Luca felt that particular detail was worth mentioning because, if he was right about the second scene being an actual memory, then it revealed something that could prove incredibly important.
Apparently, within the House of Luxastra, their bloodline ability was ordinarily activated through direct skin-to-skin contact.
That was precisely why members of the royal family were almost never seen without gloves whenever they were around other people, particularly those who knew what they were capable of. Wearing them not only prevented the needless expenditure of their scarce spiritual energy, but also ensured the ability wouldn't activate by accident.
As long as there wasn't any direct contact, everyone around them—including those capable of wielding the same bloodline ability—could rest assured they weren't being influenced.
The twins, however, appeared to be different.
Somehow, they'd developed the ability to use it through eye contact alone.
