She raised an eyebrow. What was Aster so...nervous about? The two of them were friends, were they not?

"What are you talking about? What, did you hit your head more than a little on your trip to Akzeriuth? Of course it's me, and it doesn't matter if there are monsters about. My fonic artes are more than a match for them, Aster!" Her fellow researcher could be such an idiot sometimes.