"Oh?"

She holds one hand out, and a crystal forms in her palm. "This should warm and hum when we approach the proper quarry - not yet your man, but someone linked to him, as closely as his own protections will allow."

"That seems... imprecise."

"There are better divinations - far sight is usually very precise - but, unfortunately, he's protected himself from all such approaches. This, though, is hard to protect against - it's a feeling in your own chest, which the crystal is merely a channel for."

"I see."

"I imagine I'd be similarly hard to find."

"How can I learn how to do that?"

"A lot of it's simply - background wanting. It's immensely hard to get without practice, and sometimes happens naturally. Someone who flat out doesn't want you to find them will always be harder to scry for than someone who wants the attention."

Nod. Another thing to keep in the back of her mind.

She explains the specific inner thought processes in more detail, then loops around to how to apply the speed increases to flight.

Shade follows along.

"Do you want to try this before tomorrow's hunt?"

"That seems wise."

"Then let's choose a prey. Any preferences?"

"No."

"Then... We'll target a woman. Young. Alone. Lost. Heartful - you should get the full experience the first time, after all."

"Can you handle that divination?"

She will certainly make the attempt.

It's hard! Especially without a firm image and a strong desire.

She can concentrate on the traits. Lost. Heartful. Alone. Her desire is more driven by a want to not fail than any particular connection with finding a person.

There's a flicker of humming warmth in the crystal.

And then it's gone.

She refocuses, and tries again.

She almost had it. Needs that warmth, needs the person-

It hums for longer, this time. It's very faint, though, barely more than a wisp of warmth.

Nnrgh. What are people even like? Soft. Vulnerable. Alone.

It lasts longer. There's no sense of direction attached, though, just the crystal pulsing like a heart.

...Does the Yew Queen have any further tips?