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[respired]

[ So, that relatively cheerful guy dancing with everybody on the beach--he's gone. He's out of here. Koltira leans forward, his expression pained, jaw clenched. There's a flat piece of wood on the ground beside him with the start of an intricate filigree carved into it, but he's set it aside. He's focused entirely on the jewelry. ]

I feel unwell.

[ His guttural, echoing voice is rougher than usual; he sounds like jagged rocks scraping against each other, and the strange ethereal reverberation does nothing to better the effect.

He's experiencing, for the first time in years, something like fatigue. It's discomfiting, impossible. His kind does not tire. And yet here he is, feeling--not exhausted, but legitimately weary. ]

The ocean is not rife with magic, but it provides some sustenance.

[ He shakes his head, as though trying to clear his vision. Some sustenance. Not enough. ]

If anyone has found other sources, I would know of them.

[ His voice drops to an almost feral growl. ]

Or a solution.

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[respired]

I do not go inside the water.

Do not speak of matters when you are ignorant of what they entail.

[blacksilk]

That's quite a harsh reaction. Are you an expert in these matters yourself, then?

[respired]

I am an expert on myself, yes. And an expert on what it means to drain magic, by extension.

[blacksilk]

You should understand that I wasn't speaking solely of magic.

I used the word 'power'.

What are you doing to sustain yourself, then? In what capacity does it help?

[respired]

There is little difference between the two, for my purposes. My body is held together by magic, and I can feel it weakening. Like a thread loosening. Draining magic strengthens the thread.

[blacksilk]

[Chrollo was surprised. Did people normally admit these things so easily?]

Are you in pain?

[respired]

[ Koltira has no fear, and therefore no reason to lie. ]

Yes. But that is not unusual.

[blacksilk]

Do you have any other means of finding comfort--other than by acquiring sustenance?

[respired]

Not for this particular problem.