There was a reason she liked Zouichi. He learned quickly and he was intelligent enough, for a human construct.

"Yes..." She wasn't entirely comfortable discussing this with an outsider, but if Cargn already knew, what was the point in keeping it secret from Zouichi? She had a feeling she could more readily depend on him, in any case.

"All of our people wear spirit stones. At the moment of death, our essence is trapped by the stone and so we are protected from being destroyed. Cargn has promised me that he will retrieve mine should I fall in battle."