 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6R5t6j8IQh
”I much prefer my world’s fashion. Less skirt-y.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPT71KinjZ
“Skirts are nice.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9uRhEMu3j
”Ugh, nope.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQF0HMrUwH
“Yep!~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xjbFifKw9
”No, pants and shorts are much more convenient and comfortable.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaGEfm7V2V
“But skirts and dresses are prettier.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GFaRll1Bc
”And?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAjPyENrP9
“And what?” Aella blinked. 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2SZoTwvKU
”What use is looking pretty if you can’t do anything while you do?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkziKMEt1r
“Who says you have to do anything that might ruin your clothes while you look pretty?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBAzw2rW4C
”Because nothing fun comes out of it!”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D7ComJBmk
“It’s fun to be pretty!”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPvqq1brEk
”I’d rather not.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DZr6EizE5
“That’s too bad, then. I like looking pretty.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu9JBlwXoC
"And I really don’t care."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4HokJMF9R
Aella pouted, and Neoma gave a sly grin.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbO5FHoAnyv
“… Won’t you have to wear a dress to blend in, though?” The girl suddenly questioned.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCF4wjkuVZ
”Shit.” She groaned, hitting her head on the horse’s neck.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp85xTsZNm
Aella laughed. “Shut up.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxyMfG4IJH
“Sorry…”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoe02VoqgEu
She gave some sort of odd hand signal, not raising her head.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcHpcu76qj
Aella was still grinning a bit. “I do think you’ll look pretty in a dress, though.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmufUGafm16
”I don’t… like dresses….”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkvNsehqXY
“It’ll be alright… they’re not THAT bad.~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO5Dcto8n7
”This is coming from Miss Happy-Cheery.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELgJPEgDph
Aella just grinned wider.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QpEeKvdGP
”Not a compliment.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqwgHPP6an
“Sounds like one to me.~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxu0PGfpse
”Well, it isn’t.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWzzYpEhRp
“Why not? Isn’t being happy and cheerful a good thing?” How confusing.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDBRBVaFeP
”To you, maybe.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqbBvd3fhb
“Why not to you?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XsBX09CIO
”I get annoyed easily.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtphTqwsl9
“… 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…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfZDC9eI2r
”…” Neoma finally raised her head, glaring at her.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4hjVF6uvz
Aella went silent for a moment. Oops. “Sorry.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9RMXQfu39
”No, no…”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdRFcJMdbS
She gave her a confused look, and Neoma made that hand gesture again. Aella blinked, then looked away to her horse.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrAozSPgYt
* * * * *699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeBEnyLGtz
Neoma poked a small fire with stick, staying near its heat. “Okay, so do you like fish, by any chance?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHt05iWV9D
Aella nodded, brightening considerably. “I like pretty much all seafood.~”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxrv4lQTDy
“The next town is a seaside town…” She poked it again, her hand moving over to the fruit.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurZ5tIAWSL
”Oh, yay!~” Towns on the coast were her favorite! Like her home.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d7uOu9iUt
Neoma looked at the girl again. “How old are you?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPrmyalchs
”Fifteen, why?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5MVKml65j
“Hmm.” She gazed into the fire, then looked to the side. “In your years, I’m 19.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWctGYBzKRU
”My years?” Aella tipped her head curiously. Were her years special or something? Maybe they were longer. Or really short. Or…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVC4np2u7l
“Human.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzH7kJ34J6
Oh. “What kind of years do you use? And how old are you in those?”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieoXJx179v
“For my species, years are nothing. I’m much older in that time.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15bnU9XeCc
”Wow…” Neoma didn’t look old, but it sounded like she was ancient!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07F6Ne8Xse
She nodded slowly.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz3ejBGvXw
”What about Luna?” Aella wondered.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWakjSGP1HX
“Luna is sixteen.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCidtMXssQ
”Oh.~” Almost the same age as herself!699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCKFUbGMTM
She nodded again, sliding over the basket. Aella poked around inside it and pulled out a tasty-looking fruit.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDehmrHTRYv
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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UjIybSpI4
”Shadows can burn?” Aella piped up curiously.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaXsf6QaRK
“When they turn into something physical, yes.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzc2SCb24Pd
”… huh.” Whatever that meant.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcWfnREZnW
“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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0x4r1Nm2b
“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.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvK9FYkKRb
”… 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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡst5Rn2wsmN
"Woah…" The blonde stared as it got a shadowy look again, and Neoma used her fingernail to start carving something into it. 699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkFVpq5EcQ
"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."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BGitYQUms
”… Uh huh..?” Aella’s head was spinning by then, absolutely confused. She really DID try to pay attention, but…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdb9EV5D8BM
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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QUZ8vJU0R
”But… why?” she asked, trying to sort all of this information out.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWrGEv5hpM
“It’s only a shadow, Aella.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCBDDSv21M
”Okay..”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXte2sfPKP
“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.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyx4pphYsj
”Oh.” That, at least, seemed to make a little more sense…699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVmINwRrgI
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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRckLhlDfn
”Wow… that’s really neat.” Aella’s eyes were wide.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5B4JAlYoy
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.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWIoABSsGb
”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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS6knIUs2A
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.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjot2Fu3S6
"Just… punch it?" Aella tipped her head.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEIsmUSiwh
“Not too hard, just proving a point here.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KZozi5U41
”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.”699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHONAFQEfI
"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."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLDZcwFytW
"Huh."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqpa6w1jsG
She nodded. “Fire might crack it.” She pushed down the shield, looking at the shadow ball still sitting in the fire.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLNxwXS7x8
Aella blinked. “Huh,” she repeated.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLsfnrAihx
"Now, if you got your hands on a light weapon, you could break it too. A fire one would probably burn your hand, though…"699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGD4oumRBM
"That’s really interesting.~" Aella hummed, gazing into the fire and the black pit in its center.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6mwe179BT
Neoma nodded, looking at the sky. “The stars here are weird,” she stated unexpectedly.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBPm7HLoqU
"Weird how?" Aella looked at her, blinking.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeRxpawVWV
"Not in the same places." She shook her head.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpMpGHxGeH
"So it’s different in your world, huh… I’d like to see how they look there."699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pkXoLNxvO
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.699Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7eLqMhG6t
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