Andawyr coughed significantly.
Usche gave Antyr a guilty grimace and sat back in her chair again. ‘But, whatever the reason for any of us having this ability, if it’s there, then using it, for the most part, is logical, consistent and orderly. Obviously some tasks are harder than others, but when I wished to open the book, for example, I did it, and when I wished to close it, I did that.’
There was another slight cough.
‘So, at one level — at the level of ordinary use — of practical applications, here, now — we know a great deal. Going deeper, the picture becomes far less clear. It’s always been known that the Power pervades everything. Until quite recently it used to be thought that it came from what we call the Great Searing — the beginning of everything. But we think now — in fact, w
