[ Ah, Ryou's still feeling it himself then. That sucks. The Ring-Spirit fights back a sigh, grimacing as he takes flight.

They can't communicate mentally... a pity, though Ryou's silent presence still beats his complete absence. The Ring-Spirit tries to focus on that feeling without letting himself get distracted from actually hunting. ]

Don't worry about it... if you figure out some way to shrug it off onto me enirely for a while, go for it. You could use the break.

[ His voice comes out rough and scratchy as he scans the streets far below, keeping half an eye out for a likely target.

Ryou had been able to steal the Ring-Spirit's emotional pain once before; it really isn't fair shades can take pain but not offload their own. ]