“Like pheromones of strong emotions,” I said, “I can tell what a person is feeling even if they have no expression. If it"s strong enough, I mean.” Usually I avoided the topic but, damn it, I wanted to know. If the price of learning was letting Diggy in on this secret, then maybe I should pay it.
Diggy paused for a second, a hesitation I wasn"t supposed to see. “You can sense that?”
“Can"t you?” I countered. Maybe this was a trait only the rejected from my line possessed. Maybe the other human hybrid was so weak, even this trait was beyond him or her.
“That"s called empathy. It isn"t reading auras per se, but I suppose one can attach it as a subtext.”
I nodded, aware he hadn"t answered my question. “I can sense the animals from the aura, if that person is a were. The element he can con
