"Every soul has three imprints," Kael began. "Deep in the core. Most souls never see them. Most souls never even know they have them. But they're there. Three of them, always. They are your identity, they're what makes you you."
He then held up three fingers.
"The first imprint connects to the body. Your body talent, the one you have back in the physical realm. That's tied to your first imprint."
He folded one finger down.
"The second imprint connects to the soul. That's your soul talent. The thing you're trying to awaken right now."
Another finger down.
"The third imprint connects to the spirit. That one is rarer to access. Most beings never touch it in a whole life. We don't talk about that one today."
He dropped his hand.
"The three of them together, body, soul, spirit, that's the real you. Not your face. Not your name. Not the version of you walking around in any one realm. The three imprints. That's what you actually are, underneath everything."
Bruce filed that away.
