That was ... extremely interesting. Solomon hadn't known that the energy taken by the death-aura could be returned--he doubted anyone knew. Could it do the same for souls? If he took a soul, could he put it back? And if he could ...
A wash of something very close to relief went through him. If he could put souls back, then the death-aura wasn't nearly the damning thing he thought it was. Not something to be dallied with, still--but at least reversible.
Raine's voice made him look at her, and he regarded her for a very long moment. The death-aura was privileged knowledge. As an acolyte, it had been a whimsy of power. As a cleric, he had understood it to be so much more--on a level no other cleric did. That was why he'd kept his knowledge of it secret. Especially with what had happened just after becoming cleric.
But Raine was of steady mind, and this place ... was far more stable than the life-plane. If he could discover things here--maybe it would help him in the other planes too. He didn't want to lose control again.
"It's called the death-aura," he said finally. "It's a technique by which a Necromancer can ... envelop those around them in a bubble and absorb their souls to add to his power." He looked at the mushroom. "I didn't realise it would have the same effect on mana." He gave a short laugh, and it came out partway between incredulous and relieved. "Or that what was taken could be returned."
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A wash of something very close to relief went through him. If he could put souls back, then the death-aura wasn't nearly the damning thing he thought it was. Not something to be dallied with, still--but at least reversible.
Raine's voice made him look at her, and he regarded her for a very long moment. The death-aura was privileged knowledge. As an acolyte, it had been a whimsy of power. As a cleric, he had understood it to be so much more--on a level no other cleric did. That was why he'd kept his knowledge of it secret. Especially with what had happened just after becoming cleric.
But Raine was of steady mind, and this place ... was far more stable than the life-plane. If he could discover things here--maybe it would help him in the other planes too. He didn't want to lose control again.
"It's called the death-aura," he said finally. "It's a technique by which a Necromancer can ... envelop those around them in a bubble and absorb their souls to add to his power." He looked at the mushroom. "I didn't realise it would have the same effect on mana." He gave a short laugh, and it came out partway between incredulous and relieved. "Or that what was taken could be returned."