He was right, of course, and she knew that as he spoke. She did have companions now, and that reassurance brought a small smile to her lips. On the other hand, none of them were hearing the voices or having attacks. What was so special about her? She had no magical training, unlike Zel. How could she be connecting to something if he wasn't? If it was someone trying to contact her, why did they call her Origin? More importantly,<span style="font-style: italic">why did they pick her?</span><br/><br/>She brought her legs to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, resting her chin between her knees and staring at the ground in front of her as she thought. Maybe all of this had something to do with the past that she could not remember? The last thing she wanted to find out was that she was meant for some great destiny; no, a simple, quiet life sounded much more ideal to her. She would even let go of her past if it meant peace. She didn't know where to begin, and eventually gave up, sighing her resignation out loud. Maybe the answers would come to her eventually.<br/><br/>In the meantime, she had friends watching over her, and she realized she had turned almost every day they spent together into a drama. First her attacks, then the bathing event (a blush crossing her face again as her mind passed over it,) and now this. Even assuming there was something wrong with her, she gained nothing from fearing it instead of spending time with the people she cared about. The tears had stopped flowing, and she grabbed the pad from Zel, writing again with much more precision and confidence. About halfway through, she blushed fiercely and began running the pen back and forth over the same spot, covering it up completely so that it looked more like a scribbled black box than a word. She soon handed it back to him, the wide smile on her lips contrasting oddly with her reddened face. "Sorry, I need to stop worrying so much. I love<span style="color: #000000"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">you</span></span>spending time with all of you, and I'm just afraid that will end. I shouldn't worry about that for now, though; I realize that now. Thank you."