~ CASIMIR ~
I took a deep breath. 'Submit your power to mine-slowly this time. Ease control to me if you can. Don't throw it in my lap, see if you can feed it to me… like turning on a faucet. It might be easier if you touch me.'
There was a moment where she just stood there, facing her brother, then she lifted her hand and put it over mine on her shoulder. She bit her lip and her chest expanded once, then I felt the shift.
A tiny trickle of her power that became a sudden wave so that I grunted, gathering it quickly before it rushed out of both our control.
'Sorry,' she sent weakly. 'I still don't really know how to do that.'
'It's fine. You're doing well,' I said, glad she couldn't see the sweat trickling down my brow. But now that I had her power in my grasp and could braid our strength together, I couldn't help but smile.
This fucker didn't have a chance. And I couldn't resist a little dig.
