He gave her a grin, before giving her a hug. "Wouldn't have fit with the image of harmless playboy I originally went for. Now that I don't have to answer to anyone but my family, I can go for the more sensible options."<br/><br/>He gave her a very specific surge of beyonder energy, seeing if he could dispel her illusion, though he suspected it would only work due to him touching her. Doing it from a distance would likely be impossible, even for him. Might not be for Barid, but his queens would not be on the field of battle for a long while if he had any say in it. Neither would he, for that matter.