[ Akua, by contrast, only eats when she feels like it. As a shard-bearer, she knows she can eschew more sleep and more food, than she could before, and she had never been the type to over-indulge. Plus, she'd been a shade for years, and could not eat at all during that time. It was easier, a habit that she did not break, when she had been revived, simply eating only when necessary.

It had not helped, the guilt she felt then.

Even now, she does not heavily indulge. ]

Moderately so. Would you like to find something? I know of a stand that has fine fruits nearby. they even have oranges.

[ She would give Hayame the space, to think on what she said. She only hoped that it would lead to her learning to... bend more. When the situation required. ]