[Kratos grunts and twitches at the touch; it's a little unexpected and Raine hits a sensitive place for an angel, right between his shoulder-blades. It's an integral location in the generation of mana from the back.
[There is a difference in muscle development, however; Kratos's back is far more developed than Lloyd's, and in ways that are not usual for a human's physiology. Oddly enough it's less than it would have been when she examined him in Iselia. Then, he had come off a period of using his wings frequently. Now, he hasn't used them regularly for over two years. There is always a burst of mana encouraging initial muscle growth, of course -- it's one of the control factors an angel needs to learn before their wings twist -- but regular use has its natural effect as well.]
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[Kratos grunts and twitches at the touch; it's a little unexpected and Raine hits a sensitive place for an angel, right between his shoulder-blades. It's an integral location in the generation of mana from the back.
[There is a difference in muscle development, however; Kratos's back is far more developed than Lloyd's, and in ways that are not usual for a human's physiology. Oddly enough it's less than it would have been when she examined him in Iselia. Then, he had come off a period of using his wings frequently. Now, he hasn't used them regularly for over two years. There is always a burst of mana encouraging initial muscle growth, of course -- it's one of the control factors an angel needs to learn before their wings twist -- but regular use has its natural effect as well.]