"I see. That's what I'm seeing, as well, but..." He sighed. "It doesn't fit the pattern of any awakening I've ever witnessed. Removing that mask has never once been easy. Every time, for that first time- it's agony. You're ripping away a facade you've used for so long that it's become a part of yourself, metaphorically welded to your skin. It takes ages to even work up the nerve to pull at it, once it appears, let alone muster the strength to pull it free. But here... it's almost effortless. It doesn't make sense."
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