[ her gaze flickers to him, brows furrowing in concern. there is no distorting, nothing that would give away the fact that it's his shadow that's taken over, but she can feel the hair at the back of her neck prickle despite the warmth of the sun above them. it's a strange sensation and she doesn't think she can ever prove it, but it didn't sound like kaito.

at least, when compared to everything they've spoken about in the time they've spent walking through the hinterlands. or is she simply paranoid after her own shadow's attempt to take control during her last stint in this area?

lumine can almost hear her shadow giggling as if it knows a secret she doesn't. how annoying. ]

Water is an element that could soothe and destroy. Predicting it is as effective as predicting the weather.

[ even the most in-tune hydro vision holder can't always control their own waves. the elements will always have a mind of their own. which is her way of saying it's not pathetic; drowning is one of the worse ways to die, tbh. ]

But I can see how it would be frustrating. I would've been plagued by the thought of not finding what I want to find ... [ she trails off. ah. ] Though I'd say we're not so different in that regard.