[ In contrast, Rideaux's demeanor gets a little colder at that -- specifically at the "easy as breathing" part. Maybe he's just being thematically appropriate. ]

I see.

[ (icy)

Again, he smiles. At least there seems to be less of an implicit threat in it than in the last one. ]

Well. It's for the best that you're learning alternative methods here, then, and good that you seem to have the right attitude about it. A technology-based approach is going to be more reliable than spirit artes -- or magic -- and give you more targeted results anyway.