[ In answer to that unspoken question, Yima shakes her head with the light and gentle chime of jewelry. ]

It is my own curiosity, not one with any greater purpose, I wish to sate with such questions.

[ She is genuinely intrigued by Caren's thought process and seeks to understand where it's coming from. ]

You are no soldier of mine sent away on missions abroad to return to me a victor, though that may be how some of you and yours interpret our situation. We are equals. I, too, am a woman who wishes to realize goals I might only achieve through the Zenith — yet that does not mean I see, feel, nothing else. You took action of your own accord...

Do you feel your only purpose is your duty?