Kulas continued, his voice heavy. "Because of these mood swings, my family has started avoiding me. They try to hide it, of course—but it's obvious to me."
"Wait… mood swings? That's it?" Ren Xia said, staring at him in disbelief. "Are you certain this isn't simply stress?"
Kulas nodded and elaborated, "The mood swings came out of nowhere and have only been growing more frequent. Not only can I no longer control them, but I'm starting to lose awareness altogether. I don't even realize it's happening until it's already over. There's no way stress would cause this."
Tian Yang then said, "I agree that this doesn't resemble stress. However, that doesn't necessarily mean your mental instability has returned. You've been stable for thousands of years—why would you suddenly regress? Was there some kind of trigger?"
Kulas pondered his question for a moment before shaking his head.
"No, not that I can think of any."
"Then there must be another explanation."
