"That's pretty dramatic. Care to explain?"
Mattheus rubbed his eyes. "Vica's magic is not of a human strain. It might have been once upon a time, but what I felt back there when she - it's not human."
"I could have told you that if I'd cared to share. Yes, I already knew she has old magic in her. One day, it might be strong enough to throw me off."
"Her vulnerability to anti-magic suppression is not the issue. Her power is old, older than anything I've ever felt. I consulted Bren moments ago in case he knew more of this than I did, considering his talents in scrying and reading signatures -"
"Oh, he knows something, but he never actually says what's running around in his mind -"
" - and he concurs. She is dangerous. None of you are safe, but there are ten thousand souls in this part o
