Neoma lightly nudged Aella with her foot. “Hey. Wake up.” 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPTdUcRl9z
Aella twitched and yawned. “Mm?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaCtjfLrmL
"Come on. Or I will flip you into a pool of water." She nudged her again.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wMtFKssa6
Aella’s eyes flashed open. “I’m up!”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLw1DVHrdT
"Except we have no water around," Luna pointed out.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabQdnbnSUs
"…" Aella looked around. As Luna said, not so much as a puddle in their immediate area. "Oh."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB5IA0DRve
Luna giggled. “You’ll learn when and when not to fall for her tricks.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVvjRXTpXH
Neoma shrugged, getting up on her horse. “Don’t eat too much, we need that food.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM5C6fKkAS
Aella laughed along with Luna, and slowly got up. Wow, she was sore…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAGRdTF4my
Luna paused in her laughter. “But….but I wanna go hunting,” she whined.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4xx3c6P5k
"Luna, what can you catch out here?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk881MQeyCY
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…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyviKAQFLiL
"Um…."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJI22EBoBm
"Exactly." 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQvl5kdb2R
Aella pulled herself up onto her horse. “Didn’t know you hunted.~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtN94YYER8
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?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbz333CK6eF
"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!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EoFFNzSDv
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02x2FWO6VI
"How far do you think we’ll get today?~"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxQFAcVH9Z
The elemental shrugged, looking down at the shadowy horse.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOr7p7PQoX
She let it drop and started humming absently, gazing up at the sky.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtzRNQA7Js
"….What do you want to know?" Neoma finally asked, after about 20 minutes of silence.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPNoNtY3wr
"I wanna know a lot of stuff!" she said enthusiastically. Neoma was actually OFFERING to answer her questions? This was wonderful!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eGBFak8pn
"Well, ask away."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszVrxPSLDd
"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?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HDaOXBlma
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9F4eGlVOVa
"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?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLHYVYPwzU
"I guess. She assists with my fighting, magic, and so on. And no."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHQLWB9olw
Aella made a face at the last one. “Aw.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcw0RE6ySL
"What else?" Neoma finally looked over at her, and her face brightened further at this.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCttvbYjw2
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?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq6LjrLg4X
She glanced over at Luna. “Yes. Not a lot.” 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGj4BVCLYMI
Aella tipped her head. “What DO you know?” she wondered. 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu8e6bnNpV
"The name implies a lot. And I guess silver hurts them?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4819o8HZGW
"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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZReyaKzqN
Neoma nodded. “Anything else?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJbsULw7Tp
Aella hesitated. “Why are we going to France?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsTzsIq7oM
"So Luna and I can go home."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQazDPGeE3
"Is your home that way?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEDmWPU7G4
"Hm…you can say that." Neoma frowned. "…Well. Have you heard of these things… they’re called dimension ties."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGCm66nG5J
"… huh?" Her expression went completely blank, and her mind matched.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPW8II4ESy
"That’s what we call them, I don’t know your word for it." She patted her horse for a second.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2RLmmFoCo
”What exactly are they?” she asked, utterly confused.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwoISCtYF8
”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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAqA2w8hOc
Oh, she was zoning out. Not that what Neoma was saying made much sense, but it was rude to stop listening!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRX9aYV85m
”…Earth. Do you think it’s the only place with life forms?!”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDlHoyBbd0
”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?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQE56WjtQz
She nodded. “Yeah, part of it.” Luna looked up, tilting her head for a moment, then gave a purr, making Aella inwardly squeal.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yQwki2R56
"Will I ever get the chance to see it?"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtthw6cepwX
"You might," She looked up, "if we ever GET THERE."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIsZsiSvNA
”Yay!~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlCuFjxBx3
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?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hpnhcSmN3
”Mm?” Aella looked over at her. “Pretty normal, I guess. Middle-class family, lived in a pretty coastal town in England…”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPTbpwYVu5
“…. Middle class….” She tilted her head a little, like she had no idea what she was talking about. “You were poor, then?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRpwTDyg9X
Aella giggled. “No, we weren’t poor. We just didn’t have as much money as all the really rich people, like the royalty.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxANfP2ru8
“Oh.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFXT0KwBXj
”Mhm.” Aella smiled absently and returned to stroking her horse.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFoxufVku7
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. 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw9QnVRwM2
”… huh?” Aella looked back over at her. What could she possibly be apologizing for? They were both being so nice to her…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiiKcs3JgI
"I’m not good with people." She shrugged. "So, sorry."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbdcF904DF
