Now that Andraste took her father's side, Cynthia no longer insisted on pushing her ambitious idea.
Mastering the power of life and death might turn Yaika into an extremely powerful companion spirit, but the difficulty of doing so was too great.
Though Ves had high expectations for Andraste and her companion spirit, he did not want to turn into one of those overbearing parents that were all too common in first-class society. The pressure of competition was so great that children were being pushed to their limits far too early in their lives.
Cultivation was not child's play. It was the process of guided self-evolution through generating and absorbing extraordinary energies. Too much could go wrong for Ves to take this matter lightly.
His mother agreed.