[action] I just realized that was italics instead of small font size. /self-fail
O-okay. [His cheeks redden a little, and he looks around a little.] What you said, about the Millenium Earl using people's emotions and manipulating souls... the Sorcery Globe is believed to have that kind of power. From stories I've heard, and things I've seen, chunks of it that fell all over the continents came into contact with people and animals and... changed them.
[Ashton furrows his brow.] Rena, a friend I traveled with, was abducted by a childhood friend of hers. She says he looked the same person, but he talked about evil things. But, once they broke the stone that was floating with him, he snapped right out of it. Animals just end up turning violent and lashing out at travelers and villages.
[It was like he was staring into the distance a little.] They're probably still there, right now, investigating the Globe. I hope they can find a way to fix things.