[Both things cause him to jerk his head back with shock. What? What does that even mean...?]

But how...? How did you have them from the beginning, and- And Hakua- [He swallows hard, grips the blankets beneath him to give his hands something to do other than shake. There's something that pounds at his temple, like a warning, his mind working fast to put things together and not liking the results its getting. The answer is there, probably - he's close to it, could get there if he pressed probably, but it's a destination that he doesn't want to arrive at.] Are you... possessing her or something? What happened to her?

[A sick, anxious feeling clenches in his gut. Zange...]