Shail stared silently into the depths of his cup as Gemini's words struck him. He already suspected that his misconceptions about djinn were wrong, but this only proved it more. Most djinn wouldn't chase after a single human? But, then why did Gemini? The questions spun around in his mind, becoming far more muddy rather than clearer. He couldn't bring himself to ask though. Maybe he feared the answer.

"....If you're not like that, why do you let everyone believe it?" he asked after a long pause. His voice sounded quite in the large cave. Or maybe it only seemed that way to him. "Only they see a beast." When did he stop seeing a monster in her? He only came to this cave days ago and all that fear, just where did it go?