He was never truly "there" when Annika made some progress forward. The goal here wasn't so much to go to specific places, but to find an instinctual way by which she could [i]evade.[/i] Jack made sure to follow her, taking some odd roads through methods he had yet to even mention to his daughter, while ensuring that this controlled mad dash of hers was [i]controlled.[/i] That was the important part. It was fine if she flagged and tanked, it was fine if she just couldn't go further. One who practiced sorcery [i]had[/i] to find the points where they could go no further, so they could improve. Jack and Annika had to do this because it meant they had more options for escaping dangerous situations, he was by no means the sort of wizard who could fight world-ending threats on his own. He was doing this to impart those same lessons on her.

[color=6644ff]"Already, you have reached a point where a choice must be made."[/color] It didn't surprise him that it took Annika so little to hit her limit. She was young, inexperienced, and had to practice. [color=6644ff]"Rest, and find other areas to improve on. Or, continue knowing you will break down, and feel the temptation to sleep for days when you awake tomorrow. Decide where you wish to go, literally and metaphorically, Annika. Will you press on? Or... Have you reached your [i]limit?"[/i][/color]

She was a perfectionist, so Jack was taunting her. In that sense, they really were like a family. The best way to make Jack do something was to say he couldn't. He knew [i]exactly[/i] how someone else could think in that situaton.