Nate looked at Kiah, and nodded.

"Hi, Kiah." he greeted her.

"I was told by Miss Alicja to get some fresh air, but I'm pretty sure that was meant as a catch-all for clearing my head." he told her.

"So... that would be wonderful, yes." he commented.

"And yes, you're right. I can, and it was nigh incomprehensible for me." he confirmed.

"...by the way, your life is burning admirably." he then complimented her.

Nate sighed quietly.

"I see... well, a lot." he told her.

"And yes, I've learned that mana IS a big part of one's life force." he continued.

"...." he was then silent, biting his lip slightly.

"Not... not to alarm you, but.. it seems like there's... there might be something concerning in your health or aura." he told her.

"Like... I'm not sure what it is, but there's something... off... at your core. Does your family have a history of any sort of illness or genetic irregularities?" he asked.

"...oh. I see." Nate replied.

"Well, that's... I'm sorry to hear that?" he said confusedly.

"At any rate, doesn't seem like it's much to worry about. It's small, and it seems like it's not threatening to get worse in any way." he assured her.

"Anyway, yeah, seeing Miss Terra was... difficult." he confirmed.

"I... blanked out for a period of time. I am... unsure as to how long." he admitted further.

"And I still feel a little... like there's some lingering presence, and I can almost sense her hovering over me, if that makes sense." he went on.

"That would be great." Nate replied.

"And... it SHOULD happen, yeah." he agreed. "I just need to get used to the people here and such." he reasoned.

"But there will be a lot of 'firsts' here for me." he admitted.

"As Lunet has said, I've jumped into the deep end." he went on. "So I need to be prepared for almost anything." he continued.

"...never would have thought that meant meeting the very planet ITSELF, though."

Nate paused again.

"Er... all right." he said.

"Thanks for the warning." he told her.

He had to admit, he was VERY curious now. He had no idea what it was she could be referring to... and she didn't even know how to explain it to him, which made things even MORE confusing.

"I get the feeling I'll be given a lot of warnings here." he then mumbled.

"Not that I haven't already." he continued.

"But I mean.... a lot MORE."

"Huh?" Nate muttered.

"I mean, yeah, it's a little on the warmer side, but... it's nothing TOO extreme. I'll be fine." he assured her.

"But because of Ilias?" he asked.

"Who's that?" he asked her. "And why does the temperature need to be higher for him?" he asked further.

"Or is this a case of it being easier to just meet him?"

"...I... ah... I see." Nate responded.

"That's... now I'm more curious than ever." he mumbled.

"I mean, what on earth-" he started to ask, before the man in question turned the corner, and almost ran INTO them.

"Oh! Hello!" he greeted them.

Instantly, Nate was taken aback... and he looked confused and shocked.

"....yes...?" Ilias asked, almost seemingly offended.

"....oh!" Ilias then exclaimed.

"Sorry, sorry." Nate quickly apologised. "I was a bit surprised by-" he started to say, before Ilias raised a hand, palm out.

"Ah-ah-ah." he said.

"I understand now. It's cool." he told him.

"So. What does MINE look like?" he asked with a smirk.

"...like... almost like... a... stone statue... of... something maybe resembling a hydra...?" Nate replied confusedly.

Ilias just laughed a little at that description.

"Ah..." Nate mumbled.

"I think... er... well, hm..." he murmured further.

Ilias just chuckled.

"She's fine." he said, tapping his head lightly. As soon as he did so, a gorgeous green snake slithered out from underneath his hair, and opened its mouth slight. It yawned.

"Woah!" Nate exclaimed.

"A snake?" he asked.

The snake, Helena, looked very comfortable and relaxed on Kiah's hand, closing her eyes and almost looking ready to go to sleep.

"Now, now." Ilias said. "No sleeping on her hand right now." he warned.

"And 4, actually." he answered Kiah.

"...stone... multiple snakes..." he mumbled.

"A... Medusa?" he asked.

"Technically wrong." Ilias responded.

"I'm considered 'Gorgon-Spawn'."