Sagyne's shoulders drop, relieved that not everything is alien between them. "Empathic arts are perfect for Cold War situations. Nobody can prove anything, they're hard to detect, hard to combat, and the best practitioners can use them not only to harm but to influence decisions of global importance." He chuckles and smiles between his sister and Jim. "It's as if Poenia is researching the bogeyman, the thing everyone says doesn't exist except for the people who've seen it."

"Plus it's good for the family," Poenia adds with a sigh as she looks around the crowd, eyes half lidded. "Have a master of empathic arts, keep her around for the big events." She smirks at Jim. "Makes everyone remember to behave."