Halphas again smiled, impressed with the progress Syn had made.  Focusing on the cut across Syn's arm, he stemmed the flow of blood from the wound and caused the blood to clot; sealing the wound.<br/><br/>"When you learn to do that, the guards won't know whether to fear or respect you." the Elder said with a sly grin. "While a simple cut may not be fatal to us.  The blood loss of several wounds could be, as it may just slow you down enough and make you vulnerable.  So when you can essentially 'will' such things away, others will respectfully fear you."<br/><br/>The Elder stood, "Nonetheless, impressive progress my young student.  Perhaps someday you will make your enemies' blood boil in fear of you." he remarked, both as praise for Syn's progress and as encouragement to see if the young Shade would actually try it someday.