It didn’t hurt, not at all, and there was no sense of horrible invasion, not like there had been when…
When what? For a second there he’d almost thought he’d remembered something, but now it was gone again. “Well?” he asked the cleric, sensing that the man had finished.
Hmmm, sounds like when Emalen was checking Dekkie's magic ability when he was a child or maybe when the Rusalka tried to charm him. Well, at least he's still alive. For now. Yet another good chapter.
Glad you liked it! And yes, as long as he's alive, there's some hope to be had.