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Dessa watched the girl alternate between excitement and caution as she considered the offer.
"Of course!" Kiera exclaimed, accepting at first...
...followed by a swing to caution with, "Why are you doing this though? I mean, teaching someone something so powerful, you must want something, right?"
...which gave way to acceptance again. "I'll join, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into first."

Dessa pursed her lips. [i]What I would ask of you, no sane person would give, yet what even the most cowardly heart would not hesitate to offer freely to those they hold dear. I cannot ask it of you, for you are not ready to take the world on your shoulders.[/i]

She reached out, folded Kiera's hand in hers, and breathed a nervous sigh. "The skills I would teach, you must use to the fullest. Do not waste time or talent on people just as easily treated by lesser healers. Touch only the most wounded, those on death's door, the broken in spirit, the cold-hearted, the lost. Be hope for those who have lost it."

Then, in a smaller voice just barely above a whisper:

"Do not let yourself lose everything in ignorance."