"Meow~"
Held in Luvia's arms by the wall, Little Mia watched Shade with great concern, convinced that what he was doing in the cold winter was utterly foolish.
In the entire house, aside from the basement, the attic was the room with the fewest steam pipes running through it. Moreover, to better connect with the moonlight, Shade had opened the window. Once the evening wind blew into the room, even Luvia, wrapped in a cloak, felt that the attic was exceptionally cold.
Fortunately, the new firewood recently added to First Fire had greatly improved Shade's resistance to the cold. He had no time to complain about the temperature. Closing his eyes, he tilted back his head and let his face directly face the Moon outside the window.
As the enormous Destiny Ring appeared behind him, he followed the information provided by Sister Devlin and covered his eyes with a black cloth strip. Then, in his heart, he meditated on that enormous Silver Moon. This was quite easy for him, since Shade often saw that Moon in his dreams.
Gradually, Luvia and Little Mia both saw Shade beneath the moonlight begin to glow as though light were radiating from within him. The silver moonlight resonated with the Core Ling Rune, Silver Moon, and a strange halo spread from him throughout the attic, once again making Luvia feel as though she stood before the church or shrine of the ancient Moon God.
The Girl with Purple Eyes raised her brows.
"Impressive."
It was unclear whether she was speaking to Little Mia. The cat, meanwhile, stared intently at Shade, as though afraid he might vanish in an instant.
Very soon, all those strange lights and shadows disappeared. Only after the Destiny Ring behind him had vanished did Shade remove the cloth strip from