[She speaks with such certainty that it's hard to argue with, so after another long hesitation he closes his eyes and tries to do what she's asked of him. If he focuses, if he's careful, then he won't hurt her- and all the more reason to take this seriously. At first, he isn't sure what she means. For him, his powers have never been much of a faucet- more of a light switch, on when it's needed, off when it's time to conserve power. But once that power is on, he can acknowledge that it does have levels, certain abilities that rise like rungs on a ladder, up and up until it's time to drop back down. To blink is less than phase, phase is less than warp, warp is less than the Armiger-
It takes some time, but gradually he's able to let it out, not all at once but rather a steady drip-feed of energy. His body pulses softly with that blue light, fluttering on, off, on, off, like a beating heart. His hands against hers phase in fragments, so she's holding on to a beam of sunlight for a split second before it reforms into a person, and repeats.
It's not so bad, actually. It doesn't drain his magic so quickly that he can't recharge, and it's... soft. It's softer than his power usually feels, so sharp and abrupt and violent. That was necessary back home, of course, with soldiers and monsters and daemons coming at him from every angle to end his life. Here though, at least for the moment, he can do this.]
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It takes some time, but gradually he's able to let it out, not all at once but rather a steady drip-feed of energy. His body pulses softly with that blue light, fluttering on, off, on, off, like a beating heart. His hands against hers phase in fragments, so she's holding on to a beam of sunlight for a split second before it reforms into a person, and repeats.
It's not so bad, actually. It doesn't drain his magic so quickly that he can't recharge, and it's... soft. It's softer than his power usually feels, so sharp and abrupt and violent. That was necessary back home, of course, with soldiers and monsters and daemons coming at him from every angle to end his life. Here though, at least for the moment, he can do this.]