"So what?" Xin Huohuo knew she'd arouse suspicion if she didn't say something, so she spoke ambiguously.
"So what? You fight back! Or are you content being someone else's shadow? Their appendage? A puppet on a string, living and dying for their sake?" The shopkeeper suddenly grew agitated, his expression turning vicious. "Especially when you realize you're stronger than the original, that you have special abilities, that you can control everything around you, that you can..."
"Easily hurt others?" Xin Huohuo shot back sarcastically.
The shopkeeper froze for a second before his expression soured. "I thought we were on the same side. You can turn invisible, and you have defenses. If we were to team up..."
"Team up to do what? Kidnap more children and plunge more innocent families into despair?" Xin Huohuo cut him off again. "Even if this world is just an illusion, the pain is very, very real. If you don't believe me, let me stab you. We'll see if it hurts, see if you bleed."
