[ qifrey may not fully understand the technical terminology bb uses. but he does know children well enough to see what words they use to rely on, what is said to shield their true feelings. he hums softly, setting his tea cup aside. ]

Firstly, I'd put aside any discussion of power. I don't think that sort of discussion gets very far. It becomes tangled in what you are and what you represent. On both sides.

Instead, I would start with simply asking how they were feeling. Why they felt that way. And how I, as a person, can help.

[ softly, recalling a man who once shouted at him, stop keeping things from me and let me help you! ]

There is no greater love in the world than extending a hand. Without power, without plot, without caveats.