The blonde swordswoman hesitated to ask a question… the fragment in the illusionist's chest was clearly pulsing with 'uncertainty'. But the girl curled lazily onto her lap as her hair was stroked just sent back plenty of comfort and encouraging feelings.
"Will it always be like this? Being able to sense spirits so clearly? It's... overwhelming."
"No. To be honest, right now the problem is that I am being open with you."
"But later on…"
"You'll learn to filter. To dampen most of it. That's one of the first things every spiritualist has to master to some degree or go insane. Watch."
She reached for Qat's hand and placed it over her own heart. A wholly unnecessary addition to the traditional tutorial, but it was hard not to take little advantages where she could!
"Feel how I do it. It's like... creating a hollow space around yourself, where only what you choose to let in can ever reach."
