[ Ugh, whatever. That brief prickle of annoyance fades quickly enough; he's distracted hopping a fence. ]

He like -- looked at my shard. Did something funky with his eyes while he looked at it, and he could tell I wasn't harmonized so I don't have any abilities. Pissed me off a bit, actually.

[ Bluffing's one of the few tools he has left in his arsenal at the moment, after all. ]

But if things work out, it might help figure things out in time. And net me some extra work for now, maybe.