[The word is harsh and sharp, a blunt confirmation that's spoken so quickly at the tail end of her sentence that he nearly steps on it. Seething rage boils up in him; with practice, he pushes it down. It will not help, neither him nor her.
What will help, then?
Perhaps this: his hand set between the two of them, palm-up, fingers outstretched. Lyrium is branded there (lyrium is branded everywhere), pooling in his palm before vivisecting up each of his fingers, so bright and bold that it's impossible to miss.]
. . . it gives me the ability to turn intangible. Either entirely, or in parts, depending on what I wish. That is not the only thing it does, but that is it primary function.
They are useful. And I am never sure if I resent them or value them for what they allow me to do. But I have never met anyone like me before, and I would help you, if I could, in whatever fashion you deem appropriate. It is no easy thing to be . . . different than everyone around you, especially involuntarily.
no subject
[The word is harsh and sharp, a blunt confirmation that's spoken so quickly at the tail end of her sentence that he nearly steps on it. Seething rage boils up in him; with practice, he pushes it down. It will not help, neither him nor her.
What will help, then?
Perhaps this: his hand set between the two of them, palm-up, fingers outstretched. Lyrium is branded there (lyrium is branded everywhere), pooling in his palm before vivisecting up each of his fingers, so bright and bold that it's impossible to miss.]
. . . it gives me the ability to turn intangible. Either entirely, or in parts, depending on what I wish. That is not the only thing it does, but that is it primary function.
They are useful. And I am never sure if I resent them or value them for what they allow me to do. But I have never met anyone like me before, and I would help you, if I could, in whatever fashion you deem appropriate. It is no easy thing to be . . . different than everyone around you, especially involuntarily.