She was very tempted to say "Who?" but that would be pushing it. Instead she chuckled. "We should be all right then. I'd much rather discuss the Rolling Stones. First heard them when I was eighteen. Never forget it."

She nodded firmly at his example. "And when I asked for an obsidian knife, even though I could see it clearly, there was something just...off about it. It could be my imagination. Maybe I didn't have the right image in my mind." She shrugged. "Still makes me nervous when I want to work with elemental energy. I'd like to know I'm going to be able to shut things down when I'm ready."