NIKI
"I have never met anyone with the same sort of ability," Niki says softly as Asta moves closer still, and this time the boy accepts the shrinking distance with ease; scientific interest has inevitably won out over any social awkwardness. "And there are no records of it here in the Greatwood or its libraries, so my practice has been very much self driven." So far so good, but as the butcher points out, being able to expand his studies to larger creatures would be a point of pride. Not to mention...
"Indeed." Or humans. His own excitement is something dark and tempered, sewn into the fabric of his being and guarded fiercely lest it be discovered and judged, but the small smile he levels towards Asta gives enough away to show that they are in agreement. Alas, he is nowhere near ready for such feats of power, and as if to demonstrate, his grip over the spell soon wanes, the boy even paler from the exertion as the sparrow falls still once more in his hand. "I have a long way to go, as you can see."
"Indeed." Or humans. His own excitement is something dark and tempered, sewn into the fabric of his being and guarded fiercely lest it be discovered and judged, but the small smile he levels towards Asta gives enough away to show that they are in agreement. Alas, he is nowhere near ready for such feats of power, and as if to demonstrate, his grip over the spell soon wanes, the boy even paler from the exertion as the sparrow falls still once more in his hand. "I have a long way to go, as you can see."
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
