[There's a rigid resistance, a rope drawn tight between two points and vibrating from the jerk of it. And then-- and then-- and then--
A knot at one point slips undone. The rope drops, unravels; somewhere, Nirad recedes like the tide running out. He's there just long enough to exacerbate the pain of the division, to cause damage, and then rushes away just as quickly as he'd pressed in. A rapid retreat, the jagged edged barbs of his mind smoothing as he slips away.
He's stopped, that flightless bird panic rapidly settled.]
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A knot at one point slips undone. The rope drops, unravels; somewhere, Nirad recedes like the tide running out. He's there just long enough to exacerbate the pain of the division, to cause damage, and then rushes away just as quickly as he'd pressed in. A rapid retreat, the jagged edged barbs of his mind smoothing as he slips away.
He's stopped, that flightless bird panic rapidly settled.]