[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Upon Shiva mentioning she didn't know what was causing Nathan abnormal behavior around, Ventus gave her an uncharacteristically deadpan look. "If I were to make an educated guess, his strangeness is most likely due to whatever you two discuss the night before we entered Corsage. Ever since then, he's been distant towards you, and seems to be on edge whenever he's directly speaking to or about you. Since you most likely remember all the details of that night, do you care to enlighten me about them. I'm beginning to worry that whatever is causing this rift between will grow ever worse if something isn't done about it soon, so please...tell me about it," he said, giving a concerned yet serious look at Shiva. Nathan was being obtuse with the information, he doubted that Shiva would outright tell him anything, but better to try and fail than not attempt anything at all.

Hearing Shiva mention that some creature was haunting her dreams caused him to sharply inhale, before his hands darted to hers and gripped them hard. "Dream Demons, or some similar fell creature," Ventus hissed, his weariness now replaced with a vitriolic passion. "I knew it: something is haunting this port town! Whatever it is, it mean no good for you or anyone of us. It might not have harmed you the first night, but that may be because your dream catcher weakened it enough that it couldn't make amuck of your dreams. The salt circle is a brilliant form of protection, however; I should have remembered that, it would have granted me some respite these last few nights!" Ven ranted to himself, eyes cast down and angry that he forgot such an important defensive measure, his grip on Shiva's hand tightening a bit.

Soon enough, Ventus gaze was looked onto the young lass' face, boring into with an intensity unlike any see had seen before. "This is bad, Shiva, if such a creature is directly targeting you. Now, more than ever, I urge you to come with me. You protective measure will keep you safe for the time being, but I don't know for how much longer until itfinds a way to circumvent them. Please, come with me!"

(Oh, dear. Phantom, you should have known better than telling Ventus that! Now he's going to loom over your character overprotectively, and there is nothing you can do to stop that!)