After reading this you gain 1 skill point in
Empathy.
The book lies open in your hands, its vellum pages etched with swirling ink lines that pulse like veins under a translucent skin of aged leather. Faint warmth radiates from the text, drawing your gaze into fractals of mirrored eyes that reflect hidden tremors in the air. As words dissolve into your mind, subtle vibrations hum through your fingertips, syncing with the quiet rhythm of unspoken breaths nearby.