Motif · Book 7, This Inevitable Ruin
Mind Balance
Carl's skill, hammered to level 16 on battlefield conditions with his bare feet in an All Tree root — 'You now tread in the realm of gods!' — which lets him see the mind mages, shrug off Bear Witness, and wake his own ass up.
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Progression
A toe ring's second balance, 'currently triggered' the moment it is on (ch. 4); a spam folder of failed casts and a level nine in hours as the spider tries to get through (ch. 14); level 16 with his feet in an All Tree, trained on battlefield conditions — 'You now tread in the realm of gods!' — which lets him see the mind mages and shrug off Bear Witness (ch. 65).