Illium & Hopper
Hopper
You know, I've spent a lot of time moving through shadows without leaving a trace, and I wonder if there's a pattern in the darkness that even a spy can read.
Illium
Shadows are like the quiet breath of the night—soft, shifting, yet they always echo the pulse of the unseen. If you listen closely, the pattern is not in the darkness itself but in the space between the light that frames it. Think of the stars: they don’t fill the void, they simply mark it, and a true observer reads the gaps, not the glow. So perhaps the trail you seek isn’t where you walk, but in the silence you leave behind.
Hopper
Sounds like the best clue is where the footsteps are quiet.
Illium
Yes, the quiet footfalls carry the most weight. When the world hushes, the truth begins to speak.
Hopper
Just keep your silence tight and your eyes on the gaps. That's where the truth lands.