All things considered, the missions were successful. Spending a few days in Godsblood to attend to Dokja's injuries has been an excuse to get out and about. Exploring new places has always been her goal and having one so close to the sea has been a comfort in equal measure. Salt and brine bring a peace of mind that she thinks will stay with her forever.
She knows that she must needs return to the forest soon, at the very least to check on Estinien even if he is in the skilled care of Alphinaud, but she thinks she can allow herself just a little longer...another moment of selfishness.
Which does not seem to pay off. Himeka feels the (what is becoming) familiar swell of another push to the shard embedded in her chest, the sensation of someone else reaching out. But it's different than it had been the first time with Ernesto or even in her subsequent conversations with other Aions. She would know this presence anywhere and her stomach drops.
Himeka pulls to the shadows underneath the docks, trying to stay out of sight of the locals as she reaches to her breast and pulls out the shimmering stone.
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She knows that she must needs return to the forest soon, at the very least to check on Estinien even if he is in the skilled care of Alphinaud, but she thinks she can allow herself just a little longer...another moment of selfishness.
Which does not seem to pay off. Himeka feels the (what is becoming) familiar swell of another push to the shard embedded in her chest, the sensation of someone else reaching out. But it's different than it had been the first time with Ernesto or even in her subsequent conversations with other Aions. She would know this presence anywhere and her stomach drops.
Himeka pulls to the shadows underneath the docks, trying to stay out of sight of the locals as she reaches to her breast and pulls out the shimmering stone.
"..."
She knows she shouldn't answer.
"...As well as you did."