“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?716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKvs4tYSgK
She nodded, looking to the side again. “… Thanks.” Aella just grinned at her new friend.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqbBemTgaZ
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vQ5CUNS9p
”I’m boooored,” Aella drawled after a minute or so.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqu6Lhaxva
Neoma looked up. “What do you want to do then?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsgbP6zECQ
She gave the question some serious thought. “Dunno. What’s there to do?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuuxcmvIQ9
”We are riding on horses. What IS THERE to do?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50zauAwkei
“…. Dunno?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sDQ0w0EVo
She grumbled a bit, then sighed. “I dont know, either.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNULsaJHAPN
”Aww.” Aella sighed. “So we’re gonna be bored until we get somewhere?” That sounded… boring.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xdDqGylSa
”I think so. Yeah.” Neoma glared at Luna, who was trying to hop off the horse.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvaccyZeQ2
Aella groaned and thunked her head dramatically on the horse’s neck (said horse just snorted). This could take FOREVER!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBR1TwqrpW
“Oh, calm down, its not that bad.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOBLfXyJF3
“… Fine.” She pouted.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcilST7VxXc
Neoma looked off to the side, following along the road, while Aella started humming quietly to herself. Neoma watched the other, then looked away.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2mB5CoOhq
It wasn’t long before Aella was shifting restlessly again.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV4PTwlnr0
"You’re bored again, aren’t you?" Neoman had shifted postions by then, laying with her arms around the horse’s neck.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16OGl3axlj
"Maaaybe."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMEsAsZ7Qr
”It’s in your body language. You’re acting fidgety, so either you’re nervous or bored.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvH2m7FNsC
“… Okay, bored.” Wow, Neoma was smart!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9UUVor4gh
She rolled her eyes. “Well, you can continue to ask questions, I guess. It’s almost sunset, give it an hour or two.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYBWKl7OCx
“Okay~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBYF4UaQtz
After a long drawn out silence, Neoma stated, “At least France and England aren’t at war?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwuvpuD97g
”That wouldn’t be fun,” she agreed.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3mSZtoTNy
"War isnt an easy thing, no matter your social status."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72XWfKnxx7
Aella shook her head with a slight frown. “Mom says it’s really awful.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX34aosWK9
She looked ahead. “England and France go to war a lot, dont they?” She asked this quickly, glancing aside.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2kuGlZY7A
She nodded. “Yeah… why?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTKWJTmyct
”Just making sure I was right.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7etC748yY
“Oh.~ Well, you are!”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnHhhwwF4V
Neoma looked at the girl. “We need to blend in with the locals, though.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC0X1FFCgS
She frowned. “Um… Okay. How exactly do we do that?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIuCXzuk6v
”Fashion.” Neoma had a hint of a smirk on her face, and tilted her head a bit. “Which is ALWAYS fun…”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sf1h1V0MR
“I know!~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7PtslipjP
”That was sarcasm, nuts for brains.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkVJHxHFHD
“… It was? But fashion IS fun,” Aella said matter-of-factly. How could Neoma think otherwise? That just didn’t make sense.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VRIUFSpFC
”Not Earth fashion.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgckLnX2Ol
“Uh-huh,” she said stubbornly. 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSb3Nef4JS
”I much prefer my world’s fashion. Less skirt-y.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyjwi33XjJ
“Skirts are nice.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLFuYIVwvE
”Ugh, nope.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICoJNcv80n
“Yep!~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF04yEjQOEl
”No, pants and shorts are much more convenient and comfortable.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuRYQJnyOi
“But skirts and dresses are prettier.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3KajjYgWg
”And?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuEgsaHxwB
“And what?” Aella blinked. 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg88zA8CSA
”What use is looking pretty if you can’t do anything while you do?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTX0CKhyUB
“Who says you have to do anything that might ruin your clothes while you look pretty?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDPycRBmGt
”Because nothing fun comes out of it!”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqhidhNHGm
“It’s fun to be pretty!”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirdRiROuOH
”I’d rather not.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbY4WaEj9Y
“That’s too bad, then. I like looking pretty.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGzDIwjSW8
"And I really don’t care."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7YUb8meKt
Aella pouted, and Neoma gave a sly grin.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxrXhvzpnu
“… Won’t you have to wear a dress to blend in, though?” The girl suddenly questioned.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSJBbR821W
”Shit.” She groaned, hitting her head on the horse’s neck.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR0Rc5jtea
Aella laughed. “Shut up.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt54gVTg6eH
“Sorry…”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDG073SGNA0
She gave some sort of odd hand signal, not raising her head.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYoI8JrYEq
Aella was still grinning a bit. “I do think you’ll look pretty in a dress, though.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ9U5QxG21
”I don’t… like dresses….”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qtHb7Hce2
“It’ll be alright… they’re not THAT bad.~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kk2QvP42a
”This is coming from Miss Happy-Cheery.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGjILDSASL
Aella just grinned wider.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAbiQXDya7
”Not a compliment.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDoKLUFa1x
“Sounds like one to me.~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL7wXC0S1w
