Hand Princess Big and Hand Princess Small stayed in the shelter for three days, neither leaving nor causing trouble.
Shuo could not be bothered to chase them away. They did not take up much room anyway, just squatting at the entrance, the pale purple eyes in their palms constantly watching outside, like two guard dogs-no, guard hands. They looked both strange and funny.
"Do those two eat nothing but candy every day?"
Sai crouched beside them, watching the two hands eagerly waiting to be fed again, and could not help asking.
Shuo lay on the straw mat, staring at the hole in the shelter roof, his tone casual. "What else? Dirt? They only go for my light and candy. My light hasn't come back yet, so candy is all I can feed them."
"Your light still hasn't come back. You can't keep feeding them candy forever."
Helpless, Sai took two chestnut candies from his pocket and casually tossed them over.
The two hands reacted quickly, catching them with a curl of their slender fingers. They clumsily peeled off the wrappers, brought the candies up to their eyes, and swallowed them, then spoke in unison in shrill voices. "Sweet... yummy."
Sai watched them for three seconds, a touch of helplessness in his voice. "How many are you planning to keep? What if more fragments come looking for you? Will you take all of them in too?"
Shuo rolled over, thought for a moment, and shrugged. "No idea. I'll keep however many show up. It's not much trouble."
Sai frowned, his voice growing a little heavier. "You know what they are, right? They're fragments of Kaguya. And you know who Kaguya was-the Progenitor of Chakra. She nearly destroyed the whole world."
Shuo sat up too and looked at the two hands by