Judge Cross activated the device. A sharp, piercing alarm filled the courtroom.
Luna flinched, startled. Silver light flickered around her hands instinctively. But then she stopped, took a breath, and deliberately pulled the power back in.
"That was scary," she said, her voice shaking slightly. "But I controlled it. I didn't let it out."
"You did very well," Judge Cross noted. "Luna, what would you have done if you couldn't control it? If the power had escaped?"
"I would have directed it at the ceiling. Away from people," Luna pointed out. "Always aim away from people if you lose control. That's rule three. Rule one is not to lose control. Rule two is breathing and center. Rule three is if you fail rules one and two, aim away."
"Who taught you that?"
"Mama and Grandma Katherine. We p
