[ Even as he holds onto Lunafreya, Atem's attention is on Gentiana and her explanation about how magic and summoning worked in ancient Egypt. The concepts she speaks of are unfamiliar to him, and he can't even begin to picture what it must have looked like, seeing those with the ability to wield magic channeling 'Ba' to call forth the spirits. All he knows is that it must have looked incredibly different from the version played in these modern times.
And as Gentiana continues to describe her supposition about what's happened to Lunafreya, something like guilt washes over him again. Yes, he's aware that guilt won't help the situation, nor will it undo what's happened to her, but he can't help but feel that none of this would have happened if he hadn't been drawn in by Dartz's machinations.
Yugi would never have been taken, and Lunafreya would have never had to fight with Dartz. It all seems to stem from his own shortcomings, and now nearly everyone in his life is paying the price for his mistakes.
Atem doesn't withdraw or pull away, because Lunafreya is still resting in his arms, but the urge to do so is there. He meets Yugi's gaze, but he shakes his head. The terms Gentiana uses are as unfamiliar and unknown to him as his own name still is.
It seems as though there is still so much that he doesn't know, and he can't be sure when or how he'll ever regain that lost knowledge. He manages to pull himself out of those swirling doubts long enough to ask: ]
How can she regain her energy, then? Is rest enough, or is there something else that must be done?
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And as Gentiana continues to describe her supposition about what's happened to Lunafreya, something like guilt washes over him again. Yes, he's aware that guilt won't help the situation, nor will it undo what's happened to her, but he can't help but feel that none of this would have happened if he hadn't been drawn in by Dartz's machinations.
Yugi would never have been taken, and Lunafreya would have never had to fight with Dartz. It all seems to stem from his own shortcomings, and now nearly everyone in his life is paying the price for his mistakes.
Atem doesn't withdraw or pull away, because Lunafreya is still resting in his arms, but the urge to do so is there. He meets Yugi's gaze, but he shakes his head. The terms Gentiana uses are as unfamiliar and unknown to him as his own name still is.
It seems as though there is still so much that he doesn't know, and he can't be sure when or how he'll ever regain that lost knowledge. He manages to pull himself out of those swirling doubts long enough to ask: ]
How can she regain her energy, then? Is rest enough, or is there something else that must be done?