Adam had achieved Initiate rank two months into the convoy journey.
The Mental Dampening core's integration had been surprisingly straightforward—the defensive ability slotting into his existing framework with Enhanced Cognition providing the processing speed to manage its activation efficiently.
It's more subtle than I expected, Adam had explained during one of their conversations.
Mental Dampening doesn't just block intrusion attempts. It creates cognitive static that makes my thoughts harder to read, my intentions harder to predict, my mental processes harder to influence.
"Sounds defensive," Duncan had observed.
