"I don't..." Matthias wasn't certain. He didn't connect with her powers the way she did, he tried to ignore and repress them as much as possible even with her advice and what training he would accept from her.

He tried something now, tried to calm his own heartrate from the adrenaline he felt from working out. Nothing changed. He felt for her pulse, her heart, but he couldn't feel a thing.

"I can't," he said, breaking into an astonished, happy smile. "Feel my pulse, I can't change it. Can you?"