"Calm is only one effect meditation can have! And it's a useful one! But for the purposes of using chi, it's more about learning how it feels to really focus. You gotta learn to turn your mind into like... a spear."

He accompanies that mental image with his free hand reaching up to poke Devero's forehead with a finger.

"But not too hard, that would make it brittle! It'll make more sense when we actually get into it. I hope!"