"Fear is the deepest, most indelible scar etched into the human soul. And what exactly you fear depends on what first made you afraid on an instinctive level."
"Seeing a shadow dart swiftly across a wall makes people afraid, but the causes of that fear differ. Some fear cockroaches, so when they see a small black speck moving quickly, they think of cockroaches and become frightened. Others fear ghosts, so any vague thing drifting about makes them afraid."
Schiller looked at Polaris and said, "Magneto may be the external manifestation of this fear of yours, rather than its essence."
"To prove that to you, I need to ask you a few questions. First, has Magneto Erik ever truly hurt you? I mean, caused you any actual harm?"
Polaris fell silent for a moment, then shook her head. "No, he never hurt me. At most, he controlled the magnetic fields around us."
"All right. If there was no physical harm, then there must have been psychological harm. Some of his past actions made you afraid and traumatized you mentally. In particular, his manipulation of the surrounding magnetic field could make an ordinary person lose all sense of security. It could be considered a form of psychological abuse."
"But we need to analyze the reasoning behind his actions. Do you think he did that deliberately to abuse you?"
Polaris wore an impatient expression. "Why don't you get it? He's insane! He doesn't do meaningless things. If you asked him that question now, he'd only look at you with contempt and say, 'Why would I need to abuse her?'"
"You've hit upon the key point again. His mind is abnormal too. He committed those acts not because he deliberately wanted to hurt or kill you. You understand that as well, so why are