The Light was different from his Flame when applied to magic. Easier to use without collateral damage, for one. Irwyn had intended it to be piercing - and that was reflected in the extraordinary sharpness of anything physical he tried to create - wich was far less troublesome. Unlike the sheer heat of his other Concept, it did not cut everything in a radius around him. To manifest that offensive propensity, something needed to actually be hit.That meant he did not have to actively fight against the Concept’s nature to not harm everyone around him, though there were still some side effects. At Alice’s suggestion, he had tried to empower his sight with the Concept, suddenly able to see with perfect clarity essentially all the way to the horizon… only his gaze was very piercing in doing so. To the point that everyone, including even Waylan, were able to feel prickling behind their neck at a mere glance. If he looked too long, Desir even confirmed the start of pain and actual, if small, damage happening after a full minute of exposition.Thankfully, Irwyn quickly found a workaround. Just like with his Flame, he could suppress the nature of his Light at the cost of doubling the requirements on mana and his focus. Which was problematic for pushing the limits of offensive magic but actually unobstructive for relatively simple optic enhancement. Irwyn expected he would usually prefer to not make it painfully obvious he was using sight magic to everything he beheld, but the opposite option was at least worth keeping in mind. The feeling of his unsuppressed Concept was apparently close enough to ‘menacing’ or ‘dreadful’, which might be worth something for intimidation.Irwyn kept playing around with his new Concept as they travelled but made no unexpected discoveries - no combat testing yet – by the time they reached their destination. Azalea, a town that perhaps (...)