She tries not to let it sting, that uncertainty, that wariness. It is one thing to discuss the nature of a spirit of an Abomination with Maria and assure her that it can be cured- another entirely to have her aware of Compassion's presence in her life and her healing. For her to see it for herself and seem so tense...

She ought to have expected this. Templars do not care for spirits anymore than they do demons.

"It is a symptom of the illness. The Veil is not thinned but...less opaque. For me it is slightly less disorienting as I have heard spirits to some degree or another my entire life. But those unaccustomed to it- even Dwarves are seeing these things." And dwarves do not dream. "How long have you been ill?"