[ Her hands are trembling and for a moment there's a strange shimmer in the air around her before it fades, easily dismissed as an effect of the sun, perhaps.

She takes a deep breath. And another. And after a moment, she can turn to face him again. And while she's not completely composed, she at least looks more in control of her emotions. For the moment. Although there's a fierce light in her eyes as she moves back to his side once more. ]

You have nothing to apologize for, Kija. None of this is your doing. Any more than it is Hak, or Jae-Ha, or Zeno's. We are all being toyed with here, it seems.

These men you spoke to, who told you that you were a shinki here before... had they heard of such things happening before? Do they know of anything that might have happened to explain this sudden change? [ Was it something that could be duplicated, perhaps? ]