Ajisai knelt down, her fingers tapping her knees as she considered his question. Despite the lack of light, her eyes were still seen clearly as she stared at him. For just a second, her gaze flickered to her right, almost as if she was wary of Airi. After a few seconds, however, she seemed to relax, focusing instead on Hikari. She deliberated for a moment before reaching out to the bars, lightly tapping on the magics separating them. The barrier responded to her touch as it did to Hikari's magic, although this time it remained for a little longer before fading away.

[color=mediumpurple]"Because I knew you in another life. You and I are destined to reunite,"[/color] She finally spoke. [color=mediumpurple]"It sounds preposterous, but our souls are intertwined. I would have preferred to meet you as a human, but as you can see, I dwell here now. I could never be accepted in your village...but you will be accepted here. I can give you anything you want, everything you need...so long as you stay by my side."[/color]

Her smile was gentle, her expression almost pleading. [color=mediumpurple]"It's preferable to have all of eternity together, isn't it? Even if I was human, we would eventually leave our mortal bodies and have to find one another all over again. At least this way we don't have to look anymore. We never have to be apart,"[/color] She assured him.