[The bottom of the lake...She commits all those monitors to memory, but she doesn't really have to. Under the water, he says- Or further, and she remembers looking down as she grabbed the stone that would become 'Lusus', that one ingredient for Mana's magic...]

...It's why you had to grow my wings back, [She says quietly, shaking a little. But...something about how Elias says that. 'Let's them rot', 'she just doesn't want to try'...she curls against the wires until more encouraging electricity crackles, setting her hands back over them in a return 'hug'.]

...They should know about that place, shouldn't they? ...Everyone? If everyone knew she was hiding that place away...

[Ah, but she swallows.] ...I shouldn't have thought it wasn't the same, or gotten scared... ...but maybe, this way... [Maybe someone can go down there, or maybe even Marco would go down himself-or maybe she could, another day...

One deep breath, and one sigh. She tries to calm herself, wiping her tears away.]

Thank you, Elias.

I promise, I'll do what I have to to stay too.