[ The flames surprise him, but they're just - will o' wisps, really. Shiro only hesitates for a moment with his hand raised before he reaches out, fingers of his whole and flesh hand curling through the fire, despite the logical part of his mind telling him it's foolish to touch it. But he doesn't feel like it's dangerous. He feels comforted, instead. Like the familiarity has simply increased, making itself better known. ]
Okay. [ He's still speaking to the cavern at large, hoping that the presence hears him. It seems like it did, initially, so it's worth calling out. ] I'll find you. Wherever you are, I'm coming.
[ It's a promise - and one he'd made before, even if he doesn't realize it. No matter what, I'll find you. Wherever you are. So he heads down the path, letting instinct guide him, trusting the flicker of embers that float around him. Whatever's at the end of this journey, Shiro just knows he has to get to it. To them.
He won't stop until he does. He just has to trust that it won't lead him into danger. ]
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Okay. [ He's still speaking to the cavern at large, hoping that the presence hears him. It seems like it did, initially, so it's worth calling out. ] I'll find you. Wherever you are, I'm coming.
[ It's a promise - and one he'd made before, even if he doesn't realize it. No matter what, I'll find you. Wherever you are. So he heads down the path, letting instinct guide him, trusting the flicker of embers that float around him. Whatever's at the end of this journey, Shiro just knows he has to get to it. To them.
He won't stop until he does. He just has to trust that it won't lead him into danger. ]