"She has something named the Darkening inside her, and she's found a way to control it so it doesn't harm people. The Darkening can wither plants. That, and I can't imagine it would be great for people, either. Deet might be able to give you advice on how to contain it, but as I said it's important not to let it take you over."
Ben's unhurt, quickly reassuring Katiri with a nod, but is shaken. He doesn't like being around the splinter of Darkness, though he's spent enough time in darkness that he isn't afraid of it, exactly. Still, he wants to stay away from the splinter just in case.
"Not exactly. But I can feel it. It's powerful, yes, and malevolent. It wants to be used, I can say that much. You say Eramis has learned to use the Darkness as a weapon, too? You mentioned that Eliksni of the other Houses, like Winter, worship machines. It sounds as if her faction has different beliefs."
Ben knows something of Eliksni culture from talking to Saint. He figures that Pelsor's group are traditionalists, in beliefs if not always in behavior, but Eramis sounds more dangerous and ambitious than Pelsor.
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Ben's unhurt, quickly reassuring Katiri with a nod, but is shaken. He doesn't like being around the splinter of Darkness, though he's spent enough time in darkness that he isn't afraid of it, exactly. Still, he wants to stay away from the splinter just in case.
"Not exactly. But I can feel it. It's powerful, yes, and malevolent. It wants to be used, I can say that much. You say Eramis has learned to use the Darkness as a weapon, too? You mentioned that Eliksni of the other Houses, like Winter, worship machines. It sounds as if her faction has different beliefs."
Ben knows something of Eliksni culture from talking to Saint. He figures that Pelsor's group are traditionalists, in beliefs if not always in behavior, but Eramis sounds more dangerous and ambitious than Pelsor.