Mmhmm. Our civilian names are the half we remember... well, that Yesod and I remember of our first lives. Netzach hasn't reached that point yet.

[ mysteriously, frustratingly. ]

I've been watching over them both for going on two months now, trying not to interfere or be too friendly so no one thinks we're connected and goes after them because-- frankly, Vergilius, neither of them can defend themselves, I'm the only one who can do what I do.

[ ... so. so. yeah. she's quiet for a moment more, resting against him. at least it doesn't feel like a prison. ]

After I saw how much Ishmael hated me for being part of the Library, I decided it was best for them to be as unconnected as they could be to me. And... I don't want either of them to feel awkward just because I know more about them than they do, or I'm friendlier to them in a different way than I was in our second life together.

... Kaito and March are the only other ones who know, and I'd like to keep it that way.

[ for now. she guesses. ]