[ The long moment held. Akua's power contained the creature -- this false Hayame -- and she watched it dissipate into gas before her, the frozen ice and jinba dissipating together, and when it is done, when the last scraps of Hayame's harder, colder, sharper self are gone, Akua nodded.
She dusted her hands off, and then dusted off her front, before she reached out, to pop the bubble with a finger. Her lips curled in sharp satisfaction, her teeth white in the dim light, and she felt that self-satisfied burst of fire and pride within her. Her magic had been diminished since coming here, she had no Name to her, and nothing else, but...
She still felt pride at having most of what she could still do. She was not so diminished to not be able to do this simple thing, and it's only after a moment that she tipped her head in Hayame's direction, offering her a slow, and gentle nod. ]
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She dusted her hands off, and then dusted off her front, before she reached out, to pop the bubble with a finger. Her lips curled in sharp satisfaction, her teeth white in the dim light, and she felt that self-satisfied burst of fire and pride within her. Her magic had been diminished since coming here, she had no Name to her, and nothing else, but...
She still felt pride at having most of what she could still do. She was not so diminished to not be able to do this simple thing, and it's only after a moment that she tipped her head in Hayame's direction, offering her a slow, and gentle nod. ]
Hopefully, she will not bother you again.