Tot did not move when Takeshi appeared in the dream space.
She only turned her head toward him with the same quality of attention the statue's stone eyes possessed, but amplified. It was not the attention of someone observing something interesting. It was something more focused than that and far less comfortable to receive.
Takeshi remained where he was.
Ophélia was still sitting on the floor that did not exist, her head tilted forward and her hair covering part of her face. She had not reacted to his arrival.
"I came for Ophélia."
Takeshi said.
Tot did not respond immediately. She continued looking at him for several seconds with that attention that contained no recognizable component of human emotion, yet was clearly processing something.
When she spoke, her voice came from every direction at the same time, without any specific point of origin.
"I know."
"Can you let her leave?"
Takeshi asked.
"I can."
Tot replied in a voice that carried no particular inflection.
