Relatives

Nicholas felt his magic and mana making contact with the man's, normally when he was giving mana to another being he didn't need to cut the person.

Simple skin contact was more than enough for him to do what he needed.

This time, it was different. In order for him to influence another person's mana he needed to truly feel the veins through which mana flowed.

"Are you alright?" Dion asked his nephew. "Do you need any help?"

"I'm fine, it's just an odd sensation. It's different from what I'm used to." Nicholas replied, shaking his head as he tried to keep his senses sharp.

The closer bond and closer contact allowed Nicholas to feel much more than just a person's power. He could feel the emotions and he could guess the man's thoughts.

Nicholas felt the prisoner's fear, probably because he thought this was going to be his end.

"Relax, I'm not going to kill you." Nicholas grumbled as he sent some of his mana and magic, infecting the prisoner's veins.