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Yelena crinkled her nose as she sniffed the tea, either disgusted by the smell or the topic "Owen’s quite talented He candeal, but his ability to lie to another when co mind to mind is extremely rare"

"He can also lasso one of those null shields around soic, but not objects or people, except for--"

"I knohat they are," Onora said, glancing at Valek

Valek hid his a hi the real ones and inserting fake ones Or he can just tear youryou a mindless idiot" Yelena rubbed her forehead, no doubt re Owen’s attack

"So that’s what happened to Janco," Onora quipped

Janco tsked "Nasty"

"Accurate" She shot back

"You wish I can think circles around you!"

"I agree Yourintellect"

Janco squawked in protest, but before he could respond, Valek said, "That’s enough"

Janco clanored it This time It was inevitable that Janco would push too far and they’d fight, which would be interesting to watch However, for tonight, Valek didn’t want to upset Yelena

"Is that the extent of Owen’s ical powers?" Onora asked

"No," Yelena said "He can heat objects I once held a knife to his throat and he made the handle so hot, I had to drop it, which means he can also start fires And apparently set traps That’s new to ht have other hidden powers"

"Gee, what a sweetheart" Janco’s tone dripped with sarcasician"

Yelena sipped her tea "He’s not that powerful, but he’s close I wonder if he took the master-level test and failed That could explain some of hisbitterness and antisocial behavior It’s a brutal test" She covered her expression with the cup

"Have you taken it?" Onora asked

"Oh, no Not really" Yelena glanced at the e in the hot air above the fire

Probably searching for the bat that was usually her constant co seasons Valek wondered if the bat would find her or even if it could find her now that she no longer had ic He hoped the little creature wouldn’t abandon her

The bat had arrived soon after Yelena’s first trip into the fire world Valek re utterly devastated when she’d disappeared into the fire world after the Warper battle She’d been gone for months If she hadn’t reached out to Leif He’d planned to join her there

"According to Irys, when you returned from the fire world you passed the master-level test," Janco said