[ Istredd doesn't need to be using his empathy to know that Mat is nervous, but he is trying, and that is the difference. He would have refused before or barely gotten this far, but he is willing. That corner has been turned and now it's about pushing him over the last step. He would disagree with Moraine-Sedai about Mat. The boy has given him all kinds of reasons to trust him with power through experience. The worst teachers are those who don't believe in their charges.
He watches him creating the water; he suspected ice and water would be the instinctive response, which is good. Istredd is comfortable with that element. Istredd creates a shield inside of the room and makes it visible that he's doing it, so Mat feels that he has a safety net. He doesn't have to be afraid of going too far, they're in a bubble. ]
I'm here with you, Mat. I know you can do this.
[ Istredd creates water in the air the same way. He builds the moisture on his end and it is an example of someone with slightly more mastery with how much easier it is for him, but he also doesn't have any blocks. Still, he holds his water. ]
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Date: 2023-08-24 12:45 am (UTC)He watches him creating the water; he suspected ice and water would be the instinctive response, which is good. Istredd is comfortable with that element. Istredd creates a shield inside of the room and makes it visible that he's doing it, so Mat feels that he has a safety net. He doesn't have to be afraid of going too far, they're in a bubble. ]
I'm here with you, Mat. I know you can do this.
[ Istredd creates water in the air the same way. He builds the moisture on his end and it is an example of someone with slightly more mastery with how much easier it is for him, but he also doesn't have any blocks. Still, he holds his water. ]
Take it from me. Contain it. Build it.