However, contrary to her outward appearance, her inner feelings were in turmoil. She wasn't afraid, nor was she in despair. She wasn’t overcome with anxiety either; rather, she was troubled by the incomprehensible circumstances.
It was a feeling of unease—a question that had arisen during her recent conflict with Lemuriel and their group. She couldn’t see the color of their souls, which was something that should ordinarily have been observable. The moonless-dawn color of their souls, a mark of Angels, the higher beings responsible for the Rebirth of the Human Child souls, was entirely absent.
This fact should have been an intensely bitter humiliation for Alpina. But even more than that, it was a genuine question that she couldn’t shake. The reality that she couldn’t observe what should have been observable was a source of profound distress, dominating her thoughts.