[Because Daphne Spinster is already bonded to you.]
I stopped healing her.
"Alash."
I looked down. Daphne was looking at my hand, where the green light had gone out.
"Right," I said, and started again.
She kept staring at me. "What?"
"You stopped."
"I noticed."
"You were staring."
"I noticed that too."
Her eyes narrowed, which was fair.
'System.'
[Yes.]
'Through Healing Bond?'
[No.]
'Did I activate Healing Bond?'
[No.]
'Healing Path.'
[5 / 7.]
I stared at Daphne. She stared back.
'Cooldown.'
[Available.]
'So I didn't use it.'
[Correct.]
'And the Path didn't move.'
[Correct.]
'But she's bonded.'
[Yes.]
'How?'
The System didn't answer.
'System.'
[I don't know.]
Before I could decide what to do with that, Sorel stepped in front of me. "Sit."
"Daphne needs..."
"Both of you."
"I'm healing her."
"And you're shaking."
I looked at my hand. It was, slightly. I stopped looking at it. "That seems unrelated."
"Sit."
