"Haha. I don't know if I'll ever settle in here. But I'm sure you said that when you arrived."

Within five minutes or so, Brie expected the sun to set, and their other guests to be arriving, so she wanted to take advantage of the time she had left.

"Jones. Could you -- read my aura? Or whatever it is you can do? I just need to know what's going on. I've been scared to use any disciplines. I don't know if they'll work, or what repercussions they'd have now that my heart actually pumps the blood in my body."