Ildraniath felt the catch, the hesitation from Zouichi and quietly thanked him for not trying to seize control of her body. It made the situation so much easier and less panic-inducing.

Whatever the cause is, we're going to have to find out what and then reverse it. Sharing a body permanently is not something I'm particularly interested in doing for the rest of our trip.

Or longer.

Perhaps we should investigate this statue you were speaking of.