<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian held her and gently rubbed her back, rocking back and forth.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“You are. I know you are. You are just getting in your own way. You are overthinking what you are doing. You can’t force magic like this, especially when you have such a wellspring of power. This is a skill that could at some point save your life, and before we leave this room i have to know you can do it.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">He leaned back to look down at her, confidence in his eyes.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“Okay, now take a deep breath.”</span>