"A certain innate talent, and years of practice."

"Mmm. It works out well."

A pause, and: "I think I'm in the mood to play with my pet a bit. Would you like to join?"

"I would be delighted."

Then to a rather fun night of their own!

The Keres and Hisame do eventually find their way to the apartment the other two claimed.

Mora is by then ensconced in her own room (with her pet of course).

She and Eliana will probably be the first ones up again.

However reluctantly, yes.

"Do you think they'll want to stick around this city for a time?" she asks.

"I suspect the Keres at least will wish to prepare before the next train ride we take. I have no idea how long that might take her."

She nods.

"One thing about this city - it's possible to get quite far without ever stepping foot on a train. And things circle around to here, very often."

"Staying here for a time may be wise in any case, then."

"My thoughts exactly. It's - Nausicaa had suspected she might find her mother here, as well. Or at least clues."

"Do you care to share more details?"

"...I can, yeah."

"We're - very unusually powerful. Humans don't survive falling into the Void - "

"And."

"Our mother's name is empty."

"It should be common. I remember it being common."

"I can't find any records of anyone ever named that."

"...That sounds like a curse of some kind."

"There's magic around knowledge. Magic around information, and names, and words - "

"Some things are - so dreadful their true names leak."

"Leak out or in?"

"To - other names. Other epithets. Any reference to them, if you use it often enough - it's like it becomes them."

"How odd."

"Our magic frequently is."

"So. Is there a way to... track the leakage of names? Find a trail which to follow?"

"I'm not entirely sure. I think - there's a hum. I'm not sure anyone else can feel it, but - "

"I suspect if I walk around the city with my eyes closed, when I open them I will be - somewhere important, at least."

"I see. If you care for company on your search, then, I shall be pleased to provide it."

"Thank you."

The Keres emerges from the room she shared with Hisame, vaguely suspicious of the new day.