It was while they were watching the stars that Val finally spoke. "I wonder if the stars are kin", he whispered. "They, too, are covered in so much light, and keep so little of it".

Adrien held his breath and said nothing. Val lowered his head and touched his covered hands.

"When I am called, I become what it is asked of me - and no further. I become the demon that others have decided to meet. I am created within the act of summoning, and I only exist until satisfaction is reached. It's the part I must play to be recognized as myself. I become a fragment small enough that others may hold it... so they can think that there is nothing more to understand".