“I confess I do not understand how she intends to extrude so much of herself so deeply into another reality. Seeing is one thing but depositing durable energy? Still, since becoming a Sister and getting access to all the archives Elis has been studying memory crystals I had forgotten even existed. Who knows what nuances we may have missed that appear transparent to one of her rare talents? If we give the girl another half a moon and some private time in the Wellerton library she might well expand her capacities further, even double them. Who knows?” Jia wasn’t going to be put off that easily. “I may be able to help her narrow the options.” Elia’s face appeared in the window too and Jia addressed them both, explaining Thrall’s habit of purposely inducing the vulnerable yet invaluable en

