Suichi felt weakened as their shadows touched. He arm flopped gracelessly to his side as the strength left it. He was surprised at how quickly it happened. He felt happy that the students would be OK in a few hours, but the Spirit was a concern. He followed after her as she walked away from him after the girl hiding in the locker left. He had to push the initiative. "What if I told you, that you didn't need to consume people's shadows to survive. What if I could help you live like a normal human being. No need to hurt people. No need to worry about the AST. I know that you Spirits look different when you're in human form. I can help you."

He was glad that none of the students around them were conscious enough to understand what he was saying. He understood the need to keep his Ratatoskr status secret. Whisker licked her paw nonchalantly as Suichi spoke. He reached out his other hand towards her with an honest smile. "What do you say? Wouldn't it be nice to live comfortably alongside us?" Even though he knew some of her powers now, Suichi wasn't afraid of Shadow. If she had meant harm, he was certain that she could very easily inflict it.