"Any ward can," he says. He makes no move to accept the tea; in fact, he folds his arms, as if to ensure he will not even reach for it by mistake. "It is only a matter of how quickly, whether moments or centuries."
Wei Wuxian gnaws the inside of his cheek a moment.
"The most I would be able to do is turn the energy inward so it devours himself. And I do not even know if that would work. This is a problem that needs more than one cultivator."
What he does not want to admit -- and will not, unless no other choice is available -- is that it is also a problem that cannot be solved by giving Moiraine more talismans and sending her on her way. So often he works by feel and sight, adapting to changes in energy as swiftly as a tree bending in a gale. Unless he can see the portal himself, he will be of no help.
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Date: 2020-10-09 04:21 pm (UTC)Wei Wuxian gnaws the inside of his cheek a moment.
"The most I would be able to do is turn the energy inward so it devours himself. And I do not even know if that would work. This is a problem that needs more than one cultivator."
What he does not want to admit -- and will not, unless no other choice is available -- is that it is also a problem that cannot be solved by giving Moiraine more talismans and sending her on her way. So often he works by feel and sight, adapting to changes in energy as swiftly as a tree bending in a gale. Unless he can see the portal himself, he will be of no help.
(He should have waited until Lan Zhan was here.)