“I don"t know, Lord Emperor. I"ve never felt so frustrated. The first time I probed her, I found myself looking into the uterus of a mouse nearby. After several moments, I realized her talent had diverted my probe. I felt most upset.”
“Infinite blast it,” Flying Arrow muttered. “Did you try only once?”
“No, Lord Emperor. I tried seven times, each time increasing my power and my awareness of just how her talent works. Each time, I thought I"d finally penetrated her. Each time, I found myself looking into a uterus that was farther and farther from hers.”
“Can"t you skirt her talent?”
“I doubt it, Lord Emperor. She claims to have no awareness or conscious control of it. From what I saw, the more intense the probe, the more her talent resists, as though it feeds off the energy of the probe
