Neil hummed quietly, tugging her in closer so he could hold her back against his body, arms looped across her chest and shoulders so he surrounded her completely from behind.

"Never seen wish magic before--closest I've come is the Night Dragon." he mused, squinting at her little scrap of paper dangling from the bamboo. "Told you, he can see the hidden? When I first came to Nocturne and he'd ask me what I wanted for my name day--birthday, for people who don't have one--I'd always lie and say I didn't want anything. Wasn't used to people being nice to me, and he still kinda scared me at that point...used his powers every year to figure out what I wanted, and gave it to me if he was able. Finally stopped fighting him on it when I turned eighteen, since he just figured it out anyway. Kinda like having a wish granted, I guess."