Kaelen's voice became slightly more serious. "The form you used against those three Advanced Horrors was risky."
Charlotte's smile dimmed only a little.
"Very risky," Kaelen emphasized. "The balance required to maintain that state is not something most students would understand. One wrong step, one moment of misalignment, and you could have slipped too deeply into the were-jaguar state. Had that happened, regaining yourself may have become extremely difficult, if not nearly impossible under Nalim's conditions. On the other hand, if your human side had asserted itself too strongly at the wrong moment, you would have become vulnerable while surrounded by enemies capable of killing you in seconds."
