“There is a process. A series of rituals and procedures. No, I am not quite a Silent Brother yet. But I will be soon.” “So the yin fen did not prevent it.” “Almost. There was—pain when I made the transition. Great pain, that nearly killed me. They did what they could. But I shall never be like other Silent Brothers.” He looked down, his lashes veiling his eyes. “I shall not be—quite as they are. I will be less powerful, for there are some runes, still, that I cannot withstand.”
