"Oh," he says. He isn't sure he can argue with her. He has no idea what they did to make it work like this, and the idea of tampering with it having her be shattered is pretty horrifying. His tail flicks back and forth as he looks at the pink trails, his hand falling over his gem, left exposed by his armor.

"They took my gem away for a few days. I don't really know what they did, either."