Lady Glostrum stared at him in growing horror. ‘I met a little girl recently – white–haired – who was chillingly good at domination over beast kind. She wasn’t using Summoning; it was something else. Are you saying that I also employ such skill? And – and over people as well?’
‘Exactly,’ Limbane enthused. ‘Though in your case you are also a summoner derived from draykoni, so the methods you use in your profession are mixed. But as far as people are concerned, yes. If you want somebody to like you, then they are pretty sure to like you because you will it. Your mind is a great deal stronger than almost everyone you meet.’
Eva looked sick, and Llandry had no trouble understanding why. She knew what Limbane meant, too. Whenever she met Lady Glostrum, she received an impression of awe–inspir
