“Miss Haliday, you needn't worry,” he said to her directly. “You are safe among us. Now if I could have a volunteer. Titus, if you would.” Trip frowned, but walked up to face Jonathan. “Being in indefinite endowments keeps you invigorated, and ready for nearly anything,” said Jonathan to the group at large, “but it also makes you vulnerable to Spirit Reapers or dark spirit entities that may desire to subject you to a benelacrim.” “A what, now?” asked Jonah. “It's an attack,” explained Jonathan. “A benelacrim is a dark ethereality tactic that involves stripping a spiritual endowment from another Eleventh Percenter.” Jonah winced. That sounded vicious. He almost missed Jonathan's next words. “Titus is going to assist me in demonstrating how to do a rather complicated blocking technique

