"No one knows." Graves says after a moment. There are a whole score of competing theories, each one as likely as another -- but the truth is that no one will really know. But the truth is this, there is no Obscurial who doesn't carry more than their fair share of tragedy, of pain and fear and a hate turned inwards. "Some say it's because the Obscurus itself becomes too overwhelming for them to withstand, and it continuously saps at their life force. Others, that the Obscurial simply didn't want to continue living anymore."
He leans forward, just a little, mindful to keep the space between them. Graves doesn't break his gaze, careful and deliberate. "Obscurials have not been seen on American soil in over two hundred years. We have never had the chance to understand more about them." A beat. "But all of them are tragic figures. Bullied and forced to keep their magic a secret from a young age; ashamed and fearful of the gifts they were born with."
Graves is quiet, contemplating him for a long moment. "Do you remember any incident at all, where you could do magic?"
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"No one knows." Graves says after a moment. There are a whole score of competing theories, each one as likely as another -- but the truth is that no one will really know. But the truth is this, there is no Obscurial who doesn't carry more than their fair share of tragedy, of pain and fear and a hate turned inwards. "Some say it's because the Obscurus itself becomes too overwhelming for them to withstand, and it continuously saps at their life force. Others, that the Obscurial simply didn't want to continue living anymore."
He leans forward, just a little, mindful to keep the space between them. Graves doesn't break his gaze, careful and deliberate. "Obscurials have not been seen on American soil in over two hundred years. We have never had the chance to understand more about them." A beat. "But all of them are tragic figures. Bullied and forced to keep their magic a secret from a young age; ashamed and fearful of the gifts they were born with."
Graves is quiet, contemplating him for a long moment. "Do you remember any incident at all, where you could do magic?"