"Take me with you." Luxia, the 6'1" tall Spirit Forest, looks up at me hopefully.
"Excuse me?" I ask in English.
"I am sorry I don't speak any indigenous language."
"That was not—well, forget it." I shake my head helplessly. "What do you mean by taking you with me?"
"Ah, I guess I should've explained myself first before saying that." Luxia smiles in embarrassment. Clearing her throat afterwards, she turns to her heart. "Before I got corrupted, it used to be inside me."
"It's your heart, after all," I remark.
"Yes... Was that supposed to be a sarcastic remark?"
"Nah, carry on."
Nodding her head, Luxia continues, "When I saw those humans cut my sister down, I was actually still pretty much myself. I went to confront them fairly calmly even though I was boiling inside..."
