[ If Akua noticed the pause from her, any hesitation from Midna, she did not address it. If asked, perhaps she would share the complicated... relationship with such things that she had. After all, Akua had committed a Genocide in the name of utilizing such power once, and had found herself on the other side of such a tunnel with guilt beyond what she ever thought possible.

The new Praes that her Warden sought for them would have them stepping away from blood magic and sacrifice for good. It was a complicated, bloody, mad legacy that she held, and one that she still embraced in some ways, but in others... she still stepped away from, slowly. Reluctantly.

It was obvious in that she erred toward this when trapped. ]

If we find some sort of bugs, or small creatures, their essence should allow us to tap sufficient power.

[ She let her light burst forth, and then out, a small ball that lit the way as if it were lined with torches. ]

Let me know if I start holding you back then, dear. I'll be happy to allow you to lead.

[ Ironic though it was, that Akua would allow anyone to take the lead, but she had learned to not always be the one in charge. ]