Thread:TeamKeefe4LIFE/@comment-37469386-20181126000650

Empaths are more important than telepath when regarding Sophie’s feelings. Google’s definition of Empath is: a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual. Empaths are the one who can grasp the understanding of emotions. Telepaths can only vaguely recognize them and only if they’re cognates. (which they are.) Keefe, for example, when enhanced by Sophie in Lodestar could feel the emotions coming from her head and her heart. Just like Lord Cassius said, your emotions come from your heart, but when your head becomes aware of them, poof. They’re gone. Keefe explicitly gave this example with Dex and Sophie. In his head he really wanted the Sodex ship to sail. But, in his heart he knew they were just friends. And when they kissed she brought that emotion out. On the other hand, remember in Neverseen where Fitz and Sophie were doing the emotion detecting practice with the weird fungi and Keefe was needed. An empath was needed to make sure they would get the emotions right. So instead of having a telepath keep guessing what Sophie’s feeling, an Empath can. And they don’t have to make contact because her emotions are so strong. But, with a little bit of enhancing, he can get a good understanding of both sides of her emotions. 