[ This is all so very strange, and the objective part of her mind knows that it likely has to do with the... trance-like state their dragons have fallen into, but none of her instincts are telling her this is anything nefarious.

It may be because said instincts are instead dialed in to wonder why Barret seems to be losing his composure a bit, and her own reaction is to smile.

That smile very quickly disappears, however, at the inquiry. Reason wins out over everything else, even if just for a brief moment. ]

This isn't what you're gonna want to hear, but... We can receive bullets the same way every other resource is acquired here— by fulfilling "Auspicious Acts".

[ Her eyes flicker with concern. ]

You're aware of what that means, correct?