[Were the gems merely a byproduct of being in this space? But that then implied that whatever had caused the gems and whatever had caused the village to be abandoned were two different things, didn't it?]
[Aoi has a point about the separation. Matoba's eye draws back down as she procures her own gem- and this time, the way his expression stills is quite noticeable. When he had first sensed her approach, he had been set on guard, unsure of what to make- on one hand, he thought it could be explained by that bracelet she held, but it was not quite right.]
[His other theory had been....] ...My, just what have you been doing with that soul of yours, young lady?
[Perhaps he had been on target the first time.] Or perhaps it is more accurate to say, what might someone have done?
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[Were the gems merely a byproduct of being in this space? But that then implied that whatever had caused the gems and whatever had caused the village to be abandoned were two different things, didn't it?]
[Aoi has a point about the separation. Matoba's eye draws back down as she procures her own gem- and this time, the way his expression stills is quite noticeable. When he had first sensed her approach, he had been set on guard, unsure of what to make- on one hand, he thought it could be explained by that bracelet she held, but it was not quite right.]
[His other theory had been....] ...My, just what have you been doing with that soul of yours, young lady?
[Perhaps he had been on target the first time.] Or perhaps it is more accurate to say, what might someone have done?