That doesn't necessarily catch Finnick off guard but it is a change in direction that he didn't quite expect. He takes a deep breath and nods, once again taking a moment to sort out the words in his head before he speaks.
"It's straight forward and it's not at the same time. It's easier the more powerful they are and the less powerful you are, but there are other factors at play. Generally they'll need your full name to fully bind you but I don't know if that's always the case with stronger witches.
"They can't make you lie or go against your nature but they can make you pretend all they want, so you have to be very determined in your questioning if you want to find out whether a fae is a consenting familiar or is being compelled to obey. I wasn't used for magic very often but it's... it's like they've opened a channel and they can draw on your magical energy whenever they want. They can't use your magic really, it's not quite the same, they just use it to supplement their own. It can go both ways but that's providing they let you use magic at all."
He sighs again. "Binding is much more serious and involved than summoning and commanding - the things she's allowed - but it's not exactly a stretch. A fae can be compelled to convince others they've consented to a contract even if they haven't so even if she made that distinction in the law there will always be a danger."
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"It's straight forward and it's not at the same time. It's easier the more powerful they are and the less powerful you are, but there are other factors at play. Generally they'll need your full name to fully bind you but I don't know if that's always the case with stronger witches.
"They can't make you lie or go against your nature but they can make you pretend all they want, so you have to be very determined in your questioning if you want to find out whether a fae is a consenting familiar or is being compelled to obey. I wasn't used for magic very often but it's... it's like they've opened a channel and they can draw on your magical energy whenever they want. They can't use your magic really, it's not quite the same, they just use it to supplement their own. It can go both ways but that's providing they let you use magic at all."
He sighs again. "Binding is much more serious and involved than summoning and commanding - the things she's allowed - but it's not exactly a stretch. A fae can be compelled to convince others they've consented to a contract even if they haven't so even if she made that distinction in the law there will always be a danger."