[ Bariyan drew a breath in between his teeth as he pulled the hide off entirely. It made an awful, sticking sound as it came away from the head, but it was a sound now ingrained into the background noise of Bariyan's life. He took no notice of it. ]

You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, child. [ Bariyan looks up at Ico and smiles. ] I didn't realize those horns were real, though! Light. Will they grow any more?