[Leaning like this, it's easy to feel the tension rolling through Kratos. Yuan waits him out through it, staying solid and firm at Kratos's back, wishing--]
[There's no point in wishing. He can't fix this. He can help Kratos fix it enough to work. That's all.]
[Correct. You have enough sensitivity. Yuan sets his other hand behind him, as though to take his weight. It's not coincidence that puts it where Kratos can reach, though. Easy. Nothing I cast can hurt you right now, and your mana won't hurt you either. Breathe, and look again. Observe how your mana circulates. No need to rush it: it'll still be there.]
[It's gentle; this is Yuan taking care, trying to provide calm. He's better at it than he would have been fifteen years ago. He keeps his own pattern of mana up both as example and as his own exercise, tweaking the finest bits here and there.]
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[There's no point in wishing. He can't fix this. He can help Kratos fix it enough to work. That's all.]
[Correct. You have enough sensitivity. Yuan sets his other hand behind him, as though to take his weight. It's not coincidence that puts it where Kratos can reach, though. Easy. Nothing I cast can hurt you right now, and your mana won't hurt you either. Breathe, and look again. Observe how your mana circulates. No need to rush it: it'll still be there.]
[It's gentle; this is Yuan taking care, trying to provide calm. He's better at it than he would have been fifteen years ago. He keeps his own pattern of mana up both as example and as his own exercise, tweaking the finest bits here and there.]