Both the Rens she had met never jumped, they were always well aware of their surroundings. Yet, he jumped when she spoke, not when he could see her, not when he could hear her steps, when he hear her talk. Either he was from a world where danger didn't exist, or he was lost in thought more than she even thought.

She looked out at them, "no more than cognitions? They aren't real. You can kill one and they just disappear like a shadow." She turned her attention back to him, tilting her head.