He stares at her for a long moment, narrow-eyed with mild displeasure.

"Fine. But I would still have rather that you'd told me. Should I assume in the future that if I'm with Chiron and away from you, he's watching my back? I would assume that anyway." He hesitates, then adds, "Wish I could talk to you with my mind."

That's really all this is about, isn't it? Who's sharing thoughts with whom.

"Did it weaken you?"