Alpina and Quon advance through the deep forest, weaving between trees eroded by a deep poisonous swamp. There is no conversation between them as they advance with wary steps. The noxious air slips through the strange tension between them, making them feel unnecessarily cautious. As if to break the uncomfortable atmosphere, Quon speaks.
“Alpina. It's time to get that bloodthirstiness under control.”
“Un? Okay.”
Alpina suppresses the magical power she had been unleashing. Then, in the blink of an eye, the unusual tension between the two of them dissipates and their normal relationship returns.