Essential Material: Discernment of Potential (Patreon)

A skill related to Aífe’s nature as a teacher. 

Differing from her sister, who overflowed with talent in many respects and possessed the ability to see through the character and traits of others, Aífe instead had an intuitive grasp of “limitations.” Rather than being able to determine one’s worth in such a manner, it allowed her to grasp exactly how far any of her students was able to go in a given discipline. 

Rather than allowing her to separate those of great talent and skill from those who were merely mediocre, she could instead bring out the latent potential in even the most hopeless of students.

This ability to discern not the talent of her students, but the limits of their capacity for growth, informed the structure of her school and teaching methods. Rather than setting a high bar for entry, she accepted anyone with the willingness and the desire to learn from her. Even if they possessed no talent whatsoever, she pushed them to their limits and trained them until they could advance no further.

Aífe utilized this skill primarily for the training of her students, so there is limited use for it in battle. However, it does allow her to know when her opponent is not fighting to his utmost and can allow her to grasp the existence of his trump card. Even so, it is not developed to the point where it is possible to completely understand its nature.