What in blazes is an empathetic—and how do you recognize it when you have found it?

A dead man had taught him how to train his empathetic sense, and to trust it.

Ihjel had helped him train his empathetic sense and he reached out with it.

It enfolded his consciousness, tenderly, protectingly, empathetic.

The empathetic is always aware of this constant and silent surge, whether he makes the effort to understand it or not.

But he did feel the wave of emotion that welled from her, impinging directly on his empathetic sense.