"There are other things too," she continued, her voice husky. "We can…" "Astral projection," her mother interjected smoothly, her tone matter-of-fact. "The ability to separate our consciousness from our physical bodies and travel great distances." Lily blinked, momentarily thrown off balance. She'd almost forgotten that particular skill. "Right," she nodded, shooting her mother a grateful look. "And we can manipulate energy fields, create protective barriers…" "And heal," her mother added softly. "Both ourselves and others, to an extent." The weight of these revelations hung heavy in the air, thick with unspoken implications. Lily could feel Caspian's gaze on her, intense and searching. She wondered what he was thinking, whether these truths would change how he saw her. The vulnerabili