”Well, it isn’t.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz6NNPUtxn
“Why not? Isn’t being happy and cheerful a good thing?” How confusing.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9p1Lu9OsY
”To you, maybe.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ53yIGCbF
“Why not to you?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CDqYwbLyL
”I get annoyed easily.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqWDyPUggy
“… 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…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpBNQeaRn1
”…” Neoma finally raised her head, glaring at her.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8NNbb05UF
Aella went silent for a moment. Oops. “Sorry.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ534IvOaM4B
”No, no…”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWovjrPVEY
She gave her a confused look, and Neoma made that hand gesture again. Aella blinked, then looked away to her horse.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe26EyDexk
* * * * *716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡux4iURO41T
Neoma poked a small fire with stick, staying near its heat. “Okay, so do you like fish, by any chance?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSEwwrsSZr
Aella nodded, brightening considerably. “I like pretty much all seafood.~”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPjSxabOGT
“The next town is a seaside town…” She poked it again, her hand moving over to the fruit.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawB59FGeGi
”Oh, yay!~” Towns on the coast were her favorite! Like her home.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaLvwWJ1fM
Neoma looked at the girl again. “How old are you?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KwiS0H3al
”Fifteen, why?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncCNZ7KhR2
“Hmm.” She gazed into the fire, then looked to the side. “In your years, I’m 19.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4B7P1H4X2Q
”My years?” Aella tipped her head curiously. Were her years special or something? Maybe they were longer. Or really short. Or…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DuYhjncKQ
“Human.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMpkq1IThN
Oh. “What kind of years do you use? And how old are you in those?”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RsQdu9e79
“For my species, years are nothing. I’m much older in that time.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJQXQTESaH
”Wow…” Neoma didn’t look old, but it sounded like she was ancient!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LhCbhuP1t
She nodded slowly.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMCtQ706Ng
”What about Luna?” Aella wondered.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGVOyV668i
“Luna is sixteen.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyFY5itmnY
”Oh.~” Almost the same age as herself!716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz8lCMEBh9
She nodded again, sliding over the basket. Aella poked around inside it and pulled out a tasty-looking fruit.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrFcqLvTZA
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrxcsf0Lx2
”Shadows can burn?” Aella piped up curiously.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRUdvhcQSD
“When they turn into something physical, yes.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyILbPmFsx
”… huh.” Whatever that meant.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiod1RdmMy
“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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmMTtfMXQv
“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.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWz4ia8hMA
”… 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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcemV9VQYSE
"Woah…" The blonde stared as it got a shadowy look again, and Neoma used her fingernail to start carving something into it. 716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhPk9thiNL
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZIRKuA8AY
”… Uh huh..?” Aella’s head was spinning by then, absolutely confused. She really DID try to pay attention, but…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PfNbPOQ4i
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlfIywCn4n
”But… why?” she asked, trying to sort all of this information out.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6Fkp0osba
“It’s only a shadow, Aella.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w5O91V76z
”Okay..”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAzRRZ7nER
“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.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM13ZonOgmm
”Oh.” That, at least, seemed to make a little more sense…716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZ5XIE8QLn
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTDlzGwBfy
”Wow… that’s really neat.” Aella’s eyes were wide.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuYAe50dcF
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.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlI9p9u0cI
”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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86rFbwj0kq
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.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBoKACXlyt
"Just… punch it?" Aella tipped her head.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv949nNxviB
“Not too hard, just proving a point here.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGiXIZnJCg
”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.”716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU6H0AEksY
"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."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aLsbbJMnM
"Huh."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau7JOrlELV
She nodded. “Fire might crack it.” She pushed down the shield, looking at the shadow ball still sitting in the fire.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8F0raaOXA6
Aella blinked. “Huh,” she repeated.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wjXzFBOte
"Now, if you got your hands on a light weapon, you could break it too. A fire one would probably burn your hand, though…"716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTYRCfEfAK
"That’s really interesting.~" Aella hummed, gazing into the fire and the black pit in its center.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUzKoRx7TF
Neoma nodded, looking at the sky. “The stars here are weird,” she stated unexpectedly.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qRMvGVlOL
"Weird how?" Aella looked at her, blinking.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenyFTuOWBv
"Not in the same places." She shook her head.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ962cw4gIna
"So it’s different in your world, huh… I’d like to see how they look there."716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb8es8MiJ7
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.716Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wLyaG0nc8
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