"As intricately interconnected though they may be, the mind and the body are two very different things," she replied. "I've never been able to heal a patient by force of will alone." She had experimented once. She'd tried to Dominate a patient to heal. It was a last resort. A lost cause. And it hadn't worked. But at the very least, her patient had died free of pain and fear. Which was a small victory in and of itself.

She regarded Balthazar thoughtfully a moment. "You do realize why I want to learn this art, yeah?"