With Jax's approval, Tempris was fine with it too. Athanasia pressed her forehead against the tiny dragon's and closed her eyes. Some kind of telepathy at work.
Minutes passed after minutes. The others just stood there watching the clueless child and the cold prodigy known for her achievements doing something they can't name yet.
Delphine was fuming quietly. Being humiliated by a child half her height was not something her pride was going to digest anytime soon.
When Athanasia finally pulled back and stood, she looked at Tempris with no emotion in her face and said. "As I expected. Your regression is not a curse. It is a blessing. One that far surpasses anything I have ever encountered."
Tempris tilted her head in confusion.
Athanasia continued. "The continuous regression she experiences is nothing but her own doing. Her own power activating in her unconscious state the moment she is dying."
She paused to let the weight of her next words settle.
