...I don't think it's entirely accurate to say that she ever truly attached herself to him. Not literally, and certainly not in her entirety... For example, I can say for certain that she appeared to other Aions throughout the city at around the same time, particularly to those who are of the Innocent's legacy. But... In a broader sense, yes. This is where it started.
[He pauses a moment, thinking of how to explain that further.]
...I forgot to mention this, but, several Aions from both sects actually showed up at the scene of the crime, right before the entity appeared... From our side, Miss Himeka and Father Abel were chief among them. Father Abel was the one to retrieve Estinien's shard, so that the Kenoma couldn't make off with it. When the Innocence appeared in its distraught state, it tried to take the shard from him. Gods know why, and what she intended to do with it... But we were determined not to let it happen.
It... Became quickly apparent that she didn't respond well to gestures of aggression. [Do NOT ask him how he learned that.] We had to rely on words to calm her down, and convince her to relinquish him. She was practically senseless with guilt over what had happened to him, so... We had to reassure her that we meant him no harm, that we would ensure he stayed safe. She took those promises very literally; four of us wound up marked, though we had no way of knowing for sure what that actually meant at the time... After that, she vanished. And close to two entire months passed before we saw any sign of her again.
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...I don't think it's entirely accurate to say that she ever truly attached herself to him. Not literally, and certainly not in her entirety... For example, I can say for certain that she appeared to other Aions throughout the city at around the same time, particularly to those who are of the Innocent's legacy. But... In a broader sense, yes. This is where it started.
[He pauses a moment, thinking of how to explain that further.]
...I forgot to mention this, but, several Aions from both sects actually showed up at the scene of the crime, right before the entity appeared... From our side, Miss Himeka and Father Abel were chief among them. Father Abel was the one to retrieve Estinien's shard, so that the Kenoma couldn't make off with it. When the Innocence appeared in its distraught state, it tried to take the shard from him. Gods know why, and what she intended to do with it... But we were determined not to let it happen.
It... Became quickly apparent that she didn't respond well to gestures of aggression. [Do NOT ask him how he learned that.] We had to rely on words to calm her down, and convince her to relinquish him. She was practically senseless with guilt over what had happened to him, so... We had to reassure her that we meant him no harm, that we would ensure he stayed safe. She took those promises very literally; four of us wound up marked, though we had no way of knowing for sure what that actually meant at the time... After that, she vanished. And close to two entire months passed before we saw any sign of her again.