"It's not a common skill, even in my time," Ibani explains, after dropping the cloak. "It's a beast if you don't have a natural inclination for it. Technically, I'm not supposed to know how to use it yet."

"Even works on things without brains, like cameras and sensors, since you're bending light and sound and not just pushing at people's minds."

She's pleased at him being impressed with her, actually happy if only for a little while.