[ The charm does have some protection wards on it, with several variations. The thumbprint is blood, but it is Ilsa's, and doesn't have the darker overtones of blood taken by force. ]

One of the things I can do is drain the energy someone generates by their emotions. I was taught to use the ability to help someone distance themselves from pain by refining it and feeding back the positive to them for strength.

[ She sighs, wincing. ] Not everyone where my dad's from believes in doing it that way. Last weekend, I believed I was one of them, I think.