I was just funneling my power back out through the others when I felt the whispered touch of maji magic in my mind.

Sydlynn. Iepa, my maji guide/pain in the rear embraced me gently.

Don't tell me this isn't allowed, I snapped at her in auto-defense mode. Because that would be just like her, popping in at the time when happiness was a thread of power away.

She released me, sighed softly. To the contrary, she sent. What you're about to do, the freedom you offer ...