"Stay a little behind you..."
He repeated, as if failing to grasp the words he was hearing.
But in actuality, he understood them perfectly.
"Why?"
He asked.
"When you're around us, we find it harder to use mana, and if you're too close some of us can't use it at all."
He explained, his words were as sincere as they could be.
He stared unblinking at the one who had suggested it.
"Fine."
The gravity of the situation didn't allow his opinions.
A part of him wanted to reject what he had just been told, a rebellious part of him.
However, the reality of spending the rest of his days in this place was a grim future. One that he wanted to avoid at all cost.
"I..."
The words got stuck in his throat so he resorted to keeping them with him.
"Are we moving in a single file?"
Sean asked.
Kira shook his head to his brother's words.
"Three of us."