[ The messenger ruffles and soothes just as it had under Brandon's hand, softer and less oily to the touch than the black and iridescent sheen would have suggested. If this were any other situation, if his own preferences were something to be indulged rather than ignored, Brandon would watch Ivor as well, not insensible to the fact that his earlier projection can be easily turned back on him.
But it is quite impossible to forget where he is and who he stands before, so it's Hekate he watches, and Hekate's plausibly deniable agreement at which he shuts his eyes and smiles. ]
Then it will take your mind's eye wherever you want to go, after it's accepted you.
[ Brandon makes both hands flat beneath the messenger so that it might easily be taken. What he says is mostly true; it will certainly do that, though it requires no such adjustment time. It will do whatever Brandon tells it, including passing on information about how Hekate and Ivor use it, if they choose to. ]
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But it is quite impossible to forget where he is and who he stands before, so it's Hekate he watches, and Hekate's plausibly deniable agreement at which he shuts his eyes and smiles. ]
Then it will take your mind's eye wherever you want to go, after it's accepted you.
[ Brandon makes both hands flat beneath the messenger so that it might easily be taken. What he says is mostly true; it will certainly do that, though it requires no such adjustment time. It will do whatever Brandon tells it, including passing on information about how Hekate and Ivor use it, if they choose to. ]