"Yeah, my knight magic. You've said he can take it, but maybe if it's fortified by another s... source, he can't," he says, talking through his thoughts as he reaches up and automatically puts his hand in hers. He'll hold her hand if that's what she wants, squeezing it gently.

"I need one that he can't break, and that I can hold for longer," he says, pausing and glancing at Five where he can feel her pretending not to watch them. "More control would be nice too, but... the first two are the most important. Even if it doesn't talk much, do you think I could convince it to give me that?"