58. The New Alex
Sarah had been watching Alex closely for most of the evening. While Alex had never been helpless, she'd seen him struggle with self-doubt and a lack of confidence for almost ten years. After hearing of his harrowing tale from the Rift, her professional instincts were on high alert.
She and Mark were both surprised by the person they saw across the cocktail table. The number of life-and-death situations he'd been in would break most people. She expected to see the sort of trauma that could manifest when soldiers came back from war zones and stressful combat situations.
As a therapist specializing in trauma, Sarah had extensive experience helping people process their experiences. Her expertise, combined with her newly awakened Trait, made her particularly valuable to the government in dealing with System-related mental health cases, with one high-value patient being her position’s focus.
Her system-granted trait was already powerful, but her knowledge and experience made it even more valuable.
| {Aura Perception} - Grants the ability to see the auras of living beings. |
