"I won't lie, I'm interested, but I don't really care that much. My sister on the other hand, she didn't have adoptive parents like I did, so she's a bit more focused on our origins. She deserves first look."
"I see, I don't really understand, but I was just curious regardless... I never dreamed we might have been related, but that certainly explains why your soul seemed so bright."
"Is that important?"
"An aspect's soul is bright enough to burn a shadow into the ground. Yours isn't quite that intense, but still far beyond most others, I caught a glimpse when you let yourself become a part of me."
Carl, digested the information, the underlying implication being that he was indeed not entirely human.
Another hour went by and finally they were seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.
