Mental Defenses

You tell me,” said Jace. He spoke, having no desire to give the sphinx the slightest opening. He raised every mental defense he knew of.

“Ah,” said Alhammarret. “I take it you’ve learned something that displeased you.” The sphinx’s voice in his head was louder now, insistent.

“Not at all,” said Jace. “But it’s been a while since we practiced mental combat, hasn’t it?”

“It has. You are more powerful now. You could hurt yourself.”

“Hurt you, you mean?”

“Unlikely,” said the sphinx.

“And what if I fell into the hands of an enemy mind mage? We can’t be the only ones, can we? Test me. Help me find my limits. Pry the information out of me.”

Alhammarret stood up, and the full force of his mind hit Jace like a storm front.

JACE’S ORIGIN: ABSENT MINDS