That's okay. I just meant I'd like to be able to learn more about you. I've got an interest in... well, alchemy and things like that.

[ to put it in VERY NICE words. however, cardia is now occupying an unusual position in his mind that no one else ever has: as a non-human, he doesn't feel any particular animosity towards her. i can type this introspection because kia already knows hikage's fucking deal. Instead, he's gazing at her with earnest interest. ]