Her loyalties lay with the Hawks. With the Tha'alani. With Teela, more or less. But none of those people were here. "More since I arrived than before," she said, a bit disgusted. "Back home, Marcus is smart enough to keep me away from powerful people? But there...? Power means money. This world? No **** money." That still irritated her. "And as for magic? If you had any it's gone. You get it back over time being here. Which means that anyone new, doesn't actually have power."

Huh. She never thought of that before. It was kind of disturbing.

Thing was, you didn't need mind reading to read Kaylin's thoughts, her face was THAT expressive. She can't lie for ****, and her every thought is plain to read on her face, once you learn her context.