"Yes, these are the essentials, thank you. Just because my brother lives off of broth and carrots doesn't mean I have any intention of doing so. Besides, mother's far better with illusions than I am; I have to supplement my spells with things that are real. I can't make you believe that the air you're touching is actually silk. Yet."<br/><br/>"Union is an interesting city," Kimat observed. "I've been a few times, though it's shrunk, considerably, ever since travel there grew so much more difficult."