Shane closed his eyes, filling his mind with the barely tapped potential of the planes beyond the the Veil. "Do you feel that?"
"Coooool!" Jake's excitement was unmistakable. "Let me do it!"
Shane chuckled. "When you're a bit older. Right now just watch me. Feel what I feel."
"It's like my mind is floating. But it's not water, it's power." Jake was bouncing, his youthful eagerness transmitting clearly through their Apotheturgic link. "Just wait until I use it on Veris! He'll never call me a wimp again!"
Shane frowned. "Always respect the great power you hold with any Necromancy spell, no matter how small. Necromancy is a dangerous magic, and one of the most potent. It can be used to cause great harm, but it can also be used to help people." He opened his eyes to stare at Jake, the young boy watching him curiously. "Promise me you'll never use it to hurt people."
"But you use it to hurt people." Jake's confusion was apparent.
Shane's frown deepened. "I'm not a good person." Understatement of the year. Jake was undeterred.
"I want to be just like you when I grow up!"
Building a legacy, aren't you, Grim? Shane's features turned dark. He clearly had a lot to meditate on later. "Let's just finish calling your mother."
