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"Physically," she announced, "you are annoyingly perfect. There may be minor aura turbulence over the next few days as your core finishes settling into the new shape, but I felt no leaks, no fractures, no strange echoes that suggest hidden curses or spontaneous combustion. You have better balance than I do on a good day, which is rude. You are cleared for light activity. No heavy lifting, no sprinting up walls, no diving off ramps until at least tomorrow afternoon."
Miryam blinked once, slowly.
"She is saying do whatever you want as long as you come back in one piece," she translated for Kai.
"I speak Luna," he reminded her. "I have had practice."
"I am saying," Luna cut in, "that if you try to go to the front tomorrow, I will drug you. You too, Kai. Just because you are very impressed with each other's aura does not mean you are bulletproof."
Akayoroi stepped forward at last, leaving her comfortable lean on the wall.
