"I see…" I thought, the words echoing faintly in my mind like they were bouncing around in a hollow room, trying to find a place to settle. It finally felt like the fog clearing up just a bit—like I could finally see the shape of something in front of me even if I still couldn't grasp the whole picture. I still didn't fully understand what was happening to my body or why it felt like every system inside me was rearranging itself, shifting, rewriting itself in ways I couldn't even begin to categorize. But with Master explaining what he did, something clicked in me. Not fully—just enough that the gears inside me turned differently.
It made me a little apprehensive, honestly. Like I was standing on a high ledge and someone whispered that the drop wasn't as far as I thought. Scary… but somehow exciting. And despite the unease twisting in my circuits, I wasn't as afraid anymore. Not as much. Those changes inside me—they softened the fear. Muted it.
