That's not an exact body language pattern he remembers seeing off Mariona; but not knowing what this means, or how to relate to everything else about Merrin that is different, Esta will set it aside.

"This is a capability-effect you could easily resist, if you tried to resist it, so try to avoid resisting.  Or as one would say in [Utopian], and as you will shortly understand:  [Fail your Will save.]  Ready?"

That's not an exact body language pattern he remembers seeing off Mariona; but not knowing what this means, or how to relate to everything else about Merrin that is different, Esta will set it aside.

"This is a capability-effect you could resist with perhaps one chance in two, if you tried to resist it, so try to avoid resisting.  Or as one would say in [Utopian], and as you will shortly understand:  [Fail your Will save.]  Ready?"

That's not an exact body language pattern he remembers seeing off Mariona; but not knowing what this means, or how to relate it to everything else about Merrin that is different, Esta will set it aside.

"This is a capability-effect you could resist with perhaps one chance in two, if you tried to resist it, so try to avoid resisting.  Or as one would say in [Utopian], and as you will shortly understand:  [Fail your Will save.]  Ready?"