Quite accustomed to having people become cross with him, Lucius remained unaltered by her snip. There was an element about the man that just made him so aloof and it was as natural to him as a fish swimming in water. The aloofness dissipated when she mentioned it taking a bit out of her, and he looked confused. Something like that never seemed to tire him. It drained the energy for a little while if he was lucky, but never had an adverse effect on him.<br/><br/>“What do you mean, takes a lot out of you? It wasn’t that much. Sure, it was good but I’ve done far worse and, besides that, I never feel anything…maybe you’re doing it wrong?” If there was a way to do it wrong, that was. He truly had an extremely limited knowledge of what his own ability. Maybe she was fighting it too much? He could vaguely remember being a good deal younger and trying to hold it back, but it had been a long time since he had that much personal resolve and even longer since he could actually fight it.<br/><br/>The electricity always seemed to have a mind of its own and, when he first began to notice his powers, it was far less powerful. Now, however, it seemed to have a personality that demanded being released, making Julius feel like some sort of freak carrier for the strange power he held rather than a wielder of a truly amazing ability. And sometimes, very infrequently, he swore it did things just to get on his nerve…but that was just a mad idea. The power having a mind of its own. Still, with what had been going on, he wasn’t sure if there was anything that wasn’t possible anymore.<br/><br/>Shaking off the thoughts, he paced a little and continued his vigilant guard of the area while Katie caught her breath. He was still annoyed they had stopped, of course, but he could do little more than prod the girl with a sharp stick to get her moving.