[ He doesn’t think much of the distance. Her hesitation is justified, after all. That, and her plainly stated question make the feeling of his Communion come across as just troubled. ]

I… I suppose that is what it was.

[ Just using the word “possessed” puts it into a different context for him. He feels a deep empathy for Lohse’s situation in that moment, because that must be what she goes through. With her in mind, Hayame gets a brief flash of a red-headed, human woman with a smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes, but her eyes turn dark, and gray veins appear on her face. And with that memory, there's Fane's concern for her and a deep dislike that comes with a word—Demon.

Because her situation is worse, he thinks, since the clever demon possessing her must be worse than… Whatever it was that had caught him. It brings with it the worry that it might linger, but that’s something he’ll investigate on his own. ]

Yes. I… witnessed what was being done. But I had no control. I could only watch.

[ Selfishly, he’s also glad that he? It? Had only run into Hayame as well. Having to go through that multiple times sounds horrific, and luckily she was more than strong enough to take him down even if she’d been hurt in the process too. ]

—One of those things looked like my daughter. And it stole my Shard.