[ That, is ... a surprisingly multifaceted question.
Amos' tone and his bearing seem to soothe Matt sufficiently that he can actually contemplate the answer, which is good because he needs all the help he can get. It's less a matter of finding the why, more a matter of carving away the parts that wouldn't make sense. Like how can Matt explain how it felt to cut through the veil? To really transcend, the sharpness of the transgression stinging salt against his eyes? It'd be like explaining a seventh sense to someone who's only known five, a problem made thornier by the fact that once Matt leaves the hyper-clarity of these moments, his conscious mind can't really wrap around them.
He settles for the answer that's comparatively straightforward. ]
Xishen asked for my help with a spell to track down the Innocence.
The first time we tried it, she seemed to kind of shake us off. I asked Xishen if there was another way to try the spell, and she told me ... she has the ability to turn sacrifice into magic.
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Amos' tone and his bearing seem to soothe Matt sufficiently that he can actually contemplate the answer, which is good because he needs all the help he can get. It's less a matter of finding the why, more a matter of carving away the parts that wouldn't make sense. Like how can Matt explain how it felt to cut through the veil? To really transcend, the sharpness of the transgression stinging salt against his eyes? It'd be like explaining a seventh sense to someone who's only known five, a problem made thornier by the fact that once Matt leaves the hyper-clarity of these moments, his conscious mind can't really wrap around them.
He settles for the answer that's comparatively straightforward. ]
Xishen asked for my help with a spell to track down the Innocence.
The first time we tried it, she seemed to kind of shake us off. I asked Xishen if there was another way to try the spell, and she told me ... she has the ability to turn sacrifice into magic.