[…Does your ability have restrictions I should know about?]
'Life Glance carried no limits. No cooldown. No concealment could deceive it...'
'Don't worry,' he thought quietly. 'I'll keep it active.'
His eyes lifted, sweeping across the palace grounds, the guards, the walls, every living presence layered before him in quiet clarity.
"No Invader soul inhabiting a body will be able to hide from me," he continued evenly. "As long as things don't spiral too far, as long as things aren't too complicated, we'll get this under control."
The snow fell. The guards stood rigid.
And somewhere deep within the palace, something ancient waited.
Vaelith's presence tightened around Bruce's consciousness, no longer calm, alert. It was subtle but unmistakable, like a coiled force drawing taut.
[The reason I am telling you all this…] Vaelith said slowly, [is so you remain vigilant when you meet this Empress.]
