She frowns. "I would not compare them in that way. Your resentful energy is like a more emotional, personal version of thanergy. Both of us gather energy from ambient sources, although I benefit from inhabiting thanergenic planets."
"But Moiraine Sedai simply opens a channel to a vast source of energy. She does not... scrounge, as you or I may be forced to. It is waiting for her, like Lan Wangji's qi, but external."
"I made contact with it once, when we were doing a shared working, and I collapsed on the spot."
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Date: 2020-10-13 01:36 am (UTC)"But Moiraine Sedai simply opens a channel to a vast source of energy. She does not... scrounge, as you or I may be forced to. It is waiting for her, like Lan Wangji's qi, but external."
"I made contact with it once, when we were doing a shared working, and I collapsed on the spot."