As a free action, the chromamancer chooses a single willing ally that she can see within 60 feet, forcing them to take the total defense action on their next turn (as long as the ally could use a standard action on their turn); completing this (link) component when the ally takes the total defense action. The chosen ally must have at least half as much Hit Dice as the chromamancer does. The chromamancer can only perform this link component once per round.