[Manifesting spirit-like creatures like some kind of extra limb is interesting, but it's not one of those topics that can be easily unpacked in a single afternoon. Anders accepts he's not about to understand the intricacies right this moment; for the sake of not trapping Minato in a Q&A session, he'll have to be satisfied with that answer.
His head tilts at an angle as he considers.]
I get by. Others aren't so lucky. That's another long story, but those of us trained in Circles of Magi are taught to resist more malicious spirits. Demons have endless appetites, as a general rule--they'll feed on energy until there's nothing left.
[The consideration in his expression deepens as he rakes Minato up and down with a look like he's trying to see behind his skin to what's living inside.]
If your Persona things there had been demons, I don't suppose we'd be talking right now. They'd have burned the maze to the ground and kept going.
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His head tilts at an angle as he considers.]
I get by. Others aren't so lucky. That's another long story, but those of us trained in Circles of Magi are taught to resist more malicious spirits. Demons have endless appetites, as a general rule--they'll feed on energy until there's nothing left.
[The consideration in his expression deepens as he rakes Minato up and down with a look like he's trying to see behind his skin to what's living inside.]
If your Persona things there had been demons, I don't suppose we'd be talking right now. They'd have burned the maze to the ground and kept going.