[ If there was no one else in the base, perhaps. Matthias doesn't see healing as a distinct part of his skillset. He would rather leave it to others. ]
Yes, there are, [ He stops, and his jaw tics. What... exactly does he say? He's lived his whole life by the creed that he hunts monsters, and when they stop hearts with a look, summon storms, rain fire from the sky... what else can they be? Even Alina's power, new as it is, is only terrifying. There's too much destruction in it for there to be wonder. ]
[ Even if Nina had stopped his heart (metaphorically), he would be hard-pressed to describe them all as nightmares.... because Nina isn't. Because the root of his being is now in unfamiliar soil. ]
— they're called Grisha. Your power, it looks like theirs. What else can you do?
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Yes, there are, [ He stops, and his jaw tics. What... exactly does he say? He's lived his whole life by the creed that he hunts monsters, and when they stop hearts with a look, summon storms, rain fire from the sky... what else can they be? Even Alina's power, new as it is, is only terrifying. There's too much destruction in it for there to be wonder. ]
[ Even if Nina had stopped his heart (metaphorically), he would be hard-pressed to describe them all as nightmares.... because Nina isn't. Because the root of his being is now in unfamiliar soil. ]
— they're called Grisha. Your power, it looks like theirs. What else can you do?