@bleedtheneonfromthebitemarks continued from [X]
"Can't say I've noticed anythin' like emotional manipulation, personally, but I haven't exactly spent much time around people for the last few years so it's not like I've had much opportunity to notice anythin' like that." Hearing he might be the only one in the family whose abilities converged like that wasn't particularly reassuring since that likely meant there would be difficulty in finding someone who could help him learn how to control it. "Well, given that the one time I tried, it didn't show me anythin' good, I think I can safely say that's one thing I don't really wanna be messin' with to start with, so I'm already ahead of you on not wanting to go advertisin' that shit."
"It's not a common ability. Only a few of Cord's kids and grandkids have it. The further you are from her genetically, the less likely you are to develop that one."
It was a blessing, really, that she didn't have to worry about that one. It would have made things so much worse between her and Wilder if that were the case because there would be no way to convince him that she wasn't using it on him.
"Mmm, fire's fickle. Especially if you're afraid of it."