[There is a chuckle.] You know the barrier is as much protecting my own mind as yours. [He may not have the level of loss, but the Lady Bome Demon knew the things that dug deep, to issues beyond just the situation itself.]

[His self doubt. His self worth. How necessary be was to those he cares about. If he could ever do what was needed to not be a failure. The things that could take his legs out from under him.]

[How he could be afraid of his own father.]

The clock and energy levels is what I have.

I can make a gap, I just need my full focus.