Courts (Part 1)
As soon as the physical contact was broken, Kamila snapped out of it and hid behind Lith so fast that she almost dropped her wine glass.
Count Xolver's surprise intensified when he sent more and more waves of his willpower only for them to crash against Lith's. The Mesmerize ability required both eye and physical contact with the target.
It could nudge their will, making them more receptive to "friendly advice". It couldn't force anyone to do something they weren't willing to do, though. It could only manipulate someone's feelings, not their nature.
In Lith's case, it would have been easier to tilt Mogar's axis than convince him to part from something, or someone, he deemed as his own.
'This guy must be mad jealous to resist that easily. Well, if the easy way doesn't work, the hard way will.' Xolver thought while returning the grip.