[ Is that... encouragement? Felix glances at her askance, unable to remember the last time he's heard it offered in a genuine, patient way. Usually it's impatient and irritated when he hears it at all. ]
Yeah. Okay.
[ He takes a deep breath, lets it out, and then closes his eyes. It's a little weird to be doing that in someone else's presence—feels a bit like letting his guard down—but he shoves the paranoia aside and focuses on the Charter. Felix takes his time sorting through the symbols and remembering what that first experience felt like.
And this time, when he eventually draws the mark, he does it right. No singed fingers. No weak flickers. Just a glowing symbol that's there when he opens his eyes again.
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Yeah. Okay.
[ He takes a deep breath, lets it out, and then closes his eyes. It's a little weird to be doing that in someone else's presence—feels a bit like letting his guard down—but he shoves the paranoia aside and focuses on the Charter. Felix takes his time sorting through the symbols and remembering what that first experience felt like.
And this time, when he eventually draws the mark, he does it right. No singed fingers. No weak flickers. Just a glowing symbol that's there when he opens his eyes again.
He blinks immediately, startled. ]
Was that me? Did I do that?