Elphelt thought on the phrase for some time, letting out a small hum as she brought her eyes back out to the rolling waves, her breath steadying with their rhythm.

"For you, I suppose it was learning to let go of your anger. But... I'm not sure I can narrow down my shadow to an emotion of some kind, or any combination of them. Especially since that 'self', the one Mother coveted, doesn't have any..."