[Kylo's lips tug at a corner. Clearly, he very much does understand.]

It was admittedly easier for the first group of us, rounded up and hurled physically into the Horizon itself without any idea what we might experience there. [was that a joke? It is, unfortunately, near impossible to tell. Judging by the expression on his face, Kylo might well mean exactly what he said. He continues:] Everyone being impaired in exactly the same way.

[But, like it or not, there is an inherent power imbalance now between the established and the uninitiated. Kylo's gaze is cool and steady. Elias has a choice.]

You could always leave your connection dormant, if you'd prefer to remain weak on this side of the Horizon to avoid temporary weakness within it.