[Kor listens intently to the beast's explanation, this embodiment of Merisia's feelings. She fears the Echo. No, it's more like she fears how unknown the Echo is to her. It's this thing that's part of her very being and yet she knows nothing about it. It'd be like Kor not understanding what a Spiria is. Something so entrenched in her existence, and she feels like she barely knows the first thing about it.

It's terrible just to think about.

He doesn't flinch as the beast approaches him, nor does he hesitate to respond to its question. Instead, he just holds out his hand. If the beast was reaching out to him, he'd reach right back. Working together means meeting in the middle, compromising and accepting, not one side giving into the other.]

Maybe? [Despite saying that, he only offers a smile.] But I'm not afraid of that happening. It's a risk I'm willing to take, if it means I can help someone I care about.