Isidor straightens, pushing away from the desk and beginning to walk slowly. One hand rises, her thumb rubbing knuckles as she voices her thoughts as they play out.

"So if this ability allows you to access the life force all beings make, why does it degrade the body so much? Is that a consequence of handling too much raw power? Or of using it for a purpose other than its natural one? Or simply because in those cases you're only accessing your own, personal life energy?"