[Part of him wants to bristle at the non-answer. If he'd come here from earlier on, rescued from the storm while he'd still been himself—a raw nerve in the shape of a boy, desperate for answers to his questions and ready to do whatever he had to to find them—he probably would.
But among other things, time has brought him patience and a determination to find his own way. Riku's right. He will find out for himself. He doesn't have to wait for someone else to tell him anything ever again.]
What are they, really, that they have the power to do something like that?
[It's half a rhetorical question. Riku might have more experience living here, but he has a feeling that doesn't come with a lot of hands-on interaction with the Natha.]
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But among other things, time has brought him patience and a determination to find his own way. Riku's right. He will find out for himself. He doesn't have to wait for someone else to tell him anything ever again.]
What are they, really, that they have the power to do something like that?
[It's half a rhetorical question. Riku might have more experience living here, but he has a feeling that doesn't come with a lot of hands-on interaction with the Natha.]