"That would be the goal, yeah. Not sure that I'd want to do any more than that since it's Mariana's domain." She's already angry enough without some death demigod trespassing onto her territory trying to hurry someone back to life.

At that admittance, there's a flicker of wariness that disappears when Ezra says he doesn't actively use it. When he speaks again, it's not with any harshness, but only open honesty. "All I ask is that you don't mess with my emotions if that's within your capability. I'll be the first to admit that they're a work-in-progress."

A small exhale of breath that isn't quite a sigh. "In return, I'll be openly honest about whatever you might feel."