[Why she holds that much confidence he'll never know... But it helps bolster his own and assuage some of his concerns. Concerns that will still remain as he eyes her before he relents and nods.]
All right.
[And with a steadying breath, he stares up at the shard, brows furrowing as he once again feels that tingle of nightmare energy over his skin. But that's all it is, at least for now. And with a careful, slow movements, he'll reach out to the shard, the amount of nightmare energy browing heavier as the distance closes. It almost feels as if it's trying to wrap around his arm, and for a moment he stops, as if considering to pull back.
But instead he steadies himself and focuses his own out, as if to repel the one trying to enter him. And it works—although the nightmare doesn't disappear, he can feel the flow lessening and that constricting feeling lessens. With this, he continues until his fingertips brush against the glass...]
—!
[And then he immediately retracts his hand when he feels a sudden dark cold flash through him, the surface of the shard rippling as if reacting to his touch and energy.]
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All right.
[And with a steadying breath, he stares up at the shard, brows furrowing as he once again feels that tingle of nightmare energy over his skin. But that's all it is, at least for now. And with a careful, slow movements, he'll reach out to the shard, the amount of nightmare energy browing heavier as the distance closes. It almost feels as if it's trying to wrap around his arm, and for a moment he stops, as if considering to pull back.
But instead he steadies himself and focuses his own out, as if to repel the one trying to enter him. And it works—although the nightmare doesn't disappear, he can feel the flow lessening and that constricting feeling lessens. With this, he continues until his fingertips brush against the glass...]
—!
[And then he immediately retracts his hand when he feels a sudden dark cold flash through him, the surface of the shard rippling as if reacting to his touch and energy.]