Li took a moment to see the figure that looked like himself. His human self. Exactly identical, wearing his farmer's guild jacket, dress shirt, and pants, granting it a formal air. The only difference was, of course, that it was colored completely in black – the same shade of black as the water outside, contrasting it with the dull and light shades of grays around it.
"Does that form not encumber you within these boundaries?" said his copy, extending a cordial hand to Li to sit on the stool opposite of it. "Sit in comfort, for whatever form you choose, it is all the same."
Li paused for a moment, gathering his thoughts, then decided to entertain this thing, for he still had the gut feeling that all he wished to have and know lay here. He shifted back to his human form, and as he sat on the stool, he began to realize that he had never once stepped foot into the cottage in his true form.
"So, what are you?" asked Li.
