(Within the Time Stilled World, Moltherak's Floating Island, Leo's POV)
Leo stood in the center of the chamber with his palms slightly open and his aura uncoiled around him, its faint crimson haze drifting through the air as Moltherak circled him slowly, the dragon kindly guiding him through his first practical attempt at sensing the fourth dimension.
"Spread your aura wider, boy, not to crush or intimidate, but to feel," Moltherak instructed softly as his voice rumbled with ancient patience. "Search for places where your killing intent passes smoothly, then search for places where it slows as if pushing against something stubborn, then search again for places where it slips through with almost no resistance. These minute differences are the beginnings of what you must learn."
