[ His presence in communion is cold and calculated, though something rattles in his mind, agitation peeking through the surface calm. ]

I had imagined these gifted Shards were more delicate than our own, without a physical body to guard them, but to think they could simply explode... You have my sympathy.

[ Not so much in the sense that one offers condolences, though, and more so for being robbed of something that belongs to them exclusively. ]

If you don't mind, it would be in Zenith's best interest to conduct a thorough investigation-- and my own, as well. Whoever is responsible for this may have a larger scale target, after all.