[Although not intimidated to be loomed over by an entire additional foot of height, there's no denying the view of fierce bestial nature. Clawed hands, sharp-fanged teeth, blackly sleek feathers, powerful span of wings. The image of a Monster at their highest peak of transformation, no doubt, if what he'd come to understand of this dream was true.

Itachi doesn't balk at it, but he does seem to be studying the form of the harpy more closely. Dark eyes follow over every inch of muscle and sinew, claw and feather on display. It's unsubtle, and unhindered by worry of accepted social behavior... like the rudeness of staring too much.]

It's possible. In the world of Geargadas, there is an infection called the Cwyld. A corruption. If it possesses a sentient creature and takes them over, they become wild and bloodthirsty.

[All of this relayed by his brother, but again, he believes it.]

You may encounter these creatures if you do continue past this dream. I imagine your healing capabilities will be useful, but in a Monster's body, it would do well to understand the basics of defense.

[It's easier to focus on someone else's situation than his own, and yet still, it's difficult to unhinge his mind from its own biases and experiences. Saving lives, rather than taking them... a luxury afforded to few shinobi. He'd lost count of the people he'd killed by the time he was eleven years old.]

Would you prefer to practice defensive techniques, as you are now?