[Ai couldn't help but have her eyes widen once more, and while Rei seemed amused by it herself, it didn't look like she was joking.

Just what kind of picture would she be faced with when they reached the village? Was it one of Gods and ponies walking on the roads and minding their own business, spirits flying around casually among all the normal people and everyone talking as if it wasn't a big deal?

Ai had a lot to get used to...

And then she lifted her brows at Rei's last comment, which was comforting in a way, but yet, she had trouble imagining a quiet life...]

Is it really like that?

[With what she was reading here and what Rei was telling her, the Malnosso surely made life difficult for everyone in Luceti.]

I do not think I would be truly comfortable with the Malnosso potentially abducting me, but... if I can live a quiet life for the most part...

[Her voice trailed off. She didn't know how she had gone to accepting the situation for what it was, but she had, and she was already trying to make the most of it.]