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"I realized that you had your own troubles that you don't want to share with us not a week after I came here. But hard to understand? Hard to believe maybe, you've kept up appearances well, but I can understand far more. It's for you to decide what to do with it though, I've no right to pry." Dragging himself away from that topic and leave her to her own devices, he commented again on his copies actions. "He wants to live my life as well as end it. My shadow carries all of my memories but without any of the joy of them. If he's been lenient on us at all its because he wants to have his own experiences here, and drown out the pain."

"I actually understand his actions. You don't know what its like to believe that you aren't you, almost as if everything you know is a lie." A natural response on his part, wanting to defend his attacker because he was guilty of almost the exact same. But something inside him was afraid to say that out loud as Aurahkah denounced it. His truth felt exposed, as if he really was the monster he feared. But he had to carry on, and shifted topics hastily, hoping it wouldn't come up again. "Apart? It might not be that simple. He still shouldn't be able to mimic the Soulforge's flames, the disembodied souls within are still unique. But I seriously wonder now, he may be able to duplicate the appearnce at least."

Seeing how this got to his friends only accentuated the problem for Saradin. Guilt, as ironically pure an emotion as it is, was still something he didnt want to see Eclipse suffering because of him. "It seems strange, looking at someone and not knowing if they really are who they should be." He knelt to meet the approaching Eclipse eye to eye, gazing into the blue eyes like they were the flames of his sword a few feet away. "I'm the cause of this. Don't place any blame on yourself for what you have to do, be careful."

Letting his attention draw away from Eclipse for a moment he regarded Aurahkah's idea. "Then you'll make it so that I'll be the one who needs to keep their guard up around you? I can live with that. But I'm still worried about what will happen if you force him into combat, he could react like a cornered animal." From there he focused again on Eclipse and reached out to scratch the soft blue fur gently. "It's rather funny, we use a positive approach to keep me here, but remove the 'nice'-ness when it comes to facing the problem. So which way should this be considered, Optimistic or pessimistic?"

Aura only smirked. "That might be a problem...considering that no one else has faced himin combat besides me and I'm sure yourself. The others though...that's the problem." She then cast a look to Syrathos, lacking that familair Aura smile. "Syrathos."

Eclipse moved slightly closer to Saradin, letting himself be pet. He'd allow it. He was intrigued to test the copy Saradin...would the man bring himself to hurt the wolf. "I think it's a little bit of both persoanlly."

Syrathos stood watching the conversation bewteen the three of them. He turned around "Hello" he said to Lady Nailah. He then fixed his attention on Aura and Saradin "Eclispe" he silently whispered hoping the wolf to walk over to him.

Looking to Nailah she gave a solemn, lacking Aura-ness, nod. "Evening Nailah."

Eclipse licked his muzzle and turned his head in the the direction of Syrathos. He knew the angel was telepathic, and he seemed to want to keep the conversation low, since he beckoned the wolf in a whisper. 'Yes Syrathos? Something the matter?'

Nailah looked at Saradin and thought. She closed her eyes and felt her senses tingle. "Yeah, I'm getting somehting but it's not enough to hurt. How is Bastet, by the way?" She looked at Syrathos and nodded. Reaching up she nonchalantly stroked Rasui.

Rasui jumped down off Nailah's shoulder and walked over to Eclipse. Twitching her tail she sat down in front of him and began to lick her paws.