At least he's not denying it outright despite seeing it in front of him. That happens sometimes. It's a good sign that he's suddenly taking this seriously, too. "It's forcing your will on another person, who has no way of defending himself," she corrects. "Confined just to your game, it's not so bad, sure, but magic never stays confined to one part of your life once you start using it. Before long, you'll be doing it to get good parking spots, or get good jobs, or get women. Or men, whatever." Since the other guy on the team had said she was barking up the wrong tree, and all. Haley wasn't one to judge that sort of thing, given her own preferences.

"And the worst part is," she finishes, "you probably wouldn't even realize what you were doing. But it'd still be against the Laws, and it'd still get you in a lot of trouble."