"I-I dunno, I thought maybe hard work had something to do with it?" Jamie tries for a wan smile that quickly falters.

Anyway, more soul talk. Souls are pretty serious business, Jamie's been learning.

"O-okay, so..." He turns the milk carton around in his hands nervously, never taking his eyes off Lesedi. "What, uh - I mean, was there - y-you called me up here to do more than just...tell me that I had this power stuff. Right?"

Are you going to do something horrible or what, Lesedi? The suspense is killing him.