Vol fell into thought. He knew that difficulty was needed to break through the Boundaries, but was manufactured difficulty the same? He thought that there had to be a reason behind the struggle, something that the Vessel believed in. He envisaged just throwing Vale into a pit of monsters, and having her survive, but what good would there be in that if she wasn't aiming for something? Was aiming for the likes of a Blessing as good an aim as any.
"There are certain rituals that can be performed to prompt a passing through of the Boundary…" Penelope said. "But they are immensely uncomfortable. I do not even know for a certainty if they work. It isn't uncommon for people to go mad from them either."
"What sort of rituals?" Vol asked.
